Letters to a Law Student

Preface

Letter 1 What is Law?

Letter 2 Four reasons for studying law

Letter 3 The astonishing hypothesis

Letter 4 But is law the right subject for me?

Top 10 Myths about studying law

Letter 5 Choosing a university

Letter 6 The LNAT and other law tests

Letter 7 Tips for interview

Letter 8 How (and how not) to argue

Top 10 Fallacies and stupidities

Letter 9 General tips on studying law

Letter 10 Some hard truths

Letter 11 Avoiding problems

Letter 12 Coping with stress

Top 10 Films about law

Letter 13 Making the most of your time

Letter 14 Using a textbook

Letter 15 Reading cases

Letter 16 A short history of law reporting

Top 10 Figures in English legal history

Letter 17 Making sense of statutes

Letter 18 How to get through an article

Letter 19 Using the internet

Letter 20 Getting the most out of where you are

Top 10 Controversies in English law

Letter 21 Your fellow students

Letter 22 On free speech

Letter 23 How to write an essay

Letter 24 Writing a dissertation

Top 10 Metaphors, allusions and phrases

Letter 25 How to write a problem answer

Letter 26 Tips on revising

Letter 27 Last advice before the exams

Letter 28 Moving on

Top 10 Final words of advice

Appendix A A mini-dictionary of English Law

Appendix B Century Insurance v Northern Ireland RoadTransport Board [1942] A.C. 509

Nicholas J. McBride is a Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge; he was formerly a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He is (with Roderick Bagshaw) the author of Tort Law, now in its fifth edition.