• Step-by-step guide to preparing your dissertation, written by an author with a clear understanding of the needs of law dissertation students
• Takes a practical approach to planning and preparing your dissertation, including case studies, tips and worked examples to help you apply your skills to best effect in your dissertation
• Chapter on researching your dissertation includes a dedicated section on online research skills helping you to locate only the most reliable and authoritative of sources
• Explains different theoretical approaches to legal research with in-chapter activities to help you put the theory into practice.
• Includes a chapter on navigating supervision helping you to feel supported during your dissertation.
• Ideal accompaniment for students who are perhaps having fewer contact hours in the years to come.
• New edition includes material to help support those undertaking postgraduate research as well.
• Covers non-traditional as well as traditional dissertation formats, for example work experience or audio projects.

About the Author

Laura Lammasniemi is an Assistant Professor at Warwick School of Law. She has convened dissertation modules in several institutions and her teaching focuses on dissertations and on criminal law. Lammasniemi has published extensively in the areas of criminal law and gender, mainly from a historical perspective. In 2020, she was awarded the Leverhulme Research Fellowship to work on a project exploring the history of sexual consent in criminal courts, 1870-1950. Lammasniemi has spoken at the House of Commons on the issue of human trafficking and has participated in BBC TV and radio shows as a legal history expert.

Reviews

"This new edition of Law Dissertations: A Step-by-Step Guide provides law students - both undergraduate and postgraduate - with a handbook to excel in writing their dissertations. This book breaks the process of crafting a dissertation down into smaller exercises that will help students to move from framing research questions to fine-tuning their writing. This book is an excellent guide for law students of different abilities: from those who are beginning to navigate their way through the research process and for those who want to refine their dissertations."
Dr. Mayur Suresh, SOAS, University of London

"This book, now in its second edition, is the go-to-guide for LLB and LLM students writing a dissertation or assessed essay. It gives practical, helpful advice on how to do research, which sources to use and how to present your knowledge so as to achieve the best results."
Laura Giachardi, Kings College London

"Law Dissertations expertly unlocks the confusing and often daunting process of writing a dissertation in law. A well-researched book that is an invaluable guide for students and an essential resource for educator."
Dr. Fred Cowell, Birkbeck College

"Dr Lammasniemi's book tackles the issues that other dissertation books leave out. Students are given confidence to explore their research interests and the skills to turn enthusiasm into a well-formulated research plan."
Dr Maebh Harding, University College Dublin, Ireland

Book Information
ISBN 9780367568771
Author Laura Lammasniemi
Format Paperback
Page Count 190
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 360g