Conditional Fees: A Survival GuideEdited by Fiona Bawdon, Michael Napier and Gordon WignallLaw Society, 29.95The second edition of this popular work has been fully updated to take into account the implications of Callery v Gray, with an added chapter devoted to the impact of conditional fees on barristers, a comprehensive table illustrating key features of after-the-event insurance schemes, complete coverage of how to use the Law Society's model conditional fee agreement form, and real-life case studies.

Sisters in Law - Women Lawyers in Modern American Historyby Virginia G DrachmanHarvard University Press, 13.95By the time the first woman solicitor was admitted in England and Wales in late 1922, there were already nearly 2,000 women practising in the US.

This book covers the history of women lawyers from the 1860s (Iowa's Arabelle Mansfield was the first woman to be admitted to practise law in 1869) to the 1930s.

The phrase 'sisters in law' was commonly used by women lawyers to refer to each other, acknowledging that they were part of a distinct community, and their story reflects women's struggle for equality in the US during those times.

Modern Legal Drafting - A Guide of Using Clearer Languageby Peter Butt and Richard CastleCambridge University Press, 15.95This book, by an English solicitor and an Australian solicitor/law lecturer, casts a critical eye over traditional legal language and rules of interpretation, as well examining moves to reform it around the world and offering practical case studies on how to rework outdated words and phrases.

A step-by-step guide to modern drafting uses examples drawn from leases, company constitutions, wills and conveyances.