This practical, student-focused text introduces writing skills essential for successful study in law and explains how to apply them in a legal context. It is designed as a course book for first year law students with ongoing relevance as a resource in subsequent years at law school and beyond. Basic literacy, legal literacy and writing skills are explored in a way that is fully integrated into legal content, reflecting current pedagogical best-practice. The text assists students to develop sound legal writing skills, providing a solid foundation to enhance performance in professional legal writing tasks. It includes many examples, case-studies and exercises and is supported by extensive online resources for lecturers. The second edition of this text offers expanded examples and explanations of the types of legal writing required of both students and professionals. Features Basic literacy, legal literacy and writing skills are explored in a way that is fully integrated into legal content Contains many examples, case-studies, opportunities for revision, questions and exercises Revised and extended to include many new examples Contributes the achievement of the attributes identified by the Australian Teaching and Learning Council (ALTC) threshold learning outcomes (TLO) for law, in particular TLO 5: Communication and collaboration Extensive suite of lecturer and student online ancillary resources Related Titles Bott & Talbot-Stokes, Nemes and Coss' Effective Legal Research, 5th ed, 2012 Cook, Creyke, Geddes, Hamer & Taylor, Laying Down the Law, 9th ed, 2015 Meehan & Tulloch, LexisNexis Guides: Grammar for Lawyers, 3rd ed, 2013 Stuhmcke, LexisNexis Guides: Legal Referencing, 4th ed, 2013