Thinking Like A Lawyer: An Introduction To Legal Reasoning (New Perspectives on Law, Culture, and Society) | 
| Author: Kenneth J Vandevelde
Publisher: Westview Press
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
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Pages: 272
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 0813322049
Dewey Decimal Number: 340.11
EAN: 9780813322049
ASIN: 0813322049
Publication Date: March 7, 1996
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Students of the law are often told that they must learn to “think like a lawyer,” but they are given surprisingly little help in understanding just what this amounts to. Generally, they are expected to pick up this ability by example and perhaps by osmosis. But it remains the case that very few lawyers—even very good ones—are consciously aware of what it means to think like a lawyer.In this insightful and highly revealing book, Kenneth J. Vandevelde identifies, explains, and interprets the goals and methods of the well-trained lawyer. This is not a book about the content of the law; it is about a well-developed and valuable way of thinking that can be applied to many fields.Both practical and sophisticated, Thinking Like a Lawyer avoids the pitfalls common to most books on legal reasoning: It neither assumes too much legal knowledge nor condescends to its readers. Invaluable for law students and practicing lawyers, the book will also effectively interpret legal thinking for lay readers seeking a better understanding of the often mysterious ways of the legal profession.
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The hitchiker's guide to legal reasoning. A must read. February 12, 1999
51 out of 52 found this review helpful
I am currently a "1L" at a school in Washington DC.Professor Vandevelde introduces the reader to a brave new world: legal reasoning. As a first year law student, you will become intimately aquatinted with such creatures as Contracts, Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure, and the peculiar little buggers known affectionately as Torts. But what you will need most on your adventure, you will find strangely absent: a map & compass. "Thinking Like a Lawyer," in my opinion, in simply that. Vandevelde's text effectively explains what legal reasoning entails, how it evolved into the beast that it is, and what makes it live and breathe. Further, T.L.A.L. is written in a very readable prose you will appreciate more and more once you've tasted a few clumsy judicial opinions. Most insightful and practical, in my opinion, are the final chapters, which illustrate the material by applying it to each of the first year's courses. I recommend this book, without reservation, to any now-or-future law student, and anyone curious about legal thought and application. By the way, I met Mr. Vandevelde once, in 1997, at a law schools' forum held at the World Trade Center. A sincerely friendly man.
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