Learning Outcomes 302(b) and (d)

This tab contains language of law school learning outcomes associated with Standard 302(b) and (d) – compentency in (b) Legal analysis and reasoning, legal research, problem-solving, and written and oral communication in the legal context, and (d) Other professional skills needed for competent and ethical participation as a member of the legal profession. This includes some “other professional skills” to the extent they are associated with communication and problem-solving, such as client interviewing, fact investigation, document drafting, negotiation, trial advocacy, etc.

This database is searchable by the specific learning outcomes identified below. Thus, using this database, you may select a learning outcome to see which law schools state that specific learning outcome in their list of student learning outcomes. Each law school's link will take you directly to that school's learning outcomes web page. To the right of the law school's name is a description of where you may locate that specific learning outcome within a given law school’s learning outcomes.

Advocacy

Law School	Location of Advocacy
Arkansas Little Rock	B(4)(b)(2).
CUNY	(b)(8): fourth bullet.
California Western	II. D.
Chapman	Lawyering Skills Curriculum
Minnesota	3(iii).
South Carolina	Goal 2: outcome 4.
Temple	4.3.
Washburn	4.4.

Analogize/Synthesize/Distinguish

Law School	Location of Analogize/Synthesize/Distinguish
Arizona	(a).
Arkansas Little Rock	B(2)(b).
Barry	II(f).
Belmont	II: first bullet.
Concordia	B(8).
Dayton	Outcome 3: criteria 2 & 5.
Denver	Legal Analysis: lines 4 & 5.
Florida Coastal	"Critical thinking, legal analysis, and problem-solving."
UMass	1.3.2–1.3.4.
St. John's	2(d).
Tennessee	4(b).
Texas Tech	Outcome 2: criteria 5 & 6.
Thomas Jefferson	II(A).
Texas Southern	first bullet.
South Dakota	Outcome 2:2.
Widener	Other Professional Skills: II(C) & II(E).

Citation/Format Compliance

Law School	Location of Citation/Format Compliance
Barry	II(d).
Minnesota	2(iv).
St. John's	4(e).
Texas Tech	Outcome 3: criterion 3.
Thomas Jefferson	V(B).
South Dakota	Outcome 4:5.
Villanova	Outcome 5.1.
Widener	Other Professional Skills: III(B) & IV(A).

Client Interviewing

Law School	Location of Client Interviewing
Albany	Aspirational Goals: fourth bullet.
Belmont	II: sixth bullet.
CUNY	(b)(6): first bullet & (b)(8): third bullet.
California Western	Knowledge I.
Chapman	Outcome 1.
Concordia	B(11).
Hofstra	6(f).
Loyola Chicago	I:7(b) & 7(c).
Minnesota	3(ii).
Montana	Outcome 2: seventh bullet.
Northern Kentucky	"Conduct interviews."
Penn State	7(g).
Thomas Jefferson	VII(A)(1)(a).
Texas Southern	fifth bullet.
Washburn	4.3.
Whittier	Outcome 4: third bullet.
Widener	Other Professional Skills: IV(C).

Counseling

Law School	Location of Counseling
Belmont	II: sixth bullet.
California Western	Knowledge I.
Chicago Kent	4(a) & 4(c).
Drake	Outcome 3.
Fordham	Outcome 6.
Hofstra	6(e).
Loyola Chicago	I:7.
Minnesota	3(iv).
Montana	Outcome 2: seventh bullet.
Ohio State	3.
Temple	4.2.
Tennessee	6(c).
Thomas Jefferson	VII(A)(1)(b).
Villanova	Outcome 4.3 & 4.5.
Washburn	4.3.
Whittier	Outcome 4: third bullet.
Widener	Other Professional Skills: IV(C).

Document Drafting

Law School	Location of Document Drafting
CUNY	(b)(7): first bullet.
Chicago Kent	3(a)–3(g).
Concordia	B(14).
Drake	Outcome 3.
Hofstra	4(b).
Loyola Chicago	I:6.
Marquette	Outcome 1: second bullet.
Montana	Outcome 2: twelfth bullet.
Northern Kentucky	"Draft a contract," "Draft a lease," &c.
Penn State	5(b).
South Carolina	Goal 2: outcome 3.
St. John's	4(a)–4(c).
Thomas Jefferson	VII(A)(2)(d) & –(3)(a).
Washburn	4.5.
Whittier	Outcome 4: fourth bullet.
Widener	Other Professional Skills: I(B).

