profession and professional legal practice and ethics -- Part 2 : Sources of law : case law -- 6. Case law and precedent -- 7. Precedent in Australian courts -- 8. Judicial decision-making -- Part 3 : Sources of law : legislation -- 9. Legislation -- 10. Approaches to interpretation of legislation -- 11. Extrinsic aids to interpretation of legislation -- 12. Interpretation of legislation in context -- 13. Presumptions used in the interpretation of legislation -- 14. Statutory obligations and discretions -- Part 4 : Legal research -- 15. Legal research - how to start -- 16. Searching secondary sources -- 17. Searching for case law -- 18. Searching for legislation -- Part 5 : Legal writing, study and exam skills -- 19. Legal writing -- 20. Citation -- 21. Study and exam skills -- Part 6 : The essential legal toolkit -- A. Court hierarchies -- B. Abbreviations of commonly used law reports -- C. A guide to law reports of courts -- D. Common legal abbreviations -- E. Commonly misspelt words -- F. Glossary.

Clear explanations of essential topics include legal history, Australia's legal system and sources of law, indigenous legal issues, the doctrine of precedent, statutory interpretation and legal research and writing. Practical examples and exercises support learning and development of key skills.