Many students find the demands of undergraduate law coursework and exams daunting. How to Write Better Law Essays helps them tackle legal assignments with confidence, providing a step-by-step guide to planning, writing and succeeding in all forms of law assessment.
Many students find the demands of undergraduate law coursework and exams daunting. How to Write Better Law Essays helps them tackle legal assignments with confidence, providing a step-by-step guide to planning, writing and succeeding in all forms of law assessment.
Steve Foster is Principal Lecturer in Law at Coventry Law School, Coventry University. He is the author of Human Rights and Civil Liberties, also published by Longman.
Part 1 Preparing and Writing Law Assignments
Chapter 1 Writing law assessments on undergraduate courses: General Good Practice
Chapter 2 Presentation of law assessments
Part 2 Writing Legal Essays: Specific Legal Skills
Chapter 3 Using legal materials
Chapter 4 Legal referencing and citation
Chapter 5 Good and Bad Essays
Part 3 Answering Problem and Examination Questions
Chapter 6 Answering Problem Questions
Chapter 7 Preparing for and Answering Exam Questions
Part 4 Tackling Extended Essays and Projects
Chapter 8 Researching and Writing Advanced Essays
Chapter 9 Researching and Writing Postgraduate Assignments
Further Reading
Index