The only text that fully combines coverage of legal systems with academic and professional legal skills. Coupled with the focus on employability and commercial awareness, Legal Systems & Skills is the essential contemporary toolkit for law students.

Legal Systems & Skills speaks directly to students: it is accessible, with an engaging writing style and a wide range of pedagogical features to help students to apply their knowledge practically

Supports students to become more confident with new concepts: clear, no-nonsense explanation is supported by annotated documents, real-life examples, flowcharts and diagrams that provide a visual representation of concepts and processes

Encourages students to think critically about the law: 'essential debate' boxes and 'practical exercises' throughout challenge students' thinking about law and the legal system; great for exam and interview preparation

Helps students understand how law operates in practice, and develops their professional skills and commercial awareness: the practical focus throughout is enhanced by features such as 'what the professionals say', which brings in voices from across the world of legal services and other professions

Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support

New to this edition

Legal skills: each skill is now explained in the context of its development and application, first during legal studies, and then in legal practice

New skills of negotiation and mediation are included, with increased coverage of interviews and presentations

Analysis and guidance on each of the skills proposed to be assessed in SQE2, including case and matter analysis, persuasive oral communication, and negotiation

Downloadable flowcharts and diagrams for each of the key skills: - for academia, including how to write case summaries, answer problem questions, plan and write essays which succeed against assessment criteria, and communicate with confidence in class. - for practice, showing with consistency how to develop these academic skills into new practical skills such as taking effective notes, structure a successful interview and negotiation, present and conduct advocacy with influence.

New contemporary case studies and further recommended reading to develop commercial awareness

Consideration of the impact of technology and AI on business and legal services, and the increasing changes in the legal services environment

Additional material on professional conduct and ethics

Updated Brexit coverage