Letters to a Law Student: A guide to studying law at university

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But as a subject for study, I think it’s tough to find another subject that is as fascinating, and as significant, and as transformative as law is. STUDYING LAW Letter 15 General tips Letter 16 Avoiding problems Letter 17 Making the most of your time Letter 18 Using a textbook Letter 19 Reading cases Letter 20 A brief history of law reporting Letter 21 Making sense of statutes Letter 22 Getting through articles Letter 23 Making the most out of where you are PART FOUR. For example, suppose that the law provides that a person may file a bankruptcy only if his debts exceed the value of his assets. Mcbride organzied his advice and lessons in “letters” which were chapters and he sectioned each secondary main parts into sectioned areas of the overall main subject.

Letters to a Law Student, 5th edition, Global Edition by Nicholas J McBride, provides a thorough introductory guide to higher education and learning context for law studies. What we do is immerse students in an environment where the iconography, language, religion, history, and sociology are all “legal” and let them learn by exposure and correction. But you are learning lots of things at the same time: the language of law, the substantive law (legal rules) in many different areas, and how to be a good anthropologist and archaeologist. It is excruciatingly difficult to watch students grapple with the demands of a professional career, under great stress, and often at a young age.

Analysis: Because of the facts of this case, the result depends upon the meaning that the court applies to value. Think about those books like “Physics for Dummies” but surrounded by the graduate school or college because that would be a perfect book. Most noticeably to me is her ability to make a nuanced and lucid argument on tricky issues such as rape cases, making reference to the grey areas of the law such as different perspectives on what amounts to consent between the defendant and plaintiff. What is interesting is the analysis, where you debate the applicability of the rule, and its meaning, in specific cases. It is worth your while to spend some time thinking about your professional life and how you wish to be perceived.

McBride is a Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge; he was formerly a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who has a passionate or minor interest in law simply because I think that this book tells you the truth which could steer you away or pull you in deeper and it prepares you for law school, college, work, and many life aspects in general. Providing readers with a brief history of the evolution of the Law, from the Code of Hammurabi to Justinian’s Code - attempting to codify all Law in the Roman empire - the book is extremely useful in detailing the background to the laws that govern us today. In my opinion, this book would be in my top ratings and definitely categorised as a must-have for anyone interested in pursuing law. But you must couch your arguments, even the most precedent-shattering, in the least revolutionary way.

If you were lucky enough to have a more classical undergraduate education, then the transition to law school may not be so hard for you. The letters are arranged in five sections: thinking about studying law; preparing to study law; how to study law; preparing for your exams; and thinking about your future. If a court defines “value” as liquidation value, rather than appraised value, they satisfy the rule.