We offer you some tips so that you can present a good Law. Not only to pass the last evaluation to obtain the title, but so that you feel comfortable when defending it and obtaining a good grade.
The most important thing is to be sure of the Final Degree Project you do. Keep in mind that a tutor will evaluate it in each delivery and finally, in an oral presentation Law Tutoring.
Don’t forget these 7 tips before doing your Law
1. About the thematic line of the Law TFG
You have to know very well the thematic lines that your law school or faculty offers in each TFG call, before choosing one on your own.
We recommend that your Law TFG be related to current events, that it contribute something new to the research and, if possible, that it be something striking.
Try to narrow down your topic, since you have a page limit, and if you are going for something more general (it is not a doctoral thesis) , you will fall short when it comes to presenting ideas and developing them.
Law is an area that continues to evolve, therefore, you can make comparisons and relate them to the current economic and social context. We advise you to maintain a critical vision to provide objectivity.
Even if you are going to focus on a specific topic, it is never fragmented, nor is it independent of other legal branches. It’s all related.
When choose a topic, take into account other areas, those in which regulations and legislation have interest and impact. Investigate, investigate, relate!
2. The bibliography in a Law TFG
Once you are very clear about the topic of your work and how far you can cover it, you have to get a good bibliography.
In Law, the sources from which knowledge can be acquired are very diverse: the laws, the jurisprudence of courts of different levels, the doctrines, the resolutions of the organizations that have jurisdiction in an area.
The more information you accumulate the better, but be selective, choose those with a high degree of prestige and credibility and keep in mind that sometimes you will read contradictory positions.
3. What methodology to follow for the Law?
At some point you will have to choose a selection criterion and methodology. It can be from a purely analytical task in which you describe the different positions, or start from a premise and defend it by providing all possible resources. In any case, your TFG in Law has some conclusions, so, surely, in one way or another, you will have to contribute your opinion
Never see everything explained in the previous point as a disadvantage, on the contrary. All this multitude of sources and authors will help you acquire a critical awareness, to make an analysis of the issues raised based on the legal system, which is the same for all positions that interpret it. There you will demonstrate your ability to search, compile, analyze, understand and conclude, so essential in any doctrine, especially legal doctrine.
What practical advantages does this whole network of laws and interpretations have? Many! You will demonstrate to those who examine you your ability to understand and interpret. You will end up using legal terminology in all its fullness, and when presenting your Law TFG you will argue and defend the results of the analysis carried out on the proposed topic.
4. About sources of information
Never take for granted that what you think is understandable to whoever examines you. Use references, practical examples, demonstrate that you rely on documentation, databases, resolutions, doctrinal positions, so that the defense of your final degree project is supported as best as possible.
The objective is to provide seriousness, rigidity and logical reasoning. Use academic language while expressing yourself clearly and directly, always with reliable sources of information.
5. Never forget your goals
The Law is carried out in accordance with the objectives. Follow your university’s guide to create the structure and ask your tutor what the best methodology is for your topic.
6. Citation rules, always
Using sources of information does not mean that you can plagiarize them. Quite the opposite. It is about understanding them, analyzing them and putting them in relation to other positions within the theoretical framework of your Law TFG. You are facing a project in which you must cite properly, whether textual or paraphrased ideas.
Worry about knowing what citation standards your university asks of you, whether APA, Chicago, UNE-ISO 690, etc. Each of them has specific rules for citations, references, tables, footnotes; that is, everything related to the writing and format of the TFG.
It is important that you use them well because then plagiarism will not occur when your tutor reviews the text. You will be respecting copyright and intellectual property.
As we have said before, there are many guidelines when citing and making bibliographic references, but probably the “Guide to Law TFG ” of your University establishes all the instructions to be able to carry out your work, so that you distinguish the ideas you contribute and those on which you rely or serve to justify your line of argument.
7. And safety, above all
Finally, feel safe. You have chosen a clear work idea, objectives and a plot line for the development of your TFG. You have documented yourself, you have gathered the appropriate sources, you have read and understood them, you have organized them and you have written with coherence and critical ability, reaching your own conclusions.
If you reach this point, you will be in the best conditions to reach the goal and obtain the expected results. Although the effort requires time and patience, your satisfaction from a job well done will last forever.