Legal Practice Companion 2011-2012

Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional

Editors: Gerald Montagu & Mark Weston

Price: £35.00

Edition: 17th Edition (August 2011)

ISBN: 978-1-84766-745-8

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The Legal Practice Course (the "LPC") is the first time that many undergraduates apply their legal knowledge to practical situations.  When this basic, but fundamental, skill is combined with topics like accounting, professional conduct and taxation, students can be quickly overwhelmed.  Fortunately, Legal Practice Companion 2011-2012 provides a fantastic flashlight, explaining the key principles in a logical and straight-forward way, through what may otherwise be the dark days of the LPC!

Written by two practising solicitors, Legal Practice Companion 2011-2012 sets out the LPC's key principles in one handy-sized (if rather substantial!) volume.  It is split into eight chapters: conduct; accounts; taxation; wills, probate and administration; conveyancing; business; civil litigation; and criminal litigation.  Each topic provides the essential building blocks from which the reader can develop their understanding.  Unless you have taken excellent notes, it is unlikely you have the excellent overview that Legal Practice Companion 2011-2012 provides.

Legal Practice Companion 2011-2012 is packed with a number of superb features.  Firstly, each topic is dealt with concisely with the authors making excellent use of flow charts and check-lists.  It is these features which students will find particularly invaluable during revision time or as memory aids during exams.  Secondly, the material is expertly cross-referenced.  This means that students tackling, for example, civil litigation can quickly find, and understand, the rules relevant to the problem question.  Thirdly, it encourages students to develop good habits which will form the basis of their career.  They are taught the basic building blocks upon which all other skills can be layered onto.

For me, Legal Practice Companion 2011-2012 is the best of the popular companion series.  It is both a superbly written and accessible text.  These features allow the reader to quickly understand the basic principles by providing a clear, accurate and engaging overview of each topic.  The art of mastering the LPC relies on these skills being learned at an early stage.  For only £35, anyone studying the LPC cannot afford to miss out on this excellent text which is a great investment, a fantastic revision aid and a superb supplement to lessons.

Reviewed on 29 January 2012

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