TY - BOOK AU - Corkery,J.F. TI - Starting law SN - 0958672741 AV - KU68 .C67 2002 U1 - 349.94 21 PY - 2002/// CY - Mudgeeraba, Queensland, Australia PB - Scribblers Pub. KW - Law KW - Australia KW - Study and teaching KW - Lawyers KW - Justice, Administration of N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Discovering law studies and lawyers -- Legal education -- Origin of Australian common law -- The Australian constitution -- The elements of government executive legislature and judiciary -- The Australian courts -- Judges, lawyers and the Adversarial system -- The legal profession -- Development of the common law -- Precedent -- Stare decisis and the hierarchy of courts -- Ratio decidendi and obiter dicta -- Stutotory interpretation -- The categories of law -- Legal writing -- The skill of interviewing clients-- The skill of dispute resolution -- The skill of advocacy -- Using information technology -- Looking for a job -- Legal style guide ER -