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Law: Legal Writing Skills

Resources and support for students studying Law

Useful Legal Writing books

Legal Writing Skills

Your lecturer will give you guidance relating to the skills required to produce a good legal essay or assignment and there are many 'Legal Skills' books which will contain chapters on essay writing or drafting - take a look at the Library catalogue. Additionally,  you may find some of the resources listed below useful.

Student Success Centre

Ulster University has a Student Success Centre which provides support and guidance for both undergraduate and post-graduate students. There are four main strands: Academic Skills, Digital Skills, Maths and Statistics, and Study Skills. Each strands contains useful videos, tutorials, tips and advice.

Helpful Videos on Academic Writing

Stop Wasting Time

A video from Keele University on procrastination. Recognise yourself?

Literature Reviews

    

 

   
 
 

Courtesy of North Carolina State University, a useful overview of the Literature review process.

Find out more about carrying out a literature review using the links below.

Critical Thinking, Writing Critically and other Writing Skills

There is an important difference between writing descriptively and using critical analysis in your writing. Here are some useful resources that may help you.

Avoiding plagiarism

Plagiarism is a form of cheating.  It essentially boils down to inappropriate use of  information in your work or failing to provide an complete citation for material you have used, leading to the impression that it entirely your own creation. See links below for help.