5th Edition

Legal Writing

By Lisa Webley Copyright 2024
240 Pages 32 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 32 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 32 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

Legal Writing guides students comprehensively through this vital legal skill and addresses a range of assessment methods from exam questions to final essays and problem answers. It considers how to deconstruct essay and problem questions and how to conduct and apply legal research to answer set questions. Lisa Webley explains how to reference others’ work clearly and correctly, making this... Read more

An Introduction to Legal Writing 1. How to Do Well in Assessments 2. Answering Problem Questions 3. Essay Writing 4. Writing Extended Essays and Dissertations 5. How to Apply Research Findings in Your Writing 6. Correct Referencing 7. Completing, Polishing and Presenting Your Work 8. How to Prepare for Exams 9. Using Feedback to Improve Performance  Answers to Questions

Biography

Lisa Webley, PhD, is Chair in Legal Education and Research of Birmingham Law School at the University of Birmingham and Associate Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London. She teaches on undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including a range of public law modules, legal skills, the English legal system, and research methods. She is a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.