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Students' Guide To Legal Writing, Law Exams and Self Assessment
By: Campbell (Author), FOX (Author), De Zwart, Dr (Author).
Federation Press. Published: 05/02/2010.
Paperback. Sourced from U.S.A.
Sound advice for both lawyers and students... - Law Letter - Law Society of Tasmania What a terrific little book! Full of information all of it well presented. ... The second edition is an enlarged revision of the original with a new section on law exams and other items such as a checklist of basic research skills. Part 4 on law exams is short - only 12 pages - but essential reading for any student. If you have one in your house give them a copy of the book. It will help make their lives (and yours) a lot less stressful! Not that this book is only for students. A quote used on the back cover by the publishers is from the review of the first edition in a 1998 Law Society of Tasmania Law Letter. It says, 'sound advice for both lawyers and students'. The second edition has continued to offer the same. - Tasmanian Law Society Newsletter, June 2003 Every law student should have a copy of this. - Ross Anderson, Senior Lecturer in Law, The University of Sydney Sound advice for both lawyers and students... - Law Letter - Law Society of Tasmania Item Details
ISBN10/13: 1862877556/9781862877559
TITLE: Students' Guide to Legal Writing, Law Exams and Self Assessment
CONTRIBUTORS: Campbell (Author), FOX (Author), De Zwart, Dr (Author)
EDITION: 3rd edition
IMPRINT: Federation Press
PUBLISHER: Federation Press
FORMAT: Paperback
PUBLICATION DATE: 05/02/2010
SUBJECT: Children's, Law, General Children's & Educational, General Law
PAGES: 110
CONTENTS: Part 1: Preparing Written Work Decide the Purpose and Scope of the Writing Task Prepare a Preliminary Plan Gather Research Material Prepare a First Draft Revise the Draft Check the Final Version Retention of Written Assignments Submission Part 2 : Matters of Style Quotations Numbers, Quantities, Dates and Currency Enumeration Italics Abbreviations and Contractions Capitalisation Spelling and Punctuation Use of Brackets English Usage Use of Official Titles Cases Legislation Avoiding Sexist LanguageAvoiding Jargon, Weasel Words and Padding Part 3: Notes and References Purpose Books Classical Works Articles in Periodicals Cases Legislation Newspapers or Weekly Journals Media Releases Official Publications Unpublished Material Unwritten Sources: Interviews, Speeches, etc Second-hand Citations Citation of Electronic Material Later References Cross-References Quotations in Footnotes and Endnotes Indicating the Weight and Significance of Citations Abbreviations and Contractions in Notes Position and Spacing of Notes Numbering of Notes Part 4: Approaching Law Exams Pre-exam Preparation Types of Exam What the Examiners are Looking For On the Way to the Exam In the Examination Room How to Approach Law Exams? Part 5 : Selected Bibliography Guides to Writing Essays and Assignments Style Guides (non legal) Research Guides Citation Guides Exam Guides Part 6: Self Assessment Self Assessment of Research SkillsWhat Type of Student are You?Successful or Struggling Student? Index
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