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Lawyers' Skills Julian Webb (Professor of Law, University of Melbourne)

Lawyers' Skills By Julian Webb (Professor of Law, University of Melbourne)

Lawyers' Skills by Julian Webb (Professor of Law, University of Melbourne)


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Summary

Offering invaluable guidance on the key skills required on the LPC, Lawyers' Skills also features a number of tasks, examples and reflective exercises specifically designed to support students in developing, practising and refining the legal skills which are integral to the modern solicitors' practice.

Lawyers' Skills Summary

Lawyers' Skills by Julian Webb (Professor of Law, University of Melbourne)

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 reflects the interactive nature of skills as a subject and encourages students to develop, practice, and refine their legal skills. Chapter summaries, diagrams, and self-test questions are also featured througout 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 practitioners wishing to refresh their legal skills. Online Resource Centre Student Resources These 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. Lecturer Resources 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. The test bank can be uploaded to an institution's own virtual learning environment and can be fully customized to match the structure and content of individual courses.

About Julian Webb (Professor of Law, University of Melbourne)

Julian Webb is Professor of Law at the University of Melbourne Caroline Maughan is a Visiting Fellow in Law at the University of the West of England Mike Maughan is a former Senior Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour at Gloucestershire Business School Marcus Keppel-Palmer is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of the West of England Andy Boon is Professor in Law at the City Law School

Table of 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

Additional information

GOR007003143
9780198737674
019873767X
Lawyers' Skills by Julian Webb (Professor of Law, University of Melbourne)
Used - Good
Paperback
Oxford University Press
20150702
224
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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