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LEARNING OUTCOMES Students who successfully complete the course will be able to demonstrate skills, knowledge, or values in the following law-related areas: |
EXAMPLES A non-exhaustive list of law-related competencies that may be learned in one or more BSL courses or other law school activities or experiences. |
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Legal Knowledge. Apply domestic, comparative, international, legislative, regulatory, statutory, or transnational laws |
Applying, classifying, defining, describing, employing, explaining, labeling, listing, reproducing, reviewing, stating, or using legal knowledge |
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Analysis and Decision-Making. Evaluate or solve legal problems |
Analogizing, analyzing, being creative or innovative, comparing, critiquing, differentiating, distinguishing, exercising practical judgment, planning, problem solving, reasoning, or theorizing |
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Policy Evaluation. Examine and connect legal contexts, issues, policy, theory, or values |
Understanding or evaluating specific situations in light of fundamental principles and values such as equality, fairness, liberty, justice, or analytical orientations such as economics, public safety, or critical legal studies |
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Professional Identity. Understand what it means to be a lawyer and the special obligations lawyers have to their clients and society. |
Intentionally exploring the values, guiding principles, and well-being practices considered foundational to successful legal practice, including but not limited to dedication, diligence, engagement, self-directed learning, ethics, honesty, integrity, or community or social engagement. |
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Legal Writing. Draft written texts for legal purposes and audiences |
Advising, advocating, arguing, describing, discussing, drafting, editing, formulating, memorializing, modifying, recording, restating, revising, reviewing, or summarizing |
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Oral Communication. Employ oral communication for legal purposes and audiences |
Advising, advocating, arguing, counseling, debating, describing, formulating, influencing, listening, presenting, responding, speaking, or testifying |
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Information Gathering and Processing. Obtain and assess information about facts, law, procedure, and theory |
Appraising, assessing, categorizing, examining, finding, interviewing, investigating, locating, organizing, prioritizing, researching, or sorting |
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Interpersonal Interactions. Demonstrate emotional intelligence and ability to work with other people |
Collaborating, cooperating, empathizing, identifying, managing, mediating, mentoring, organizing, recognizing, resolving conflicts, or supporting |
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Client and Practice Management. Employ tools or strategies that encourage the ethical and effective practice of law |
Building professional relationships, identifying client or community needs, managing stress, organizing one's own or others’ work, using technology or electronic media |
| Bias, Cultural Competence, and Anti-Racism Understand the legal profession’s obligation to reduce bias and racism in our legal system and to promote cultural competence and cultural humility. | Understand, recognize, identify, articulate, and engage in constructive discourse about various forms of bias, racism, and bigotry; understand and engage in cultural humility practices related to reducing bias and racism, craft remedies to mitigate bias and reduce inequality. |