6th Edition

Learning Legal Skills and Reasoning

By Sharon Hanson, Tobias Kliem, Ben Waters Copyright 2027
520 Pages 71 Color & 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

520 Pages 71 Color & 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

520 Pages 71 Color & 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Language skills, study skills, argument skills, and the skills associated with dispute resolution are vital to every law student, professional lawyer, and academic. The 6th edition of Learning Legal Skills and Reasoning draws on a range of areas of law to show how these key skills can be learnt and mastered, bridging the gap between substantive legal subjects and the skills required to become a... Read more

PART 1: SOURCES 1 Domestic legislation. 2 Domestic case law. 3 International and European law. 4 Human rights. PART 2: WORKING WITH THE LAW 5 General study skills. 6 Finding material. 7 Reading and understanding domestic legislation. 8 Reading and understanding cases. 9 Artificial intelligence. 10 Clinical legal education. PART 3: APPLYING YOUR RESEARCH 11 Constructing an argument. 12 Writing law essays. 13 Answering legal problem questions. 14 Oral presentations and mooting. 15 Examination strategies. PART 4: SKILLS FOR RESOLVING DISPUTES 16 Negotiation. 17 Mediation. 18 Drafting.

Biography

Tobias Kliem is the Academic Dean and Head of EP Germany at English Path. Previously, he worked as Head of Berlin Campus at Arden University, Programme Lead in Law at Oxford Brookes University, and a Senior Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University. His research interests and teaching expertise lie in the field of constitutional, European, and international law.

Ben Waters is Visiting Senior Research Fellow in Law at Canterbury Christ Church University. He is also a qualified Solicitor (non-practicing) and an accredited Mediator. He has a particular interest in dispute resolution and specifically mediation, areas in which he has active teaching, scholarly, and research interests.