"Bachelor of Laws (LLB) *

Introductory Package

Learning Legal Rules by James A. Holland and Julian S. Webb (Blackstone Press Ltd.).

Regulations, containing full details of syllabuses, degree structure, fees, applying for entry to the examinations, degree classification criteria, etc.

Handbook, containing general advice on study techniques and also information on bookshops, libraries and a list of institutions offering tuition.

Textbooks for Intermediate subjects. On registering, you will receive one copy of the core textbook for each of the four Intermediate subjects. These will enable you to begin studying immediately.

Subject guides for each subject studied. These guides are intended to introduce you to particular topics within the syllabus. They do not replace the recommended textbooks which will be the real focus of your studies. The guides will show you how to use textbooks in an organised and productive manner. Subject guides also contain sample examination papers when no examination has yet been set for that subject. Students are also sent a Recent developments in Law booklet in March or April of each year.

A guide to examination technique, containing advice on preparing for examinations.

Past examination papers and Examiners’ reports. Towards the end of each year, students are sent a booklet of the examination papers set earlier that year. They also receive Examiners’ reports. The reports comment on how well candidates have dealt with individual questions.

IOLIS: CD-ROM. This Windows CD-ROM covers a number of LLB subjects and includes the full text of over 2,000 cases, statutes and articles. It comprises interactive exercises, hypertext, diagrams and photographs, etc.

Justis.com. You will also receive information on how to access justis.com and other library resources via the University's Virtual Library.

In the Virtual Library, you can find a wide variety of resources, including links to e-journals, websites and gateways related to law, a reference section with dictionaries, encyclopaedias and newspapers and guides to help you navigate around the different databases available in the Virtual Library.

Justis.com is a leading research service providing access to authoritative legal material and you can search to find both Law Reports and Statutes. Justis.com will reduce the need for you to visit a law library. You can also check on the recommended books for the LLB Intermediate and Part 1 compulsory subjects which are detailed in the Introductory Booklist. "

*Published by the University of London External Programme.