What's the difference between a solicitor and barrister? What law course should you choose? Where do you find a training contract? If you're thinking of studying a law degree, the new and updated edition of Getting into Law provides you with all the information that you need to get onto the course of your choice and start a successful law career. From application and interview to funding and your future, this comprehensive guide takes you through every stage of applying for a law degree. Written with contributions from admission tutors from the UK's leading law schools and top solicitors and barristers.

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The most authoritative guide for law students-now revised and updated. Richard Montauk, an administrations insider and lawyer, demystifies the law school application process and provides the tools to ace every step along the way. Based on (and including) exclusive interviews with admissions officers, Montauk delivers a candid view of what leading law schools look for in an applicant. He also gives applicants solid advice on developing marketing strategies, writing winning essays, maximizing financial aid, and updating credentials to better match that ideal profile.

Richard Montauk, a savvy admissions insider, demystifies the application process and provides the tools to ace every step. Based on interviews with dozens of admissions officers, Montauk delivers a candid view of what leading law schools look for in an applicant. He also gives applicants solid advice on developing marketing strategies, writing winning essays, maximizing financial aid, and assessing and upgrading credentials to better match that ideal profile.

This book contains memoirs of one man's journey into law over a thirty-year period. It is intended to help new lawyers, students, the public in general, and those interested in becoming a lawyer. The journey will include an insight into the practice of law from one man's beginning to retirement. This will include actual cases and analyses of various courts, judges, lawyers, clients, and others.

Includes court reports from the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.