How to Write Law Essays & Exams

How to Write Law Essays and Exams provides a practical and proven method of analysing, structuring and answering essays and exam questions. Designed for students of all levels, this book is packed full of worked examples, tips, and nurtures the vital writing and analytical skills needed to help students succeed in their studies.

List of contents

• 1: An introduction to writing law essays and exams


• 2: Building the necessary foundation: reading, understanding and summarising legal materials


• 3: Step one in the IRAC method: the issue


• 4: Step two in the IRAC method: the rule


• 5: Step three in the IRAC method: the application


• 6: Step four in the IRAC method: the conclusion


• 7: Adapting IRAC to 'discuss' (standard essay) questions


• 8: General tips on legal writing


• 9: Adapting IRAC for professional practice


• 10: Worked questions

About the author

Professor S I Strong is Professor of Law at Emory University in the United States. She specializes in private international law, international commercial dispute resolution and comparative law. Professor Strong's scholarly work has won numerous awards and has been cited as authority to and by various national courts and international tribunals.

Summary

How to Write Law Essays and Exams provides a practical and proven method of analysing, structuring and answering essays and exam questions. Designed for students of all levels, this book is packed full of worked examples, tips, and nurtures the vital writing and analytical skills needed to help students succeed in their studies.

Product details

• Authors: S I Strong, S I (Associate Professor of Law Strong, S I (Professor of Law Strong
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9780192848659
• ISBN: 978-0-19-284865-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; LAW / General Practice, LAW / Legal Education, Legal skills & practice, Legal skills and practice, Law: Study & Revision Guides, Legal system: general, Legal systems: general, Law: study and revision guides