2012 Dear Comrades:
The 2012 Postgraduate Entrance Examination War has begun. March every year is when most families taking the postgraduate entrance examination determine their majors for the examination and begin preparations. I hope that I can guide all my comrades in reviewing the Master of Laws as much as possible.
1: What is a Master of Laws?
The Master of Laws is a national unified examination major. It is jointly established by qualified universities to recruit Master of Laws majors and the scores are unified. Part of the examination for the professional courses of the Master of Laws (the basic courses of the Master of Laws are 150 points, and criminal law and civil law are each 75 points; the comprehensive courses of law and masters are 150 points, and the score lines for jurisprudence, constitutional law, and Chinese legal history are 60 points, 50 points, and 40 points respectively. Two. Professional courses at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law are generally graded. The two public courses, Politics and English, are the same as any other graduate major. Generally speaking, the national standard is around 320 (full scores for professional courses and public courses). 500 points). Generally speaking, if you get a score of 350 or above and get a single degree, you can enter a very good law school for graduate school.
The Master of Laws has been offered for 12 years and has cultivated a large number of talents. , many Master of Laws graduates are already working in important departments. In 2009, friends of the Master of Laws (LLM) were welcomed to join the family of Master of Laws. We know that LLM students are also allowed to apply for LLM in the initial stage, but later, when they are nearly 65, No one is allowed to apply for LLM in 2000. In 2009, the state established a master's degree in law, which is a new subject for LLM students.
In addition, there is a master's degree in law and a certificate in the master's degree in law. That is, only a degree certificate will be issued after graduation, and the in-service Master of Laws program is mainly for those working in public security and legal institutions. Of course, many admissions institutions now have a certain proportion of places for candidates who are not in the public security and legal departments. Classes are usually held on weekends, and there is a period of intensive teaching every semester.
2: Who is suitable to apply for the Master of Laws?
After graduating from the Master of Laws, there are a wide range of employment opportunities in civil servants and the legal inspection system. , Big companies all need legal talents. If they pass the judicial examination, they can even become lawyers (not that lawyers are not good, so don’t get me wrong). In short, our LL.M. graduates are looking for engineering and the like. When working, we will not be severely restricted by our profession. Joining the legal profession also requires us to have a good attitude and be brave enough to face and accept difficulties. At the same time, we do not expect glory as soon as we graduate.
Third, choose the right review books for Master of Laws
First of all, make it clear that you must not be greedy for books when taking the Master of Laws exam, otherwise you will regret it after taking the exam. Currently, the books related to Master of Laws on the market are very confusing. . Here are some books you must buy. These books are enough for professional courses, and there is no need to buy other books:
1: Guide to the Master of Laws, the full name is "Guide to the National Joint Entrance Examination for Master of Laws" X Edition. In 2011, it was the 11th edition. This book is very detailed and convenient for us to lay the foundation. But it is too expensive. The price is about 120. This book covers all five courses of our Master of Laws exam. You must quickly master legal knowledge through the "Master of Laws Guide". This book has not changed much. If you have it in the past two years, you do not need to buy the latest one. At the same time, the Master of Laws Guide is generally published after August, so you only need to buy it. Read the books from the previous year, otherwise you will have nothing to do for half a year from preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination to the publication of the new book. The Master of Laws Guide is only published by Renmin University Press.
2. Examination analysis, the full name is "National Master of Laws Entrance Examination", updated every year. This book is more authoritative than a guide, because the test analysis unit is the Examination Center of the Ministry of Education. This center is the unit responsible for giving us questions, and they control our destiny. However, many test analysis knowledge points are too simple to lay a foundation.
It is recommended that you buy a new copy every September when the latest version of the exam is analyzed, and do the final sprint to check for omissions and fill in the gaps.
3. Exercise books related to the review of professional courses for the Master of Laws, one is "Exercises for the Joint Examination Syllabus for the Master of Laws", the other is "Mock Test Papers and Analysis", and there is also a standardized question bank for the Master of Laws. These books can be said to be the source of materials for the questions in the Master of Laws review. Of course, there are very few wrong answers, but compared with ordinary books, these books are already very good. Anyway, it is more authoritative and practical than other books on the market. These books can be purchased at local exam bookstores, which are generally available in university bookstores. You can’t finish the book in one session. Once done, you should study them. Whether you do it right or wrong, you should read it many times. Thinking about this question tests knowledge. That was our ultimate goal yesterday.
