Sunday 23 December 2012

Welcome to Law Sessions with me, Jennifer Housen.  I have spent the last 10 years dedicated to legal training and this Blog is support for the website, http://www.lawsessions.com.  This Blog will not seek to 'teach' law, rather to guide law students on how they should 'think like a lawyer'.  I am always happy to see the excitement, anticipation and promise on the law students' faces on day one of starting their exciting law career journey.  However, too often, by the end of the course (exams, actually - - and receipt of the marks)...such promise, eager anticipation and keenness give way to heartache, despondency and genuine unhappiness as students receive their exam results and either fail to get the marks they hoped for or, worse, fail the subject.  Too often, the reason for failure is the way students write, and the way they discuss the answer to a law exam question.

It matters not whether you have a first class degree in History, English, Maths or any other degree (even an MBA or PhD!) the simple fact is, approaching law is completely different from anything you have ever done before.  My two favourite sayings when it comes to the law are (1) He is no lawyer who cannot argue both sides and (2) the only reason you are working for your client, is that the other side did not come to you first.  The reason I quite like these quotes, is that it pierces at the heart of how a law student should engage him/herself, i.e., you should be able to take the same law and facts, and argue for two different sides i.e., for the Plaintiff (or Prosecution) and the Defendant.  No matter how strong an argument you see for one (or the other), always, always remember that the other side also has arguments in their favour (albeit weak in your estimation).  Remember, the lawyer for Mrs Donoghue had lost a similar case only two weeks before; and Parker CJ in Fisher v Bell, was actually initially intrigued as to how a lawyer was going to convince him that a flick knife in a shop window was not an offer.

What this Blog will seek to do each week, is to take various LLB topics (or exam questions) and argue them from two sides.  Examiners are concerned with your ability to assess a set of facts and, using the law you know, apply them to those facts to give a cogent and reasonably argued outcome.  So the first thing you need as a law student, is to have done some reading (yes...I know...it's a lot)...but you must know the basics and have read at least one case.  My two personal favourites are Donoghue v Stevenson and Fisher v Bell.  They are simple and understandable and allow you to appreciate a legal discussion .

I will ask that you check each week to review the topic I have discussed (for and against) in this Blog.  Even if it is not a topic or subject you are currently covering, I would ask you to read it for style, focus and arguments, so that you can understand how you can approach answering exam an assignment questions.  I am pained when I see services which offer assignment writing.  Simply put, it is wrong, and it is cheating.  It doesn't help you and it doesn't help the future client.  If law is what you want to do as a career, then learn the rules.  Once you know the rules you can manipulate it the way you choose.  You will hone your writing skill and understand how to analyse the law.  Using an assignment writing service will not assist you.

I hope you will join me each week.

JH

28 comments:

  1. Please feel free to post a comment, question or thought which relates to the particular post....

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. What happens if joint tenants die at the same time in a road accident?

      Delete
  2. This is really great work. Thank you for sharing such a useful piece of information here in the blog.Law Assignment Help |Finance Assignment Help

    ReplyDelete
  3. This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  4. I really Appreciate you Research and work. Thanks For Sharing.
    -Law Assignment Help Sydney Australia

    ReplyDelete
  5. Wonderful Article! This content is very helpful and easily understandable to everyone. Keep sharing.

    Thanks,
    Steven,
    Dissertation Writing Service

    ReplyDelete
  6. I really like this website, and I hope to see new content on this website, hoping to notify me when I'll be back. coursework writing for ireland students

    ReplyDelete
  7. Hi Jennifer
    Please can you confirm if you have any website where we can find all lectures together and sample written answers ? Please any link if there must share . Thank you so much , azam

    ReplyDelete
  8. I think that thanks for the valuabe information and insights you have so provided here. california lemon law buyback

    ReplyDelete
  9. These are some great tools that i definitely use for SEO work. This is a great list to use in the future.. los angeles truck accident law firm

    ReplyDelete
  10. Nice blog. Don't think too much about who can make my assignment before the deadline. Contact Student Assignment Help Our assignment helpers are there to serve you best solutions within timeline.

    ReplyDelete
  11. Hi Jennifer
    I really do like your lectures. It's really helpful. Where do I find all the tutorials cause I can't find some on YouTube. And I'll like to see more questions and answers sessions

    ReplyDelete
  12. That is really nice to hear. thank you for the update and good luck. academic writing experts

    ReplyDelete
  13. KL Translations Ltd provides professional legal aid document translation services in the UK and to all other parts of the world at legal aid rates. Legal aid translation support

    ReplyDelete
  14. Hi Jenny,
    Been trying to check out your website... Needed to hear from you on Employment Law. I'd very grateful.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Hi Jenny,

    I just stumbled upon your videos whilst searching for a video on Consideration (Law of Contract). I must say, you know the material very well and I loved the way your articulated the principles that were bit confusing to me. Just wanted to find out whether it is possible for me to access part 2 on Consideration as i could not find it on You Tube.

    Thanks

    ReplyDelete
  16. What happens if joint tenants die at the same time in a road accident?

    ReplyDelete
  17. This Is Really Great Work. Thank You For Sharing Such A Useful Information Here In The Blog.
    hoteltowels
    bathtowels
    hotelsheets
    disposableclothing
    socks
    sokken
    socken
    kitamiante
    hotelfittedsheets

    ReplyDelete
  18. Amazing task! Really like your blog. If you are searching for Write my essay then go for the best writing platform available online.

    ReplyDelete
  19. I read this article, basically, I am a professional lawyer and looking for a job in a foreign country, suddenly I was searching on google and career explorer guide popped up and show the premier lawyer section in Singapore, and that was a wonderful day for me, I got my job and now I am earning a handsome amount.

    ReplyDelete
  20. Nice information law and order great content I will recommend eveyone to read his amazing content I am also informatio about
    How To Watch HULU in Canada so go an checkout.

    ReplyDelete
  21. This is an excellent blog for law students.
    If a child is looking for law textbook solution manual come to Crazy for Study.
    We offer assignment help, questions and answers, a textbook solution manual, and expert guidance.
    CFS has a collection of fifty million science textbook solutions and over 5000+ PhD experts that guide children.

    ReplyDelete
  22. "Get your roll on with Tobacco Stock's premium Blunt Wraps - perfect for your next waxing session. Order now and experience the ultimate smoking experience!"

    ReplyDelete