

Scott Slorach is a Professor and Director of Teaching & Learning at York Law School at the University of York.
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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
Specificaties
Over Judith Embley
Over Peter Goodchild
Over Catherine Shepard
Inhoudsopgave
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