| Description |
1 online resource (112 pages) |
| Contents |
PART 1. Preparing Written Work -- PART 2. Matters of Style -- PART 3. Notes and References -- PART 4. Approaching Law Exams -- PART 5. Selected Bibliography -- PART 6. Self Assessment |
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PART 1. Preparing Written Work -- 1.1. Decide the Purpose and Scope of the Writing Task -- 1.2. Prepare a Preliminary Plan -- 1.3. Gather Research Material -- 1.4. Prepare a First Draft -- 1.5. Revise the Draft -- 1.6. Check the Final Version -- 1.7. Retention of Written Assignments -- 1.8. Submission -- PART 2. Matters of Style -- 2.1. Quotations -- 2.2. Numbers, Quantities, Dates and Currency -- 2.3. Enumeration -- 2.4. Italics -- 2.5. Abbreviations and Contractions -- 2.6. Capitalisation -- 2.7. Spelling and Punctuation -- 2.8. Use of Brackets -- 2.9. English Usage -- 2.10. Use of Official Titles -- 2.11. Cases -- 2.12. Legislation -- 2.13. Avoiding Sexist Language -- 2.14. Avoiding Jargon, Weasel Words and Padding -- PART 3. Notes and References -- 3.1. Purpose -- 3.2. Books -- 3.3. Classical Works -- 3.4. Articles in Periodicals -- 3.5. Cases -- 3.6. Legislation -- 3.7. Newspapers or Weekly Journals -- 3.8. Media Releases -- 3.9. Official Publications -- 3.10. Unpublished Material -- 3.11. Unwritten Sources: Interviews, Speeches, etc -- 3.12. Second-hand Citations -- 3.13. Citation of Electronic Material -- 3.14. Later References -- 3.15. Cross-references -- 3.16. Quotations in Footnotes and Endnotes -- 3.17. Indicating the Weight and Significance of Citations -- 3.18. Abbreviations and Contractions in Notes -- 3.19. Position and Spacing of Notes -- 3.20. Numbering of Notes -- PART 4. Approaching Law Exams -- 4.1. Pre-exam Preparation -- 4.2. Types of Exam -- 4.3. What the Examiners are Looking For -- 4.4. On the Way to the Exam -- 4.5. In the Examination Room -- 4.6. How to Approach Law Exams? -- PART 5. Selected Bibliography -- 5.1. Guides to Writing Essays and Assignments -- 5.2. Style Guides (non legal) -- 5.3. Research Guides -- 5.4. Citation Guides -- 5.5. Exam Guides -- PART 6. Self Assessment -- 6.1. Self Assessment of Research Skills -- 6.2. What Type of Student are You? -- 6.3. Successful or Struggling Student? |
| Summary |
This popular and modestly priced work by experienced law teachers continues to offer law students succinct but essential practical advice on to how to prepare well researched and written work required for assessment in law courses and the strategies for effective preparation and sitting of law exams |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Legal composition.
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Law examinations.
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Law examinations
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Legal composition
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Fox, Richard
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De Zwart, Melissa
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| ISBN |
9781862877887 |
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1862877882 |
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