Finch & Fafinski: Legal Skills
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- Answers to self-test questions The answers are provided along with a commentary to help understand how and why the correct answer was reached.
- Glossary A useful one-stop reference point for all the keywords and terms used within the text.
- Video clips Video clips of students participating in mooting, negotiations and presentations will bring these skills to life and will provide examples of good practice to emulate and bad practice to avoid.
- Web links A selection of annotated web links allow you to easily research those topics that are of particular interest to you.
- Lecture skills (Chapter 9) Three sets of example lecture notes show different methods of recording information
- Writing skills (Chapter 10) Featuring advice on the formulation of strategies and techniques to improve writing skills; examples of good practice and common mistakes; and a template to assist in avoiding common errors
- Essay skills (Chapter 11) Answers to the practical exercises take you through the skills required to write a successful essay
- Problem solving (Chapter 12) A selection of examples of good and bad answers to problem questions. Sample answers are provided as marking exercises to strengthen the ability to spot strengths and weaknesses in an answer and to encourage evaluation of work prior to submission.
- Revision and exams (Chapter 13) Featuring different answers to the same question to provide insight into the varying approaches that can be taken to the same question with commentary on the strengths and weaknesses of each answer.
- Presentations (Chapter 14) A worked example of the presentation plan and an improved version of the presentation handout.
- Mooting (Chapter 15) Sample moots, examples of mooting preparation plans and skeleton arguments to provide further insight into the process of preparing for and participating in a moot. Includes answers to all the practical activities from the textbook.
- Negotiation (Chapter 16) The other side of the donkey breeding scenario provided in the text can be found online along with some further examples of negotiation scenarios.
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