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Essential Study Skills for Legal Research: Navigating Resources and Preparing for Exams

This guide provides essential skills for finding information pertinent to legal studies, including strategies for utilizing subscription sites and college resources. It outlines how to access important case law from various online platforms, such as employment appeal reports and European court judgments. The guide emphasizes the importance of applying specific case law to legal situations and how to reference materials correctly. Additionally, it covers exam preparation techniques, including what materials may be brought to exams and how to effectively answer questions using up-to-date judgments.

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Essential Study Skills for Legal Research: Navigating Resources and Preparing for Exams

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  1. 13 Study skills

  2. Finding information • Subscription sites • What is on offer at college/university? • What is available in your organisation?

  3. Case law • www.employmentappeals.gov.uk/judgments/judgments.htm • www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/judgments.htm • www.curia.eu.int • www.echr.coe.int • www.bailii.org • (www.timesonline.co.uk) • (www.guardian.co.uk) • (www.independent.co.uk) • www.danielbarnett.co.uk

  4. Exploring a topic • www.cipd.co.uk (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) • www.acas.org.uk (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) • www.berr.gov.uk (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) • www.ets.gov.uk (Employment Tribunals Service) • www.statistics.gov.uk (Office for National Statistics) • www.cbi.org.uk (Confederation of British Industry) • www.tuc.org.uk (Trades Union Congress)

  5. Assignments • Give clear and accurate legal advice • Apply law to the situation • Be specific • Use case law • Use up-to-date judgments • Reference materials correctly

  6. Exams • Can any materials be taken into the exam? • What case law must be remembered? • Revising • Answering questions • Exam techniques

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