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Law: Study Skills

Guide to law resources at University of Warwick Library. Includes law books, journals, databases, study skills, referencing, legal research and law librarian.

Law - Academic and Study Skills

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Study Skills

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.

Library Online Courses

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Library Online Courses

The library has a range of self-study courses to support study skills from library inductions for new students, to support on your PhD journey, to mindfulness and meditation.

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Library Induction.

Study Skills Books

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Student Mindfulness book cover
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Legal Skills book cover
Legal Systems and Skills book cover
Legal Writing book cover
How to Write Law Essays book cover
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Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing book cover
Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates book cover
Mooting book cover
How to Moot book cover
Employability Skills book cover

SAGE Catalyst and Research Methods

SAGE Catalyst - collection of 150+ study skills and research methods ebooks.

SAGE Research Methods - collection of books, videos and podcasts on quantitative and qualitative research methods. Also includes a Research Project Planning tool.

Dissertation and Thesis Books

Law Dissertations
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Doing Your Research Project book cover
Essential Guide to Doing Your Research Project book cover
Succeeding Dissertation book cover
PhD Writing Handbook book cover
Doing a Phd book cover

Academic and Legal Research Skills

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Study Skills

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.

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Referencing

Discover how to avoid plagiarism, how to use the OSCOLA legal referencing style, and how to manage references with EndNote referencing software.

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Legal Research

Discover how to find legislation, case law, and journal articles using law databases, including Doing Legal Research moodle and Lexis+ UK and Westlaw Edge UK database training and certification courses.