Learning Legal Skills and Reasoning
6th Edition
Will be published approx. on 25. August 2026
520 pages
E-Book
978-1-040-85552-2 (ISBN)
Description
Language skills, study skills, argument skills, and the skills associated with dispute resolution are vital to every law student, professional lawyer, and academic. The 6th edition of Learning Legal Skills and Reasoning draws on a range of areas of law to show how these key skills can be learnt and mastered, bridging the gap between substantive legal subjects and the skills required to become a successful law student.
The book is split into four sections:
* Sources of law: Including domestic, European, and international law.
* Working with the law: Featuring advice on how to find and understand the most appropriate legislation and cases.
* Applying your research: How to construct a legal argument, answer a problem question and present orally (mooting).
* Skills for solving disputes: From negotiation to mediation and beyond.
Packed full of practical examples and diagrams to illustrate each legal skill, this new edition has been fully updated and now includes new chapters on AI in legal education, and clinical legal education. It also features extra guidance on answering seminar and essay questions. Learning Legal Skills and Reasoning will be an essential companion for any undergraduate or postgraduate law student.
The book is split into four sections:
* Sources of law: Including domestic, European, and international law.
* Working with the law: Featuring advice on how to find and understand the most appropriate legislation and cases.
* Applying your research: How to construct a legal argument, answer a problem question and present orally (mooting).
* Skills for solving disputes: From negotiation to mediation and beyond.
Packed full of practical examples and diagrams to illustrate each legal skill, this new edition has been fully updated and now includes new chapters on AI in legal education, and clinical legal education. It also features extra guidance on answering seminar and essay questions. Learning Legal Skills and Reasoning will be an essential companion for any undergraduate or postgraduate law student.
More details
Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
31 Tables, black and white; 66 Line drawings, color; 5 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Halftones, color; 6 Halftones, black and white; 71 Illustrations, color; 11 Illustrations, black and white
ISBN-13
978-1-040-85552-2 (9781040855522)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Sharon Hanson | Tobias Kliem | Ben Waters
Learning Legal Skills and Reasoning
Book
approx. 08/2026
6th Edition
Routledge
€191.50
Not yet published
Sharon Hanson | Tobias Kliem | Ben Waters
Learning Legal Skills and Reasoning
Book
approx. 08/2026
6th Edition
Routledge
€52.50
Not yet published
Persons
Ben Waters is Visiting Senior Research Fellow in Law at Canterbury Christ Church University. He is also a qualified Solicitor (non-practicing) and an accredited Mediator. He has a particular interest in dispute resolution and specifically mediation, areas in which he has active teaching, scholarly and research interests.
Tobias Kliem is the Academic Dean and Head of EP Germany at English Path. Previously, he worked as Head of Berlin Campus at Arden University, Programme Lead in Law at Oxford Brookes University, and a Senior Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University. His research interests and teaching expertise lie in the field of constitutional, European, and international law.
Tobias Kliem is the Academic Dean and Head of EP Germany at English Path. Previously, he worked as Head of Berlin Campus at Arden University, Programme Lead in Law at Oxford Brookes University, and a Senior Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University. His research interests and teaching expertise lie in the field of constitutional, European, and international law.
Content
PART 1: SOURCES 1 Domestic legislation. 2 Domestic case law. 3 International and European law. 4 Human rights. PART 2: WORKING WITH THE LAW 5 General study skills. 6 Finding material. 7 Reading and understanding domestic legislation. 8 Reading and understanding cases. 9 Artificial intelligence. 10 Clinical legal education. PART 3: APPLYING YOUR RESEARCH 11 Constructing an argument. 12 Writing law essays. 13 Answering legal problem questions. 14 Oral presentations and mooting. 15 Examination strategies. PART 4: SKILLS FOR RESOLVING DISPUTES 16 Negotiation. 17 Mediation. 18 Drafting.
