Product Description

Many students find the demands of undergraduate law coursework and exams daunting. How to Write Better Law Essays helps them tackle legal assignments with confidence, providing a step-by-step guide to planning, writing and succeeding in all forms of law assessment.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #40802 in Books
• Published on: 2009-03-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 252 pages

From the Back Cover

Do you want to improve your performance in your law assessments?

Many students find the demands of undergraduate law coursework and exams daunting. How to Write Better Law Essays helps you tackle legal assignments with confidence, maximising your chances of achieving high grades.  This book is your step-by-step guide to planning, writing and succeeding in all forms of law assessment.

Features:

• Coverage of all main types of law assessment including legal essays, problem questions, exam questions, extended and advanced essays, projects, postgraduate work and dissertations.
• Annotated sample writing illustrates good vs. bad technique, with commentary to help you spot and avoid poor practices and improve writing performance.
• Lots of example boxes show how to apply the principles taught in the text to your writing.
• Useful tips on study skills.
• An attractive new layout and design makes the text easy to read, highlights notes and examples, and clearly distinguishes good vs. bad technique.
• A dedicated Companion Website at www.mylawchamber/fosterlawessays offering writing practice and advice, including 'You be the marker' short essay exercises, grammar and punctuation exercises, help with creating essay outlines, and more tips to hone your writing skills.

This book will be an invaluable companion to students studying law on undergraduate courses, joint law courses, professional courses such as CPE and ILEX, and those studying A level and GSCE law.  Postgraduate law students will also benefit from the tips and techniques discussed in the text.  How to Write Better Law Essays will be a helpful reference throughout a law course, and can be used in conjunction with skills modules or independently for personal study.

Steve Foster is Principal Lecturer in Law at Coventry Law School, Coventry University.  He is the author of Human Rights and Civil Liberties, also published by Longman.

"Any university law student, whether a first year about to start or a finalist about to take their exams, could benefit from reading this book"  

James Lee, Birmingham Law School

About the Author

Steve Foster is Principal Lecturer in Law at Coventry Law School, Coventry University.  He is the author of Human Rights and Civil Liberties, also published by Longman.

Customer Reviews

A good and useful book
I found this book useful and easy to follow, it includes a lot of information on how to tackle essays, problem questions and exams, as well as examples of good and bad work. It's guide to referencing was also helpful and easy to grasp. Overall, a good book.