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Offering invaluable guidance on the key skills required on the LPC, Lawyers' Skills also features a number of tasks, examples and reflective exercises specifically designed to support students in developing, practising and refining the legal skills which are integral to the modern solicitors' practice.

Lawyers' Skills has been specifically designed to help students develop the legal skills required for successful practice in the modern solicitors' firm. Suitable for use on courses following either the Written Standards or the new LPC Outcomes, the book equips students with a solid understanding of the theory and concepts underpinning the key skills areas of legal writing and drafting, interviewing and advising, practical legal research and advocacy. Invaluable guidance is also provided on a range of other professional skills including effective time management, negotiation and email etiquette which it is essential to master before going into practice. The inclusion of realistic examples from practice, tasks and reflective exercises reflects the interactive nature of skills as a subject and encourage students to develop, practice and refine their legal skills. Chapter summaries, diagrams and self-test questions are also featured throughout and provide additional learning support to students during their study of legal skills. This text is essential reading for all LPC students and is also a useful source of reference for practitioners wishing to refresh their legal skills. Online Resource Centre A free Online Resource Centre accompanies Lawyers' Skills and provides additional study support for students including a bank of realistic sample documentation designed to highlight legal writing and drafting in action across a range of legal documents and references to further reading for those wishing to delve deeper into the subject area. For lecturers, a test bank of multiple choice questions is available and can be used to assess students' understanding of topics covered in the book. The test bank can be uploaded to an institution's own virtual learning environment and can be fully customized to match the structure and content of individual courses.

Offering invaluable guidance on the key skills required on the LPC, Lawyers' Skills also features a number of tasks, examples and reflective exercises specifically designed to support students in developing, practising and refining the legal skills which are integral to the modern solicitors' practice.

Lawyering Skills and the Legal Process bridges the gap between academic and practical law for students undertaking skills-based and clinical legal education courses at university. It develops oral and written communication, group working, problem solving and conflict resolution skills in a range of legal contexts: client interviewing, drafting, managing cases, legal negotiation and advocacy. The book is designed specifically to help students to practise and develop skills that will be essential in a range of occupations; develop a deeper understanding of the English legal process and the lawyer s role in that process; enhance their understanding of the relationship between legal skills and ethics; and understand how they learn and how they can make their learning more effective. This book provides a stimulating, accessible and challenging approach to understanding the problems and uncertainties of practising law that goes beyond the standard approaches to lawyers skills.

This 1997/98 guide brings together the five skills that are at the heart of the Legal Practice Course, and which underpin effective performance as a solicitor. It advocates the use of a problem-solving framework for legal research and fact analysis, and gives a detailed account of source materials.

Offering invaluable guidance on the key skills required on the LPC, Lawyers' Skills also features a number of tasks, examples and reflective exercises specifically designed to support students in developing, practising and refining the legal skills which are integral to the modern solicitors' practice.