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E-grāmata: Legal Systems & Skills: Learn, Develop, Apply

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  • Formāts: 568 pages
  • Izdošanas datums: 11-Jun-2020
  • Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press
  • Valoda: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9780192604972
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  • Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press
  • Valoda: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9780192604972

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The only text that fully combines coverage of legal systems with academic and professional legal skills. Coupled with the focus on employability and commercial awareness, Legal Systems & Skills is the essential contemporary toolkit for law students.

Legal Systems & Skills speaks directly to students - encouraging, engaging, and enthusing at all times. It is accessible, with a clear writing style and a wide range of pedagogical features to help students to apply their knowledge practically.

Learn how law works · Students get to grips with all the essential topics of English legal system, think about different perspectives, and understand their implications. · Clear, no-nonsense explanations, supported by annotated documents, flowcharts and diagrams that provide a visual representation of concepts and processes, build students' confidence.

Develop the essential skills · Students are equipped with the tools they need to thrive in their academic studies and in subsequent employment. Students are encouraged to become adept researchers, nimble problem-solvers, dexterous writers, and competent communicators. · Topics such as negotiation and mediation, presentations, and client meetings introduce students to the professional skills essential for progression into both legal practice and other professional careers. · Commentary helping students engage with assessment criteria and develop their critical thinking skills.

Apply them to succeed · Students are encouraged to reflect on and actively improve their commercial awareness through case studies and activities. Targeted coverage of employability, practise interview questions, CV development, and transferrable skills help students to approach their future careers with confidence and communicate their own competencies effectively. · 'Practical exercises' throughout provide opportunities to take a hands-on approach to tackling a wide range of legal skills. · 'What the professionals say' boxes bring in voices from across the world of legal services and other professions, including comments from barristers, solicitors, CEOs, solicitors' paralegals, and librarians.

Digital formats and resources This fourth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is suppported by online resources. - The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks - The online resources that support the book include: - Self-test multiple choice questions - The authors' guidance to answering the practical exercises in each chapter - Sample interview questions to help students identify which areas of commercial awareness they need to focus on - A library of web links that direct students to useful websites and relevant media

Recenzijas

Students will actually enjoy reading this book. It is comprehensive in its coverage and addresses areas that most books in this field omit. this book has got it right in terms of 'commercial awareness'. * Pamela Henderson, Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University * An interesting and accessible introduction to the legal system and legal skills. * Claire Bessant, Associate Professor, Northumbria University School of Law * Clear, accessible and easy to read. I particularly like the illustrations. The coverage of practical legal skills such as professional communication, writing and drafting is very welcome. * Joanne Urmston, Senior Lecturer, University of Chester * Uses excellent diagrams to support text and aid understanding. It prepares students for all that they will do in the legal profession. * Fayokemi Olorundami, Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University * The text is clearly laid out and engaging for students with good use of diagrams and charts. * Vince Pescod, Senior Lecturer, University of Huddersfield * The book covers a good range of foundation knowledge every law student needs. It includes interdisciplinary content that is essential for law, including from politics, economics and general employability skills. * Alicia Danielsson, Lecturer in Law, University of Bolton *

