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Letters to a Law Student relays all that a prospective law student needs to know before embarking on their studies. It provides a useful guide to those considering a law degree or conversion course and helps students prepare for what can be a daunting first year of study.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5696 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 296 pages

Synopsis
'This is a splendid book. It is well written, readable and wholly absorbing .a "must have" for every student of law.' From the Foreword by Lord Grabiner Q.C. 'Well-written, concise and informative. It opened my eyes to what the law degree was really all about. I can't think of anything as essential to a law student who is just about to start university.' James Ratcliffe A Level student, Brockenhurst College, Hampshire. Letters to a Law Student is the definitive guide to studying law at university. It aims to turn the often daunting task of studying law into an enjoyable and stimulating experience. At the same time, reading Letters to a Law Student will help anyone who is thinking about studying law at university decide whether doing a law degree is the right option for them.Written in a lively, friendly and entertaining style, the book offers clear and helpful advice on all aspects of the study of law, including: O Whether you should study law at university OHow to write first-class legal essays and problem answers O How to choose where to study law O What's the best way to revise for O How to do well on the LNAT your law exams O What's the best way to study law O How to do well in your exams O How to get the most out of your O What you will do after you leave teachers university Letters to a Law Student is essential reading for anyone who is doing, or thinking about doing, a law degree at university.

'The style was refreshingly honest and provided the reader with some excellent pointers and practical advice.' Jason Grimster LLB (Hons) Cert Ed Head of Law, Brockenhurst College, Hampshire. 'Plenty of insightful information and practical advice - a good choice for the prospective law student.' Rob Cheeseman First year law undergraduate, University of Derby. Nicholas J McBride is a Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge; he was formerly a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.He is (with Roderick Bagshaw) the author of the bestselling textbook Tort Law, now in its second edition.

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'This is a splendid book.  It is well written, readable and wholly absorbing….a "must have" for every student of law.'  From the Foreword by Lord Grabiner Q.C.

'Well-written, concise and informative. It opened my eyes to what the law degree was really all about. I can't think of anything as essential to a law student who is just about to start university.'  James Ratcliffe – A Level student, Brockenhurst College, Hampshire.

Letters to a Law Student is the definitive guide to studying law at university. It aims to turn the often daunting task of studying law into an enjoyable and stimulating experience. At the same time, reading Letters to a Law Student will help anyone who is thinking about studying law at university decide whether doing a law degree is the right option for them.  

Written in a lively, friendly and entertaining style, the book offers clear and helpful advice on all aspects of the study of law, including:

Ö   Whether you should study law at university ÖHow to write first-class legal                                                                 essays and problem answers

Ö   How to choose where to study law           Ö   What’s the best way to revise for   

Ö   How to do well on the LNAT                            your law exams              

Ö   What’s the best way to study law              Ö   How to do well in your exams

Ö   How to get the most out of your                Ö   What you will do after you leave

     teachers                                                        university

Letters to a Law Student is essential reading for anyone who is doing, or thinking about doing, a law degree at university.

'The style was refreshingly honest and provided the reader with some excellent pointers and practical advice.'   Jason Grimster LLB (Hons) Cert Ed – Head of Law, Brockenhurst College, Hampshire.

'Plenty of insightful information and practical advice - a good choice for the prospective law student.'   Rob Cheeseman – First year law undergraduate, University of Derby.

Nicholas J McBride is a Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge; he was formerly a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.  He is (with Roderick Bagshaw) the author of the bestselling textbook Tort Law, now in its second edition.

Customer Reviews

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just purchased this product to enhance my knowledge on writing law essays and exams, was very helpful

Practical and to the point, this little gem is worth every penny !
This is an excellent introduction to studying law by a very experienced law tutor.
McBride taught at Oxford and was a fellow at All Souls before he moved to Cambridge. His advice is practical and to the point and would benefit any law student. This book would be particularly useful to someone who is studying at Oxford or Cambridge.

Whether it be study techniques, law essay writing, surviving tutorials, making notes or relations with fellow law students, McBride has something useful to say about all of these issues.

Miss a meal or two if you have to, but make sure that you scrape together the modest sum needed to buy this little treasure. You will buy many, many law textbooks during your career in law. But this modest and unassuming book will rank highly among the most useful of them all.

Addendum:
It is over a year since I wrote this review.
I notice that this is one of the well thumbed books that my law student child at Oxford, brings home every vacation. My recommendation stands. If you are a law student in the UK,and more particularly at Oxford or Cambridge, buy this book. It will save you hours of anxiety.