Legal Writing Skills: A Guide To Writing Essays and Answering Problem Questions, 5th edition

Published by Pearson (7 January 2019) © 2019

  • Steve Foster Coventry University
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Title overview

Strong writing skills are an essential ingredient to succeeding in your law degree. Packed full of
practical tips and advice, Legal Writing Skills will help you to develop the ability to research,
write and present your law assignments with clarity and confidence.

 

 

Discover:
● Top tips on answering problem questions;
● What law lecturers mean by ‘critical analysis’ and how to incorporate it into your essays;
● Practical advice on developing analytical and critical writing skills, legal reasoning and
conducting legal research;
● Real life examples of sample writing with commentary so you can see what makes a
strong piece of written work and how to avoid common pitfalls;
● Numerous examples which show how to apply the principles in the book to your own
writing.

 

Table of contents

  • Chapter 1: Writing law assessments on undergraduate courses
  • Chapter 2: Presentation of law assessments
  • Chapter 3: Legal reasoning and critical thinking in assessments
  • Chapter 4: Good and bad essays
  • Chapter 5: Answering problem questions
  • Chapter 6: Researching and using legal materials
  • Chapter 7: Legal referencing and citation
  • Chapter 8: Preparing for and answering exam questions
  • Chapter 9: Researching and writing advanced essays

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