Studying Scots Law

5th Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-78451-339-9
Verlag: Bloomsbury

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm

Studying Scots Law provides a highly readable account of the educational and training requirements for entry into the Scottish legal profession and provides essential information on law courses throughout Scotland as well as giving useful advice on study skills. Studying Scots Law provides law students with an invaluable source of reference throughout their studies.

Contents includes:

The Scottish Legal System - the law in Scotland;
The Scottish Legal Profession;
Entering the Profession - Courses;
The university stage;
Alternatives to the law degree;
The Diploma in Legal Practice;
Professional Training;
Continuing legal education;
Studying;
Lectures, tutorials and seminars;
Private study;
Researching the law;
Essays and examinations;
Homily and epilogue;
Appendices.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dewart, Megan

MacQueen, Hector

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Österreich

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I THE SCOTTISH LEGAL SYSTEM
1 The Law in Scotland
2 The Scottish Legal Profession
Part II ENTERING THE PROFESSION
3 Courses
4 The University Stage
5 Alternatives to the Law Degree
6 The Diploma in Professional Legal Practice
7 Professional Training
8 Continuing Legal Education
Part III STUDYING
9 Lectures, Tutorials and Seminars
10 Private Study
11 Researching the Law
12 Essays and Examinations
13 Homily and Epilogue
Appendix 1 Useful Addresses
Appendix 2 BA Degrees in Law
Appendix 3 Funding
Appendix 4 Latin Words and Phrases
Appendix 5 Books
Appendix 6 Useful Diagrams
Appendix 7 Some Useful Websites

Über Autor(innen)

Dewart, Megan
Megan Dewart graduated with a First class LLB (Hons) degree from Edinburgh University in 2010, and then went on to study for the BCL at Oxford University, graduating with Distinction in 2011. Megan then completed a Diploma in Legal Practice (graduating 2012), also at Edinburgh University. She trained as a solicitor with Simpson & Marwick WS, qualifying in 2014, and working thereafter as an assistant solicitor in litigation. Megan started work as Law Clerk to Lord Carloway (initially when he was Lord Justice Clerk, but since December 2015 as Lord President) in October 2015. Since 2011, she has been a tutor in law at Edinburgh University.

MacQueen, Hector
Hector MacQueen is Professor of Private Law and Deputy Head of the College of Humanities and Social Science at the University of Edinburgh.

Timothy H. Lim is Reader in Hebrew and Old Testament Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Hector L. MacQueen is Professor of Private Law and Director, Shepherd and Wedderburn Centre for Research in Intellectual Property and Technology, University of Edinburgh. Calum Carmichael is Professor of Comparative Literature, Department of Comparative Literature and Adjunct Professor of Law, Cornell Law School, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

Hector MacQueen, LLB, PhD FRSE, Professor of Private Law and Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Edinburgh and Scottish Law Commissioner. Megan Dewart is a qualified solicitor and a tutor in law at Edinburgh University.