Legal Reference and Research

Good legal drafting requires sound knowledge of the relevant law, combined with an understanding of basic drafting principles.

The work will be invaluable for practitioners who need to acquire or enhance the skills required to build and maintain client rapport in professional practice.

The LexisNexis Australian Legal Dictionary, 2nd edition features succinct plain English definitions, supported by judicial and legislative authority, to provide a key point of reference for practitioners, students and the general reader. The scope, relevance and currency of the terms defined ensure that this work remains the most accurate, authoritative and popular legal dictionary in Australia.

Good legal drafting requires a sound knowledge of the relevant law, combined with an understanding of basic drafting principles. This book provides an excellent guide to students and practitioners alike.

An interactive digital learning resource for foundation law students

LexisNexis Skills Series: Australasian Mooting Manual gives a step-by-step outline of all the processes involved in mooting.

Legal Usage A Modern Style Guide is a clear, unambiguous guide to good legal usage. It highlights the techniques that legal writers in the common law tradition need for effective, compelling and readable legal writing. The easy-to-use layout facilitates ready understanding of best practice for legal vocabulary and drafting style. It adopts a plain language approach to legal writing, in line with modern practice.

The principal guide to the interpretation of legislation in Australia

Lawyering and Positive Professional Identities is an essential guide to positive lawyering knowledge, skills and practice