Identifying Authority

Law School	Location of Identifying Authority
Barry	II(d).
CUNY	(b)(5): fourth bullet.
Chicago Kent	2(a) & 3(b).
Dayton	Outcome 5: criterion 2.
Denver	Legal Analysis: line 3.
Drake	Outcome 4.
Fordham	Outcome 2.
UMass	2.3.4.
St. John's	3(c) & 3(d).
Texas Tech	Outcome 2: criterion 4 & Outcome 3: criterion 1.
South Dakota	Outcome 3:4.
St. Thomas (MN)	Outcome 5.
Villanova	Outcome 3:2.
Widener	Legal Methods: I & III.

Investigating Facts

Law School	Location of Identifying Authority
Arizona	(e).
Barry	II(e).
Belmont	II: sixth bullet.
Brooklyn	Legal Analysis and Reasoning. Second bullet point.
Columbus	4.3
CUNY	(b)(3).
Drake	Outcome 3.
Fordham	Outcome 6.
Hofstra	5(b).
Loyola Chicago	I:4.
Loyola New Orleans	Research and Information Gathering.
Missouri	Professional Goals. First bullet point.
Mitchell-Hamline	Resarch and Investigation.
Montana	Outcome 2: fourth bullet.
New York Law School	Ninth line.
Northern Kentucky	"Conduct adequate discovery (and identify what is adequate)."
St. John's	3(a).
Seton Hall	(b). Twelfth bullet.
Syracuse	Fourth Outcome. Second bullet point.
Tennessee	6(e).
Thomas Jefferson	VII(A)(2)(a).
Villanova	Outcome 3:4.
Washburn	4.2.
Washington	Seventh bullet point.
Whittier	Outcome 4: second bullet.
Widener	Other Professional Skills: IV(D).

Issue-Spotting

Law School	Location of Issue-Spotting
Arkansas Little Rock	B(1)(a) & B(2)(c).
Barry	II(b).
Brooklyn	Legal Analysis and Reasoning. First bullet point.
CUNY	(b)(2): first bullet.
Chapman	Outcome 7.
Chicago Kent	2(b).
Dayton	Outcome 2.
Denver	Legal Analysis: line 8.
Drake	Outcome 1.
Fordham	Outcome 4.
Hofstra	5(c).
Indiana Bloomington	Critical Legal Analysis. Outcome 2.
Loyola Chicago	I:1(a) & 2(a).
Loyola New Orleans	Analysis and Reasoning
Marquette	Outcome 2: first bullet.
UMass	1.3.1.
Montana	Outcome 2: first bullet.
New Mexico	"Legal Analysis and Reasoning."
New York Law School	Fourth line.
Penn State	6(c).
Pitt Law	Outcome 1.
St. John's	2(a).
St. Thomas (MN)	Outcome 3.
Stetson	2(a).
Syracuse	Second Outcome. Fourth bullet point.
Texas Tech	Outcome 2: criterion 2.
Thomas Jefferson	II(A).
Villanova	Outcome 4.1.
Whittier	Outcome 2.
Widener	Other Professional Skills: II(A).
UMass	PC1.3.1.

Live/Simulated Representation

Law School	Location of Live/Simulated Representation
Creighton	10.
Florida Coastal	"Law practice readiness."

Mediation/Conflict Resolution

Law School	Location of Mediation/Conflict Resolution
CUNY	(b)(6): second bullet.
Dayton	Outcome 6: criterion 3.
Drake	Outcome 3
Loyola Chicago	I:9.
Maryland	5.
Montana	Outcome 2: eleventh bullet.
South Carolina	Goal 2: outcome 4.
Tennessee	6(d).
Thomas Jefferson	IV(A) & VII(A)(2)(e).

Negotiation

Law School	Location of Negotiation
CUNY	(b)(8): third bullet.
California Western	Knowledge I.
Chicago Kent	4(d).
Concordia	B(13).
Drake	Outcome 3.
Fordham	Outcome 6.
George Mason	Outcome 3.
Hofstra	6(d).
Loyola Chicago	I:8.
Minnesota	2(i).
Montana	Outcome 2: tenth bullet.
South Carolina	Goal 2: outcome 4.
Temple	4.2.
Tennessee	6(a).
Thomas Jefferson	VII(A)(2)(b) & –(3)(b).
Villanova	Outcome 7.3.
Washburn	4.4.
Whittier	Outcome 4: third bullet.
Widener	Other Professional Skills: IV(F).

