Full Description
Lawyers' Skills helps students develop the legal skills required for successful practice in the modern solicitor's firm. The book equips students with a solid understanding of the theory and concepts underpinning the key skills areas of legal writing and drafting, interviewing and advising, practical legal research, and advocacy. Guidance is also provided on a range of other professional skills which should be mastered before going into practice, including effective time management, negotiation, and email etiquette.
The inclusion of realistic examples from practice, tasks, and reflective exercises emphasizes the interactive nature of skills as a subject and encourages students to develop, practise, and refine their legal skills. Chapter summaries, diagrams, and self-test questions are also featured throughout and provide additional learning support to students.
The text is essential reading for all LPC students and is also a useful source of reference for newly-qualified practitioners.
Digital formats and resources
This edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.
- Access to a digital version of this book comes with every purchase to enable a more flexible learning experience - 12 month's access to this title on Oxford Learning Link will be available from 15 July 2022. Access must be redeemed by 1 August 2024.
- The online resources for students include a selection of realistic sample documentation designed to highlight legal writing and drafting in action across a range of legal documents, and references to further reading for those wishing to delve deeper into the subject area.
- For lecturers a test bank of multiple choice questions is available to registered adopters and can be used to assess students' understanding of topics covered in the book.
Contents
1: Introduction
2: Interviewing and advising
3: Legal writing
4: Drafting legal documents
5: Legal research
6: Practical problem-solving
7: Negotiation
8: Advocacy and the solicitor
9: Managing your workload
10: Continuing your learning
