Legal Writing by Lisa Webley
Legal Writing guides students comprehensively through this vital legal skill and addresses a range of assessment methods from exam questions to final essays and problem answers. It considers how to deconstruct essay and problem questions and how to conduct and apply legal research to answer set questions. Lisa Webley explains how to reference others' work clearly and correctly, making this book a useful tool for students concerned about issues of plagiarism. It also focuses on how to develop critical thinking and communicate legal arguments, with both good and bad examples of written work considered and discussed in the text. Legal Writing is particularly useful for undergraduate students, especially at the beginning of degree studies, and for GDL and CPE students too. This fully revised fourth edition includes: Guidance on the avoidance of plagiarism including examples of poor practice and best practice. Worked examples throughout the text, including guidance on deciphering essay questions in exams and coursework Clearly written and easy to use, Legal Writing enables students to fully engage with essay and exam writing as a vital foundation to their undergraduate degree.
Dr. Lisa Webley is Professor of Empirical Legal Studies at the University of Westminster and a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. She teaches on undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including constitutional and administrative law, family law, legal skills, the English legal system and research methods. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781138840683 |
| ISBN 10 | 1138840688 |
| Title | Legal Writing |
| Author | Lisa Webley |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2016-01-28 |
| Number of pages | 210 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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