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. Midterm Self-Evaluation .
Please complete the following Midterm Self-Evaluation by preparing a narrative for each of the skills. In the narrative, explain what experiences and opportunities, if any, you have had to develop each skill and what you think your strengths and weaknesses are. In the event that you have not had an experience with a particular skill, please describe a situation where you have observed that skill being utilized and the strengths and weaknesses that you observed. If there have not been any observable examples of any one of these skills, then please identify another skill and fully address that skill. You may refer to the list of sample supplemental skills for ideas. The skills are from an ABA Publication entitled Legal Education and Professional Development – an Educational Continuum.
Please submit your Midterm electronically in Word or WordPerfect format to law-extern@illinois.edu. (We do not accept PDF’s.)
YOUR PAPER SHOULD FOLLOW THE FORMAT GIVEN BELOW . . .
Basic Formatting Requirements:
a) Double-spaced
b) Times New Roman
c) Font Size 12
d) Minimum Word Count: 2,000
e) Your name in a HEADER at the top of every page
N O T E : You may NOT put your name in the body of the paper
Basic Format for writing about the 12 skills:
1) Write first the Skill # and then the title of that Skill (Example: Skill § 1: Problem Solving). Do not include the description that follows the skill number and title. That information is there only to assist you.
2) Write about that Skill
3) Continue this pattern until you have reached a total of 12 skills
N O T E : It is a requirement that you identify and write about 12 skills.
Please be sure you do NOT combine skills.
You should list and write about 12 total skills SEPARATELY.
B A S I C S K I L L S L I S T
Skill § 1: Problem Solving: Identifying the Problem; Generating Solutions and Strategies;
and Developing a Plan.
Skill § 2: Legal Analysis and Reasoning: Identifying and Formulating Legal Issues; Formulating
Relevant Legal Theories; Evaluating Legal Theories; and Synthesizing Legal Arguments.
Skill § 3: Legal Research: Knowing Rules; Ability to Use Fundamental Tools of Legal Research; and
Devising an Effective Research Argument.
Skill § 4: Factual Investigation: Planning a Factual Investigation; Implementing Strategy; Keeping
Memos; and Evaluating the Information That Has Been Gathered.
Skill § 5: Communication: Written Communication Skills (Drafting pleadings/letters); and
Oral Communication Skills (Communicating with Clients; Communicating with Opposing Counsel;
Communicating with Colleagues; and Communicating with Supervisor).
Skill § 6: Counseling: Assisting in a Counseling Relationship Role; Gathering Information Relevant to
the Decision to Be Made; Analyzing the Decision to Be Made; and Ascertaining and Implementing the
Client’s Decision.
Skill § 7: Negotiation: Preparing for Negotiation and Conducting a Negotiation Session.
Skill § 8: Organization and Management of Legal Work: Implementing Systems and Procedures to
Ensure that Time, Effort, and Resources Are Allocated Efficiently; Implementing Systems and
Procedures to Ensure that Work is Performed and Completed at the Appropriate Time; and
Implementing Systems and Procedures for Effectively Working with Other People.
Skill § 9: Litigation Skills: Preparing for Adversary Hearing and Conducting an Adversary Hearing.
Skill § 10: Recognizing and Resolving Ethical Dilemmas
Skill § 11: Maturity and Judgment
Skill § 12: Motivation and Drive
Conclusion: Overall Development: Please write a few paragraphs describing your overall
development and any other comments you wish to make.
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NOTE: If you are having difficulty coming up with all of the 12 skills listed above, then you may exchange one (or two or three) from the following supplemental skill list. If the supplemental skill list still doesn’t help you achieve writing about 12 skills, then you may identify another skill and fully address that skill.
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S U P P L E M E N T A L S K I L L S L I S T
Supplemental Skill § 1: Teamwork: Coordinating and working with others to achieve goals and complete projects.
Supplemental Skill § 2: Vision: How the goal or project fits into the whole process: How the student’s experiences fit into the student’s ultimate goals and objectives.
Supplemental Skill § 3: Diligence: Attention to detail: Patience with the process of completing projects accurately.
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