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Master legal systems and skills for confident career success.

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    856 pages

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    10 September 2026

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Summary

A contemporary, practice-focused foundation that integrates the English legal system with the core academic, professional, and employability skills students need to progress confidently from study into legal practice.

Legal Systems & Skills is the essential toolkit for law students: a comprehensive introduction that unites system, skills, and employability, with annotated documents, insights from legal practitioners, and hints on selling your skills, plus updated coverage on artif…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780198962403
ISBN-10:0198962401
Author:Scott Slorach, Judith Embley, Catherine Shephard, Peter Goodchild
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Imprint:Oxford University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:856
Edition:6th
Release Date:10 September 2026
Weight:1.45kg
Dimensions:40mm x 190mm x 245mm
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Legal Systems & Skills, 6th Edition by Scott Slorach - ISBN: 9780198962403
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

One of the most thorough and engagingly written legal systems / skills books out there. I particularly appreciate the emphasis on practical, human and employability skills in this work, at a depth that is lacking in other similar works. * Dr. Louise Loder, University of Exeter *
This book offers a good mix of content in relation to both the legal system and legal skills. This is a notable point of difference to some texts which only cover one aspect or the other. * Jenny Watkins, University of Worcester *
Legal Systems & Skills is very well written and easy to understand. * Sukhwinder Chhokar, Coventry University *

About The Author

Scott Slorach

Scott Slorach is a Professor and Director of Teaching & Learning at York Law School, University of York. He is a qualified solicitor with extensive City experience and has specialized for over 30 years in designing and delivering legal education. He has worked with various higher education institutions, regulators, and law firms across the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore.

Judith Embley recently retired as an Associate Professor at the University of Law. She qualified as a solicitor in 1980 and began teaching law in 1999. She joined the University of Law in 2001, where she taught contract, commercial, and business financial law. She is the joint author of the University of Law’s Legal Practice Guide, Commercial and Intellectual Property Law.

Peter Goodchild is an Associate Professor and Programme Director for Law Conversion Courses at the University of Law. He read Politics, Philosophy, and Economics at St. Anne’s College, Oxford, and qualified as a solicitor in 1997, entering commercial practice. He joined the University of Law in 2000, teaching a range of subjects including the English legal system, contract, tort, ethics, commercial, IP, and business structures law. Peter is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has over 20 years of teaching experience. He has also been extensively involved in programme design and has authored texts on tort, commercial law, IP law, and the English Legal System.

Catherine Shephard is a Reader in Practice-Informed Law and Education at Manchester Met. She practiced as a solicitor in corporate law after reading law at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Catherine’s work focuses on creating connections throughout the student journey, from university transition to professional life. She is an experienced lecturer and trainer in corporate law and skills, an accredited civil-commercial mediator, and leads commercial pro bono and outreach work. She actively collaborates with practitioners, legal education providers, charities, and professional bodies.

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