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RESEARCHING AND WRITING IN LAW,
3RD EDITION
Terry Hutchinson
Researching and Writing in Law, 3 rd Edition
is an updated research guide, mapping the
developments that have taken place and
providing the keys to the fundamental electronic
sources of legal research, especially those
now available on the web, as well as exploring
traditional doctrinal methodologies. Included in
this edition are extensive checklists for locating
and validating the law in Australia, England,
Canada, the United States, New Zealand,
India and the European Union.
This third edition includes expanded discussion
of the process of formulating a research
proposal, writing project abstracts and
undertaking a literature review (Chapter 7).
Research methodologies are also extensively
examined, focusing on the process of doctrinal
methodology as well as discussing other useful
methodologies, such as comparative research
and content analysis (Chapter 5). Further
highlighted are issues surrounding research
ethics, including plagiarism and originality,
the importance of developing skills in critique,
and the influence of current university research
environments on postgraduate legal research.
February 2010, Softcover
Code: 978 0455 226 781
Price: $95.00 incl. GST
LEGAL SKILLS
CLEAR AND PRECISE: WRITING SKILLS
FOR TODAY’S LAWYER, 3RD EDITION
Ros Macdonald and Deborah Clark-Dickson
Many students begin a law course believing
“real” lawyers write in legalese. Clear
and Precise: Writing Skills for Today’s Lawyer,
3 rd Edition, encourages law students and lawyers
to use plain English techniques in the language,
structure, content, style and presentation of
their writing. The release of the first edition of
this manual was one element of a campaign
by the Queensland Law Society Plain English
Committee to promote clear, precise and
effective communication at all levels in the legal
community. Thomson Reuters took on the task
of publishing a second edition, and ongoing
interest in the manual as a teaching aid has
led to this revised and updated third edition.
New to the third edition:
• a more detailed discussion on interpretation
and definition clauses
•a new chapter “Writing for Clients with
Literacy Problems”
• expanded material on professional letter
writing and
• new content relating to writing emails.
November 2010, Softcover
Code: 978 0455 228 112
Price: $54.00 incl. GST
DEVIL’S ADVOCATE, 2ND EDITION
Ian Morley
A no-nonsense and concise description by an
experienced barrister of how to be effective
in court, this book brings a fresh approach
to studying advocacy. It explains the art of
persuasiveness, how to make convincing
speeches, and effective cross-examination and
describes well-established techniques and
exercises used in court for constantly improving
questioning and witness control. It offers
punchy advice and insightful comments on all
the necessary skills involved in advocating, and
includes a chapter on advocacy in international
criminal tribunals which requires an additional
set of skills due to dynamics such as the need
for simultaneous translations.
Sweet & Maxwell
Jurisdiction: UK
April 2009, Softcover
Code: 978 1847 037 688
Price: $33.00 incl. GST
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