Description
Description
Opinion Writing and Case Preparation equips trainee barristers with the tools and techniques they need to identify, analyse, and present sound legal arguments, and provides them with a thorough grounding in the skill of writing opinions.
- A highly practical guide to all aspects of case preparation, demonstrating the skills required to build a winning case
- A dedicated section on legal research guides the reader through the plethora of print and electronic sources available
- Worked examples, exercises, and realistic sets of papers for both civil and criminal cases demonstrate skills in a real-world context
- Illustrates the essential stages of opinion writing, from analysis of the case and determining appropriate advice to writing the opinion, and provides a number of sample opinions written by practising barristers
Table of Contents
Legal Research
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- 1:Preparation: a forensic skill
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- 2:Introduction to practical legal research
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- 3:Legal research methods and techniques
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- 4:Legal resources for the practitioner
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- 5:Using electronic resources for research
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- 6:Researching words and phrases
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- 7:Reading and interpreting a case
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- 8:Practical legal research: a summary
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- 9:Legal sources for the practitioner: a bibliography
Fact Management
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- 10:Overview of a civil case
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- 11:Anatomy of a criminal case
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- 12:The fact management process
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- 13:Presentation for the practitioner: the CAP approach in action
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- 14:Dealing with figures
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- 15:Communication and information technology use in case preparation and presentation
Opinion Writing
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- 16:Words and the barrister
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- 17:Qualities of good writing
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- 18:Plain language
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- 19:Opinion writing
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- 20:The use of law in an opinion
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- 21:Getting started
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- 22:An illustration of the opinion writing process
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- 23:Advice on evidence in a civil case
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- 24:Advice on evidence in a criminal case
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- 25:Checklist for opinion writing skills
