Full Description
The most practical foundation for law students, combining content on the English legal system, academic and professional skills, and commercial awareness and employability.
Legal Systems & Skills is the essential contemporary toolkit for law students, equipping them with the tools they need to thrive in their academic studies and onto employment.
· Accessible and engaging, with a wide range of pedagogical features to help students to apply their knowledge and think critically about the law
· Learning supported by annotated documents, real-life examples, flowcharts, and diagrams, providing visual representations of concepts and processes
· Comprehensive content on employability, including CV preparation and transferable skills, alongside features like 'Practice tip', 'What the professionals say' and 'Selling your skills'
· Expanded coverage on sentencing, the judiciary, new routes into the legal professions, and legal technology
· New content on retained EU law, following post-Brexit changes
· New chapter on revision and assessment including topics on SBAQs, online assessment, and physical and mental wellbeing
Digital formats and resources
The fifth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.
· The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks
· The online resources include self-test questions and links to useful websites for each chapter, interactive diagrams, guidance on the practical exercises, and sample interview questions.
Contents
Part I Legal Systems
1: Introduction to law
2: Legal systems and sources of law
3: The court system of England & Wales
4: Legislation
5: Case law
6: Legal services and ethics
Part II Legal Skills
7: Reading cases and legislation
8: Research
9: Problem solving and case/matter analysis
10: Persuasive oral communication and presentations
11: Client interviews and meetings
12: Negotiation and mediation
13: Advocacy and mooting
14: Writing and drafting
15: Revision and assessment
Part III Employability and Commercial Awareness
16: Making yourself more employable
17: CVs, applications, and interviews
18: Understanding clients: individuals and businesses
19: Businesses and the business environment
20: Essential economics and finance
21: Law firms as businesses
