Law Dissertations A Step-by-Step Guide

Law Dissertations: A Step-by-Step Guide provides you with all the guidance and information you need to complete and succeed in your LLB, LLM or law-related dissertation. Written in a simple, clear format and with plenty of tools to help you to put the theory into practice, Laura Lammasniemi will show you how to make writing your law dissertation easy, without compromising intellectual rigour.

As well as explaining the process of research and outlining the various legal methodologies, the book also provides practical, step-by-step guidance on how to formulate a proposal, research plan, and literature review. Unlike other law research skills books, it includes a section on empirical research methodology and ethics for the benefit of students who are studying for a law-related degree.

Packed full of exercises, worked examples and tools for self-evaluation, this book is sure to become your essential guide, supporting you on every step of your journey in writing your law dissertation.

1. Introduction; 2. Finding and perfecting your topic; 3. From a topic to a question; 4. Creating a good research proposal; 5. Planning the project; 6. Creating a research plan; 7. Online research; 8. Methodology; 9. Empirical research; 10. Processing literature; 11. Literature review; 12. Writing the dissertation; 13. Referencing; 14. Structuring the dissertation; 15. Navigating supervision; 16. Obtaining a first and avoiding fails; 17. Preparing for submission; Bibliography

Dr Laura Lammasniemi is an Assistant Professor at School of Law, University of Warwick. She specialises in legal research skills, criminal law, and public law. She has previously convened Dissertation modules in a number of institutions and developed Dissertation module materials for the University of London (International Academy). Lammasniemi’s research focuses on law, gender, and crime from historical perspective.