Contents
Prefaceii
Introduction:Howtousethisbookiii
Part1Preparingandwritinglawassignments
1 Writinglawassessmentsonundergraduatecourses
Somecommoncomplaints
Somebasicpoints
Note-takingandusingnoteswithothersources
WhatshouldIdowhenIgetanassignment?
Researchingforassessments
2 Presentationoflawassessments
Word-processedwork
Adoptinggoodpracticeingrammar,punctuationandspelling
Clearandcoherentwritingstyle
Avoidingplagiarism
Providingauthority
Readingoveryouranswer
Answeringthequestion
Writingcriticallyandgainingenhancedgrades
Summaryofwritingandpresentationalskills
Part2Writinglegalessays:Specificlegalskills
3 Usinglegalmaterials
Providingauthority
Usingcases
Usingstatutorymaterials
Usinglawjournals
Usingwebsites
4 Legalreferencingandcitation
Learnhowtocitecases
Citingstatutorymaterials
Citingjournals
Citingbooks
Citingwebsites
Bibliographies
ReferencesandLatinwordsandphrases
Summaryofusinglegalmaterials,referencingandcitation
5 Goodandbadessays
Introduction
Practice1:Contractlawessay
Practice2:Legalsystemandconstitutionallawessay
Summaryofgoodessaytechniques
Part3Answeringproblemandexamquestions
6 Answeringproblemquestions
Understandingproblemquestions
Tacklingproblemquestions
Practice1:Contractproblem
Practice2:Statutoryinterpretation/judicialreviewproblem
Summaryofproblem-solvingskills
7 Preparingforandansweringexamquestions
Generalexamskills
Therevisionprocess
Theexamination
Examplesofexamanswers
Practice1:Thecontractproblem
Practice2:Theconstitutionallawessay
Summaryofexaminationskills
Part4Tacklingextendedessaysandprojects
8Researchingandwritingadvancedessays
Extendedandadvancedessaysatundergraduatelevel
Undertakinggreaterresearch
Enhancedwritingandreferencingskills
Undergraduateprojects
Summaryofadvancedessayandprojectskills
Furtherreading