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020 _a9780192874429
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040 _aDLC
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042 _apcc
082 _a347.420504
100 1 _aEmbley, Judith,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aLegal systems & skills /
_cScott Slorach, Judith Embley, Peter Goodchild.
250 _a5th
263 _a2305
264 1 _aNew York :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2023.
300 _axvii, 734 pages
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
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338 _avolume
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365 _bRs. 5719.00
505 _aPart I Legal Systems: 1:Introduction to law - 2:Legal systems and sources of law - 3:The court system of England & Wales - 4:Legislation - 5:Case law - 6:Legal services and ethics - Part II Legal Skills: 7:Reading cases and legislation - 8:Research - 9:Problem solving and case/matter analysis - 10:Persuasive oral communication and presentations - 11:Client interviews and meetings - 12:Negotiation and mediation - 13:Advocacy and mooting - 14:Writing and drafting - 15:Revision and assessment - Part III Employability and Commercial Awareness: 16:Making yourself more employable - 17:CVs, applications, and interviews - 18:Understanding clients: individuals and businesses - 19:Businesses and the business environment - 20:Essential economics and finance - 21:Law firms as businesses.
520 _aThe most practical foundation for law students, combining content on the English legal system, academic and professional skills, and commercial awareness and employability. Legal Systems & Skills is the essential contemporary toolkit for law students, equipping them with the tools they need to thrive in their academic studies and onto employment. · Accessible and engaging, with a wide range of pedagogical features to help students to apply their knowledge and think critically about the law · Learning supported by annotated documents, real-life examples, flowcharts, and diagrams, providing visual representations of concepts and processes · Comprehensive content on employability, including CV preparation and transferable skills, alongside features like 'Practice tip', 'What the professionals say' and 'Selling your skills' · Expanded coverage on sentencing, the judiciary, new routes into the legal professions, and legal technology · New content on retained EU law, following post-Brexit changes · New chapter on revision and assessment including topics on SBAQs, online assessment, and physical and mental wellbeing
650 _aLegal Education - System & Skills
650 _aLegal Skills
650 _aLegal Systems
700 1 _aSlorach, Scott,
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700 1 _aGoodchild, Peter,
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