The Successful Law Student: An Insider's Guide to Studying Law

The Successful Law Student: An Insider's Guide to Studying Law is the ultimate companion for all prospective and current law students. Packed full of insights, advice and perspectives from current and past law students it is the only student guide to offer you the inside track on how to make the most of your law degree and your time at university.

The Successful Law Student: An Insider's Guide to Studying Law is perfect for you whether you're taking a one-, two-, three- or four-year degree course or planning to take a year abroad, whether you're a full-time, part-time, or mature student, or whether you'll be balancing your studies with work or other commitments. The focus is on the things that will make a big difference to your student experience, including making a smooth transition to university level study, getting the most out of lectures and feedback from tutors, advice on how to approach law exams, and finding a rewarding career. Complemented by a variety of insider voices from students and alumni, which add valuable context and real-life insight, Imogen Moore and Craig Newbery-Jones use their extensive experience as law teachers to explore the learning process and look beyond it to consider the wider definition of success, and help you manage the pressures of legal study.

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Imogen Moore, Professor of Law and Director of Education in the Law School, University of Exeter,Craig Newbery-Jones, Lecturer in Legal Education, University of Leeds

Imogen Moore is Professor of Law and Legal Education at the University of Exeter, where she is also Director of Education in the Law School. Imogen has particular interests in assessment and feedback, authentic learning, wellbeing, and transition, as well as in her main subject areas of Company Law
and Trusts.

Craig Newbery-Jones is Associate Professor in Legal Education at the School of Law, University of Leeds. Alongside his teaching, he has a keen interest in experimental learning, employability, and technology in legal education.

Part One: A Successful Start
1. Introducing The Successful Law Student
2. Studying law at university: opportunities and considerations
3. Preparing for success
Part Two: Successful Legal Study - Making the Most of Learning and Teaching in Law
4. Learning and studying law
5. Making the most of your classes in law
6. Developing legal (and other) skills
7. Finding and using legal materials and resources
Part Three: Successful Assessment - Making the Most of Assignments, Assessments, and Feedback
8. Preparing for assessments and assignments
9. Assessments and assignments in law
10. Feedback, reflection, and looking forward from assessment
Part Four: Success Beyond the Classroom - Making the Most of Other Opportunities
11. Study abroad
12. Expanding legal skills - mooting, negotiation and more
13. Volunteering, paid work and other opportunities
Part Five: A Successful Future
14. Preparing to move on
15. Career pathways
16. A successful future