Description
Description
The Successful Law Student: An Insider’s Guide to Studying Law is the ultimate guide for all prospective and current law students. Packed full of insights, advice and perspectives from current and past law students, it is the only student guide to draw extensively on real-life examples and advice to help you make the most of your studies.
- An inclusive approach makes this book relevant for students taking all types of law degree at all types of university – perfect whether you’re a full-time, part-time student, taking a year abroad, or balancing study with other commitments
- Focuses on the things that will make the biggest difference to your student experience, including the transition to law school, study advice, and employability guidance
- The only guide to tell it how it is: packed full of real-life insights, advice, and perspectives from current and past law students
- Helps you to explore the learning process as well as look beyond it to consider the wider definition of success, helping you to manage the pressures of legal study
- Also available as an e-book, offering a mobile experience and convenient access, along with functionality and navigation features
New to this edition
- Fully refreshed and redesigned, the second edition of this friendly guide is easy to navigate, with new, insightful advice from current students at different stages of study
- Clearly and thoroughly explains the new SQE (Solicitors Qualifying Examination) career path, applicable to students starting law degrees in September 2021
- Includes helpful tips on studying and navigating assessments in a blended or online learning environment
Table of Contents
Part One: A Successful Start
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- 1:Introducing
The Successful Law Student
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- 2:Studying law at university: opportunities and considerations
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- 3:Preparing for success
Part Two: Successful Legal Study – Making the Most of Learning and Teaching in Law
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- 4:Learning and studying law
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- 5:Making the most of your classes in law
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- 6:Developing legal (and other) skills
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- 7:Finding and using legal materials and resources
Part Three: Successful Assessment – Making the Most of Assignments, Assessments, and Feedback
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- 8:Preparing for assessments and assignments
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- 9:Assessments and assignments in law
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- 10:Feedback, reflection, and looking forward from assessment
Part Four: Success Beyond the Classroom – Making the Most of Other Opportunities
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- 11:Study abroad
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- 12:Expanding legal skills – mooting, negotiation and more
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- 13:Volunteering, paid work and other opportunities
Part Five: A Successful Future
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- 14:Preparing to move on
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- 15:Career pathways
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- 16:A successful future