The Law Student's Handbook
2nd Edition
Published on 24. June 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
392 pages
978-0-19-956217-6 (ISBN)
Description
The Law Student's Handbook offers a practical and informative guide to studying law. It introduces the ways in which law is taught, then covers in detail the practical study and academic skills required to study law. The authors complete the picture by looking ahead to legal careers. This is ideal as pre-course reading for prospective law students, and can also be a valuable point of reference during the first year and throughout a law degree.
Hint and key point boxes, as well as checklists encourage students to actively engage with the material, while the Online Resource Centre provides a wealth of additional information such as information about law courses and sources of postgraduate finance.
Online Resource Centre
The Law Student's Handbook is fully supported by an extensive Online Resource Centre containing material which law students at all stages of their study will find invaluable.
Online resources for prospective students
- List of law courses available
- Student testimonials - on getting to grips with a law library, etc.
- Advice on taking the LNAT
Online resources for current law students
- The 'gobbledygook test'
- Suggestions for further reading
- Useful web links (newspapers, estates gazette, etc)
Looking ahead
- Addresses of professional bodies
- Sources of postgraduate finance
Hint and key point boxes, as well as checklists encourage students to actively engage with the material, while the Online Resource Centre provides a wealth of additional information such as information about law courses and sources of postgraduate finance.
Online Resource Centre
The Law Student's Handbook is fully supported by an extensive Online Resource Centre containing material which law students at all stages of their study will find invaluable.
Online resources for prospective students
- List of law courses available
- Student testimonials - on getting to grips with a law library, etc.
- Advice on taking the LNAT
Online resources for current law students
- The 'gobbledygook test'
- Suggestions for further reading
- Useful web links (newspapers, estates gazette, etc)
Looking ahead
- Addresses of professional bodies
- Sources of postgraduate finance
Reviews / Votes
Review from previous edition 'I was very impressed with its combination of useful practical guidance and insight into the actual study of law.' * Hazel McLean, Law Lecturer, Exeter University * 'It fills a niche that is becoming increasingly important in legal undergraduate education - that of equipping first year students with basic information about the subject they are about to study.' * Eoin Carolan, School of Law, University College Dublin *More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Suitable for prospective law students, for pre-course reading, for skills courses, and all LLB undergraduates during their law degrees.
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 171 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
627 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-956217-6 (9780199562176)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Phillip H. Kenny | Steve Wilson
The Law Student's Handbook
Book
05/2007
Oxford University Press
€24.79
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Persons
Mr Stephen Wilson is Principal Lecturer in the School of Law at the University of Northumbria.
Mr Phillip Kenny is the Former Professor of Law and Dean of the School of Law at the University of Northumbria.
Mr Phillip Kenny is the Former Professor of Law and Dean of the School of Law at the University of Northumbria.
Content
PART I: CHOOSING LAW; PART II: STUDYING LAW; PART III: WORKING IN THE LAW