About the authors xiii
Preface xiv
New to this edition xvi
Getting The Most Out of Legal Systems & Skills xvii
Acknowledgements xxi
Introduction xxii
Part I Legal Systems
1 Introduction to law
3(32)
1.1 Law in context
4(3)
1.2 Law, morality, and society
7(8)
1.3 Jurisprudence
15(4)
1.4 How legitimate is law?
19(5)
1.5 The Rule of Law
24(6)
1.6 The Separation of Powers
30(5)
2 Legal systems and sources of law
35(36)
2.1 Legal systems
36(4)
2.2 Sources of law in England & Wales
40(2)
2.3 Development of the English legal system
42(10)
2.4 EU law
52(4)
2.5 International law
56(5)
2.6 Sources of law: conclusions
61(1)
2.7 Classifications of law in England & Wales
61(3)
2.8 Legal systems around the world
64(3)
2.9 Summary of important terms in English law
67(4)
3 The court system of England & Wales
71(31)
3.1 Key themes
72(5)
3.2 Introduction to the courts of England & Wales
77(2)
3.3 The criminal courts of England & Wales
79(8)
3.4 The civil courts of England & Wales
87(6)
3.5 Other important courts
93(4)
3.6 Other judicial forums in England & Wales
97(1)
3.7 Alternatives to litigation
98(4)
4 Legislation
102(43)
4.1 Parliamentary sovereignty
104(2)
4.2 Types of legislation
106(5)
4.3 The creation and enforcement of statutes
111(4)
4.4 Statutory interpretation
115(16)
4.5 EU legislation
131(7)
4.6 The Human Rights Act 1998
138(7)
5 Case law
145(23)
5.1 The doctrine of precedent
145(13)
5.2 Judges as legislators
158(10)
6 Legal services and the ethical lawyer
168(33)
6.1 The importance of lawyers
168(3)
6.2 Lawyers as professionals
171(2)
6.3 The legal profession in England & Wales
173(4)
6.4 Professional ethics and regulation
177(6)
6.5 History of the legal profession in England & Wales
183(3)
6.6 The free-market revolution in legal services
186(15)
Part II Legal Skills
7 Reading cases and legislation
201(41)
7.1 Reading and understanding primary sources
202(32)
7.2 Reading and understanding primary sources for practice
234(8)
8 Research
242(34)
8.1 Legal research
243(20)
8.2 Research skills in practice
263(13)
9 Problem-solving and case/matter analysis
276(29)
9.1 Solving legal problems
278(10)
9.2 Solving legal problems in practice
288(17)
10 Persuasive oral communication and presentations
305(27)
10.1 Oral communication skills and presentations: during your studies
306(15)
10.2 Oral communication skills and presentations: in practice
321(11)
11 Client interviews and meetings
332(26)
11.1 Interviewing skills
333(10)
11.2 Interviews, meetings, and telephone calls in practice
343(15)
12 Negotiation and mediation
358(39)
12.1 Negotiation
359(20)
12.2 Mediation
379(18)
13 Advocacy and mooting
397(23)
13.1 Advocacy skills
397(15)
13.2 Professional advocacy
412(8)
14 Writing and drafting
420(45)
14.1 Writing essays
420(18)
14.2 Writing and drafting in practice
438(27)
Part III Employability and Commercial Awareness
15 Making yourself more employable
465(35)
15.1 Personal characteristics
466(3)
15.2 Reflection and personal development
469(2)
15.3 Commercial awareness
471(10)
15.4 Team-working
481(3)
15.5 Delegation
484(1)
15.6 Client care
485(5)
15.7 Networking
490(4)
15.8 Marketing
494(1)
15.9 Information technology
494(1)
15.10 Social media
495(5)
16 CVs, applications, and interviews
500(17)
16.1 The application process
501(1)
16.2 Timing your application
501(2)
16.3 Your application
503(1)
16.4 Your CV
504(4)
16.5 The covering letter
508(1)
16.6 The application form
509(1)
16.7 Psychometric tests
509(1)
16.8 Interviews
509(5)
16.9 Conclusion
514(3)
17 Understanding clients: individuals and businesses
517(41)
17.1 Why individuals and businesses have recourse to the law
518(4)
17.2 Typical life events: individuals and the law
522(9)
17.3 Typical life events: businesses and the law
531(10)
17.4 Forms of individual finance
541(10)
17.5 Forms of business finance
551(7)
18 Businesses and the business environment
558(27)
18.1 Types of business structure
559(7)
18.2 Business organisation and management
566(11)
18.3 The business environment
577(8)
19 Essential economics and finance
585(38)
19.1 Basic economics
586(13)
19.2 Banks, money, and the financial markets
599(9)
19.3 Business accounts
608(8)
19.4 Introduction to insolvency
616(7)
20 Law firms as businesses
623(30)
20.1 Law firms in a business context
624(18)
20.2 Consumers of legal services
642(9)
20.3 Conclusion
651(2)
Appendix 653(6)
Index 659
Scott Slorach is a Professor and Director of Teaching & Learning at York Law School at the University of York. He holds Visiting roles at the University of Strathclyde and the College of Law Australia. A qualified solicitor with City experience, he was author of Corporate Finance (OUP) and is currently co-author of Business Law (OUP). Scott now specializes in the design, delivery and assessment of legal education at all levels; he has held various roles with the SRA, including membership of the SQE working group, Chief External Examiner for business law, LPC assessor, and training committee member. He was recently part of a team reporting to the Irish LSRA as part of its statutory review of legal practitioner education.

Judith Embley is Associate Professor at the University of Law. She qualified as a solicitor in 1980, practising in a Lincoln's Inn firm and began teaching law in 1999 as a Visiting Lecturer at Bellerby's College and then Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge. She joined the University of Law in 2001, where she has taught contract, commercial and business financial law. She is now Module Lead for the LPC commercial law and practice module, the LLB 'companies, governance, tax and insolvency' module, and the LLB transactions module. She is joint author of Commercial and Intellectual Property Law and Practice and Legal Foundations, two of the University of Law's Legal Practice Guides.

Peter Goodchild is an Associate Professor at the University of Law. He read Politics, Philosophy and Economics at St. Anne's College, Oxford, then attended the University of Law and qualified as a solicitor in 1997, into commercial practice. He joined the University of Law in 2000, where he has taught the English legal system, contract, tort, ethics, commercial, IP and business structures law. In addition to over nineteen years of teaching experience, he has wide experience of designing programmes and has been an author of texts on tort, commercial law, IP law and the English legal system.

Catherine Shephard is Senior Lecturer and Subject Leader of corporate practice, company law, and professional skills in practice at Manchester Law School. She read law at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and practised as a solicitor in corporate finance. Catherine has extensive experience of designing, teaching, leading and assessing law, skills and management programmes across academia and practice. Catherine is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a qualified civil and commercial mediator, and a resilience trainer for the Social Mobility Business Partnership charity.