Student Recommended Reads
We asked our current students to recommend books for potential law students. Here are a few of their suggestions:
- Misjustice: How British Law is Failing Women by Helena Kennedy “The book is not only highly informative, but also clearly illustrates the meaning in pursuing a career in law. It shows the relationship between law and gender inequality, as well as wider societal inequality, and inspires the reader to seek change; to mobilise to make the law more inclusive and fair, in whatever capacity they can. Thus, this book provides essential context for legal studies, and can serve as a motivator for the long hours that law students dedicate to reading and understanding complex topics and rules. I only wish I had read it sooner.”
- Guilty Until Proven Innocent: The Crisis in Our Justice System by Jon Robins. “The questions that are asked in this book are uncomfortable, even controversial, however as an aspiring lawyer these are questions that must be asked, and reading this book is a wonderful way to gain a preliminary exposure to more objective legal thinking.”
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson “...it showed me that a legal career could serve as an avenue to effect change and do some good in the world.”
- Eve Was Framed: Women and British Justice by Helena Kennedy. “Through Kennedy’s work tackling institutional issues in our legal system designed by men and for men, reading this book made me understand the gravity of the law that – when harnessed correctly – is a crucial conduit for change.”
- Letters to a Law Student: A guide to studying law at university by Nicholas McBride. “It is a book that is useful from the moment you are thinking about studying law all the way to what to do after law school.”
Further Student Recommended Reading:
- The Trial by Franz Kafka
- Fake Law: The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies by The Secret Barrister
- In Black and White: A Young Barrister's Story of Race and Class in a Broken Justice System by Alexandra Wilson