Study skills encompasses the academic and professional skills which enable you to succeed at university.
Study skills includes reading, note-taking, critical thinking, planning, writing, referencing, presentation, revision and examination skills. For law students, they might also include advocacy, negotiation, debating and mooting.
This guide highlights a range of study skills courses, events and books available to law students on transition to university, for assessments and examinations, and for dissertations and theses.
The library has a range of self-study courses to support study skills from library inductions for new students, literature searching, academic writing, plagiarism and referencing, to mindfulness and meditation.
Legal Skills
by Emily Finch and Stefan Fafinski
Legal Systems and Skills by Scott Slorach and others
Learning Legal Rules
by James Holland and Julian Webb
Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers by Natasha Costello and Louise Kulbicki
Legal Writing
by Lisa Webley
Legal Writing Skills
by Steve Foster
How to Write Law Essays and Exams
by Stacie Strong
A Practical Guide to Lawyering Skills
by Fiona Boyle and Deveral Capps
How to Moot
by John Snape and Gary Watt
Mooting: The Definitive Guide to a Key Legal Skill by Eric Baskind
Advocacy for SQE2
by Rita D'Alton-Harrison
Discover a range of library and study skills guides including how to study law, how to think critically, and how to write law essays and prepare for examinations.
Discover how to find legislation, case law, and journal articles using law databases, including Doing Legal Research online course and Lexis+ UK and Westlaw UK law database training and certification courses.
Discover how to avoid plagiarism, how to use the OSCOLA legal referencing style, and how to manage references with EndNote referencing software.
Discover the library's support for researchers including literature searching, reference management, research data management, open access and publishing, and research metrics.
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