4. Past questions, the Master of Laws must repeat many questions every year, and sometimes the original questions will be repeated. In particular, you must study the real questions from the last five years for your Master of Laws. It is not good to buy a complete set of books by year, as it messes up the order. Our LLM Alliance Forum also provides free downloads of past papers, which have been downloaded more than 10,000 times in the LLM information area. You'd better buy a complete set of previous years' questions by year. It is recommended that you study past papers after September. Of course, you can also read them after the National Day. Do not use previous years' real questions in advance, and do not do other messy questions at the same time, otherwise it will disrupt your idea of ??doing the questions. The three topics I recommended above are enough.
Four. Brief suggestions for reviewing various subjects for the Master of Laws.
1. English review
Comrades in 2012 mainly focus on vocabulary accumulation, so start memorizing words now. It is best not to memorize vocabulary books for postgraduate entrance exams, but to memorize words through articles. Better books in this area include volumes 3 and 4 of "New Concept English", New Horizons series and other undergraduate English textbooks, as well as some postgraduate English books that memorize words through articles. You can find them by asking in bookstores. It's best to stick to memorizing words and making plans. During the day, I analyze the article, look up all the words I don’t understand in the dictionary, translate the article, and then spend about an hour every morning reading the text, memorizing the words, and cultivating my sense of language.
2. Political commentary
Comrades in 2012 should not be exposed to politics now, and should not read any political books before the summer vacation. Spend some time reading political tutorials and doing exercises during the summer vacation, but don't spend too much time. I just review the political content roughly during the summer vacation, know what the political test is, how to take it, and have a preliminary understanding of several sections of the exam. Comprehensive political review will be conducted after the National Day.
3. Review of professional courses
Two professional courses account for 300 points. It is difficult for us to get high scores in English, and it is also difficult to distance ourselves from other candidates. As for politics, generally everyone is about the same, showing a tendency of low scores, high scores, small scores at the two ends, and big scores in the middle. However, professional courses are different. The high score can be around 270, and the low score can be around 160, which can completely open up a 100-point gap. How to review professional courses? I suggest you look at substantive law, that is, civil law and criminal law, followed by the Constitution, legal history, and jurisprudence. It is not recommended to read advanced jurisprudence first. Civil law and criminal law are both laws that are closely related to our lives, and the news about law we hear every day is almost all civil law or criminal law, so it will be easier for us to learn, and our interest in law and French will develop faster. Jurisprudence is the knowledge of what law is. When we finish studying criminal law and civil law and study jurisprudence again, we can combine our knowledge of civil law and criminal law to understand the test points of jurisprudence. The main contents of jurisprudence are the factions of law, the structure of law, departments of law, responsibility for violating the law, law-abiding, justice, law enforcement, and the relationship between law and society. This jurisprudence knowledge can be fed back to any substantive law, such as criminal law, which stipulates the elements of crime, and those who violate the provisions of criminal law will be held responsible. First check to see if it is completely consistent with the content of jurisprudence. Learn substantive law first, and then learn jurisprudence. Constitutional law and legal history are mainly memorized, with few skills. But for the history of the legal system, it is best for us to grasp a few lines to review, such as the historical evolution of important codes of various dynasties, the historical structure of codes, the evolution of central judicial organs, the evolution of the penal system, etc. Professional courses mainly focus on guide manuals and examination analysis.
As long as you use these two books as teaching materials, you don't need to buy a single version of the law textbook, let alone read other market names and guides or start analyzing any similar books. The publication time and publisher of "Fa Master's Guide" and "Examination Analysis" have been stated in the above books. I hope you don't buy the wrong book. Again, we only need these two kinds of books, so buying other books as teaching materials not only wastes time, but also misleads learning. If there are any discrepancies between the LL.M. guide and the exam analysis, I recommend that the exam analysis prevail.
Five: When is it not too late to prepare for the Master of Laws exam?
I also did well in March and February. Of course, although the results of this assault study were good, they were not very high scores, almost slightly above the national line. This is mainly a matter of learning efficiency.
It is recommended that comrades who review regularly should make up their mind whether to take the Master of Laws exam from March to June every year. After June, they must review comprehensively, especially the two months of summer vacation, which are the most critical. It can be said that half of our professional knowledge was acquired through two months of summer study. If you start preparing for the Master of Laws in August, don’t worry. As long as you review properly, it is normal to get good grades. Sometimes the exam is not about knowledge, but luck. This is one of the reasons why a few friends can do well in the exam after only reviewing for a short time.
In short, as long as you have more than 3 months of review time, don't worry about starting late. The reason is that we consider whether reviewing too late will buy us back time. It is better to make full use of every minute now.