School of Law

Legal skills

The following books are all available through the library catalogue. They include guides to legal writing, studying for exams and essential employability skills. 

If you need help finding a copy in print or online, or further advice, please contact law-workshop@glasgow.ac.uk.

• Writing Law Dissertations – Michael Salter, Julie Mason

• How to Write Law Essays & Exams, S. I. Strong

• Legal Writing Skills, Steve Foster

• How to Write Law Exams: IRAC Perfected, S. I. Strong

• Legal Skills, Emily Finch

• How to Write Better Law Essays, Steve Foster

• Becoming a Critical Thinker, Sarah Ivory

• The successful law student: an insider's guide to studying law, Moore Imogen

• Legal Systems & Skills: Learn, Develop, Apply, Slorach, J.

•  Learning Legal Rules: A Students’ Guide to Legal Method and Reasoning, James Holland

   

 

 

We have also prepared a series of materials to answer these FAQs:

• How do I find literature online?
• How do I Reference Law Material?
• How do I use legal citations?
• What is case law?