Online Research/Technology

Law School	Location of Online Research/Technology
Barry	II(c).
Chicago Kent	4(f).
Columbus	4.5.
Denver	Legal Research: line 1.
Drake	Outcome 4.
Hofstra	6(n).
Mississippi	Outcome 3.
Montana	Outcome 2: thirteenth bullet.
South Carolina	Goal 2: outcome 1.
South Dakota	Outcomes 3:2 & 3.3.
Stetson	3(b).
Tennessee	6(i).
Thomas Jefferson	III(A).
Tulane	second bullet.
Villanova	Outcome 3:3.
Widener	Other Professional Skills: III(A).

Persuasion/Knowing Audience

Law School	Location of Persuasion/Knowing Audience
Arkansas Little Rock	B(4).
Belmont	II: third bullet.
CUNY	(b)(7): second bullet & (b)(8): first bullet.
Chapman	Outcome 3.
Chicago Kent	3(d) & 3(h).
Concordia	B(16).
Dayton	Outcome 4: criteria 1 & 2.
Denver	Legal Writing: lines 2–4.
Fordham	Outcome 5.
Loyola Marymount	(4): objective 1.
Maryland	6.
McGeorge	Outcome 4.
Minnesota	2(ii).
Montana	Outcome 2: sixth bullet.
South Carolina	Goal 2: outcome 2.
South Dakota	Outcome 4:2.
Temple	4.4.
Tennessee	3(b).
Texas Tech	Outcome 4: criterion 1.
Thomas Jefferson	V(A).
Widener	Legal Methods: IV.

Policy Arguments

Law School	Location of Policy Arguments
Arizona	(a).
Concordia	B(7).
Hofstra	5(j).
UMass	1.3.6.
Minnesota	I(iv).
Temple	2.1–2.4 & 4.2.
Thomas Jefferson	II(A).
Washburn	2.2b.
Widener	Other Professional Skills: II(H).

Precise Language

Law School	Location of Precise Language
Arizona	(c).
Arkansas Little Rock	B(4).
Chapman	Outcome 3.
Chicago Kent	3(g).
Creighton	3.
Dayton	Outcome 4: criterion 1.
Drake	Outcome 2.
Florida Coastal	"Communication/Advocacy."
Fordham	Outcome 5.
Loyola Chicago	I:6(f).
Marquette	Outcome 1: second bullet.
UMass	2.1.1–2.1.4.
Minnesota	2(iii).
St. John's	4(d).
Temple	3.1.
Tennessee	4(a).
Thomas Jefferson	V(B).
Texas Southern	second bullet.
South Dakota	Outcome 4:1.
Villanova	Outcome 5.1.
Washburn	3.1.
Widener	Other Professional Skills: I(A)–(C).

Public Speaking/Oral Argument

Law School	Location of Public Speaking/Oral Argument
Barry	II(g).
Belmont	II: fourth bullet.
Brooklyn	Legal Analysis and Reasoning. Seventh bullet point.
Chicago Kent	3(h).
Columbia	4.1.
Denver	Legal Communication. Fourth Outcome.
Drake	Outcome 3.
George Mason	Outcome 3.
Hofstra	5(h) & 6(m).
Indiana Bloomington	Lawyering Skills. Outcome 1.
Loyola New Orleans	Communication.
Marquette	Outcome 1: third bullet.
McGeorge	Outcome 4.
Missouri	Procedural and Skill-Based Goals. Second bullet.
Northern Kentucky	"Make an extemporaneous oral presentation."
Penn State	6(f) & 7(n).
St. John's	4(f).
Stetson	4(b).
Temple	3.2.
Tennessee	4(f).
Texas Tech	Outcome 4: criterion 2.
Texas Southern	sixth bullet.
UMass	PC2.1.3 & PC2.1.4.
South Dakota	Outcome 4:3.
Villanova	Outcome 5.5.
Washburn	3.2.
Widener	Other Professional Skills: I(C).
Willamette	5(d).

Time Management/Planning

Law School	Location of Time Management/Planning
Arizona	(e).
Arkansas Little Rock	B(1)(c), –(d), & B(3).
Belmont	II: sixth bullet.
Concordia	B(10.3).
CUNY	(b)(5): second bullet.
Dayton	Outcome 5: criterion 1 & Outcome 6: criterion 2.
Loyola Chicago	I:3(c) & 11.
Marquette	Outcome 4: first bullet.
Minnesota	3(v).
Tennessee	5(h).
Texas Tech	Outcome 3: criterion 2.
South Dakota	Outcome 3:1.
Villanova	Outcome 3:1.
Widener	Other Professional Skills: III(C).