Hegland's Introduction to the Study and Practice of Law in a Nutshell, 5th - Softcover

Hegland, Kenney

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0314194150 ISBN 13: 9780314194152

Publisher: West Academic Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

Like other introductory books, it covers reading and briefing cases, preparing for class, outlining and study groups and taking exams. There are exercises so you can apply what you have learned. In addition to these essentials, the book focuses of what is often elusive: legal analysis; Why do courts follow precedent?; How are cases applied and distinguished?; How is ambiguous language interpreted? There are chapters on legal writing and on oral argument. These chapters will help in first year writing and Moot Court Programs. Additionally, there are chapters revealing the wide array of careers that will be open to students.

About this title

About the Author

Professor Hegland has written two popular Nutshells, The Introduction to the Study and Practice of Law (4th Edition) and Trial and Practice Skills (3rd edition). He has co-authored a book on elder law, Fifty and Beyond, The Law You and Your Parents Need to Know. He is the James E. Rogers Professor of Law at the University of Arizona and has also taught at UCLA and Harvard. He has degrees from Stanford, UC Berkeley and Harvard. Before teaching, he practiced criminal law and poverty law for California Rural Legal Assistance.

Edition details

• Publisher: West Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0314194150
• ISBN 13: 9780314194152
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 477