Law

A lot of preparation for Law A level will involve reading about cases and keeping up to date with current law issues.

The following resources are all intended to inform and prepare you for the A level course and for the future study of Law.

N.J. McBride, Letters to a Law Student: A Guide to Studying Law at University (4th edition, Pearson 2017)
Books with legal themes might also be enjoyable as well as useful:
Chalres Dickens: Bleak House
Harper Lee: To Kill a Mocking Bird
Franz Kafka: The Trial

If it is the behaviour of the offender which particularly fascinates you, then reading some true crime books about offenders or serial killers - there are plenty available which might be useful, although check you are comfortable with reading these, as some of them might be a little gruesome and upsetting. These books are more important if you are interested in becoming a criminologist, rather than a lawyer.

The following websites may be useful tools and gateways to additional information about the Law:

The Guardian website have published Law: a student guide with interesting articles about studying Law
The Student Lawyer is a free online resource. the site is written by law students or practising professionals and is intended for law students of all levels.
The Twitter feed of The New Weekly Law Journal

We also encourage students to access and study the free online Open University law courses. Students should create a user account, this will enable them to record their achievements and be able to print a certificate of participation for their CV and records of achievement folders.

We recommend the following courses:

Year 12 Prep - Law