A Practical Guide to Lawyering Skills

ISBN-13: 9780815347064 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 348 str.

Fiona Boyle;Deveral Capps (University of Northumbria;Philip Plowden (University of Northumbri

Opis

Lawyering skills are increasingly part of undergraduate law degrees as well essential elements in the postgraduate vocational law courses, the LPC and the BPTC. This fully updated 4th edition continues to bring together the theory and practice of these skills in an accessible and practical context.

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1:  Foreword by The Secret Barrister;  2: Chapter 1: Legal Writing: Basic Principles, Planning, Plain English and Presentation;  3: Chapter 2: Legal Writing: Applying Writing Skills – Letters, Memoranda, Briefs, Attendance Notes, Reports and Minutes;  4: Chapter 3: Legal Research;  5: Chapter 4: Practical Legal Research;  6: Chapter 5: Opinion Writing;  7: Chapter 6: Legal Drafting: Planning, Structure and Content of Formal Documents;  8: Chapter 7: Advocacy;  9: Chapter 8: Interviewing/Conferencing Skills;  10: Chapter 9: Negotiation;  11: Chapter 10: Mediation: The Process and Practice of Mediation as a Form of Dispute Resolution;  12: Chapter 11: Ethics;  13: Chapter 12: Legal Services Landscape;  14: Chapter 13: Careers, Employability and Commercial Awareness;  15: Index