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Connecting With Law Michelle Sanson, 2022
ISBN10: n/a ISBN13: 9780190333782
Hone the essential critical thinking skills needed to successfully navigate law's many pathways.Connecting With Law will challenge your assumptions and develop your critical thinking skills while sharing the essential practical knowledge for you to succeed in law. It examines both the specialised frameworks within law and the law industry itself, looking into the many career pathways you can pursue, new ways of working post-COVID and consideration of your wellbeing in the workplace throughout your studies and legal career.Fully revised to incorporate the latest legal developments in Australia, the fifth edition introduces the foundations of law and the Australian legal system, providing a comprehensive introduction to skills and content to form the basis for legal analysis and knowledge development across their law degree. The text will engage you, using contemporary examples and case studies to help you connect with the law. Discussions on new topics including strategic litigation, intersectionality of the law and innovation in practice allows us to understand how law is evolving and how this may impact our roles in the industry.NEW TO THIS EDITIONEssential updates and amendments embedded to reflect recent changes and contemporary issues in the law space, such as diversity issues, online safety and COVID-19 cases.A scaffolded approach to Statutory Interpretation, theory and skills, including pedagogical concepts, new examples on the topic and more contextual referencing to give context to foundational topics.Highlights a range of legal careers and stories of law graduates' varying career paths to explore the breadth of careers after graduation.Key case extracts and statutory provisions throughout the text provide a balance between theory and practice, such as case extracts regarding legal integrity and academic honesty.An emphasis on health and wellbeing in the workplace, considering the factors that contribute to a psychologically healthy workplace allow us to consider the environments we can thrive in professionally without compromising our wellbeing.First Nations content, historical context and jurisprudence in the landscape of law woven into the text.A variety of virtual Learning Link resources to support learning, including examples of assessments, multiple-choice questions, problem- solving exercises and more.
