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Chester Porter QC has two books which I'd highly recommend

1. the Gentle Art of Persuasion. Great advocacy tips for writing, speaking.
   
   
2. The Conviction of the Innocent: How The Law Can Let Us Down. It's a really good look at mistrials, the chamberlain inquest, and hoe the right to a fair trial is important to protect.
   
   
   Also highly recommend The Law of Superheroes because it's funny and insightful.
   

Sure - some law really is a no brainer. But you can be breaking those 'no brainer' laws without realising it.

For example - perhaps you enjoy Victorian literature .. so head over to Amazon to pick up a classic collection of Victorian stories like 'Pearl by Anonymous' (Link here: http://www.amazon.com/The-Pearl-Anonymous/dp/0345410041 )

There's no indication on the Amazon website that you'd be breaking Australian law by clicking the 'Buy Now' button. It's not labelled as 'Child Pornography'. It's on a mainstream book site. Back when Australia had bookshops, it was readily available in mainstream books 'n mortar stores.

But it has been classified as 'child pornography' because it was written at a time when the age of consent was different to modern Australia.

There has been at least one conviction of a someone for possessing child porn over this book.

-- Mac

Despite that it is apparently similar to Butterick's [that I have not reviewed], the following may be of interest:

http://www.amazon.com/A-Manual-Style-Contract-Drafting/dp/1614388032

For Criminology, I would have a read through Cowdery's 'Getting Justice Wrong'.

Cowdery was the NSW DPP between the mid-90's and about 2011. I found the book interesting because most advocates for change in the criminal arena want things to be tougher and harder whereas Cowdery looks at why that isn't necessarily the best approach.

You're going to kick yourself.

I also recommend Plain English for Lawyers.

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Trying to answer this as best I can from memory:

1. You can "train" for the LSAT. It's a system of thinking/testing you can learn. Some people are flat-brilliant at it.^and ^I ^hate ^them
   
   
2. If you're set on taking the LSAT, even if you're brilliant with logic, there's more to it than just that. My husband took logic in undergrad, and LSAT logic =/= standard logic. It drives him nuts, and sometimes at night I take out old LSAT puzzles just to mess with him. There are additional complex sections to consider as well.
   
   
3. Why are you considering the LSAT? Why would you do that to yourself? Are you considering an American law school?^so^many^questions
   
   
4. If you are dead-set on this, do you have a date for your exam? I used the Powerscore LSAT set Apologies - that's a U.S. link through Amazon. They helped me, but I also prefer being self-guided in some contexts. I'd try to get it shipped from overseas. It's a pain but it's also a mainly overseas test.
   
   Source: U.S. J.D. Self-prepped for LSAT.
   
   Edit: words are so hard.

I think Frenchy needs to be on Uni grounds during student elections. There are some A Grade dickheads who make the campus a very unpleasant place to be

In any event, rather than wasting time on a stupid code, University Academics should read The Coddling of the American Mind

There’s some interesting points the authors make on Academic institutions not supporting discourse.