Graduates will be prepared for admission to the Bar and effective and responsible participation in the legal profession and in their communities.

Graduates will demonstrate effective problem-solving skills by:

• Critically examining complex facts.
• Identifying client needs and determining legal issues.
• Efficiently finding relevant law, policy and factual information.
• Applying appropriate legal rules and standards to the problem.
• Generating alternative solutions and developing plans for implementation.
• Continually reviewing and reassessing a plan of action.

Graduates will demonstrate effective communication skills by:

• Communicating appropriately and effectively with relevant audiences.
• Relating effectively to professionals from other disciplines.
• Listening actively.
• Writing and speaking clearly.
• Demonstrating cultural sensitivity.

Graduates will demonstrate entry-level competence in legal skills by:

• Identifying appropriate forums and means for resolution of legal problems.
• Being able to determine legal issues for analysis and research.
• Possessing elementary skills in interviewing, counseling and negotiation.
• Drafting documents to implement basic legal transactions.
• Dealing sensitively with people in conflict.

Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of the practice of law by:

• Being aware of career and job options in law practice.
• Having systemic knowledge of legal bibliography and resources.
• Possessing basic skills to enter practice as an associate.
• Having knowledge of basic techniques of law practice operation and management.

Graduates will demonstrate commitment to justice, competence and service to the profession and the community by being:

• Aware of the history and values of the legal profession.
• Committed to ethical practice.
• Aware of the rules governing the profession.
• Able to critically assess laws and rules and propose alternatives.
• Committed to lifelong learning and self-development.
• Appreciative of the value of ideological and cultural diversity.