The number one best-selling legal skills guide, covering all the practical and academic skills a student needs throughout their studies. Legal Skills is the essential text for students new to law, helping them make the transition from secondary education and equipping them with the skills they need to succeed from the beginning of their degree, through to final-year exams and dissertations. Key Features * Written in an accessible and friendly style, structured in three parts: Sources of Law, Academic Legal Skills, and Practical Legal Skills * Self-test questions and practical activities throughout allow students to take a hands-on approach to learning a wide range of legal skills * Diagrams, screenshots and examples used frequently to illustrate key concepts * New chapter on drafting skills, introducing writing skills necessary in legal practice * New 'skills beyond study' feature which helps students identify the transferability of legal skills * Updated coverage of the impact of Brexit and retained EU law * New section on taking care of yourself during the assessment period and how to find support for mental health and accessibility * Videos on presentation, mooting, and negotiation refreshed Digital Formats and resources The 10th edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats: the e-book and Law Trove offer a mobile experience and convenient access along with self-test questions, practical exercises, videos, functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support. For more information about e-books, please visit www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks

About the Author
Emily Finch is an experienced law lecturer and has taught criminal law, criminal evidence and cybercrime at a number of institutions. Her overarching research interest is in public perceptions of crime and criminality and the impact of technology on criminal activity, especially the criminogenic potential of the internet. She has a particular interest in jury decision-making and has conducted a number of empirical studies that explore factors that influence jury verdicts in rape, theft and fraud trials. Her current research focus is on dishonesty and the niche vulnerability of older internet users. Stefan Fafinski has been involved in legal education for over 20 years. His current focus areas as a practitioner are public law and family law.. He is a member of the Parole Board for England and Wales where he chairs hearings and determines public law applications for reconsideration and set-aside. He also sits in the Family Court.

Reviews
A stylish and compact book; clear and easy to navigate with useful diagrams in an approachable and engaging format. * Vince Pescod, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Law *
Clear and practical for all law students - the perfect accompaniment to an LLB. * Ellen Winchester, Senior Lecturer in Law, Anglia Ruskin University *
The picture of the lifebelt on the cover sums up the ethos of the book perfectly - I wish I had had access to this when I was a student.
This is an excellent book; it is written accessibly and has a really helpful mix of diagrams, figures and text. It is comprehensive in its coverage, but the level of detail is sufficient for students in later years to return to it as a useful reference. * Dr Ben Hudson, Lecturer in Law, University of Exeter *



Book Information
ISBN 9780198924722
Author Stefan Fafinski
Format Paperback
Page Count 576
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press