Professional Identity Formation

The formation process

What characteristics are important in law?

Self-Reflection Meditation or serious thought about one’s character, actions and motives.

Resilience The ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity. The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.

How do you define success? Purpose

What type of lawyer do I want to be?

Criminal Transactional Social Justice

What is your purpose?

OSEL Heather Lambert Externship Liaison Chrissy Brown Assistant Clinical Professor Coordinator of Skills and Experiential Learning Erica Hingle Administrative Assistant

Skills Courses 101 Requirement: Attend 8 Skills courses Do not impact your GPA On your transcript Free Take as many as you want Free Each graduation the student with the most skills courses earns a skills certificate.

Local Rules = syllabus for skills courses Skills instructors are practitioners from the field. Some courses are simulation based some are lecture based. Free 3 hours long Skills opportunities also include attending CLE’s We have some online courses offered in April Browse the Skills calendar online or via Blackboard

Some skills courses require an assignment usually a practical drafting skill or self reflection. Some skills courses are divided and inserted into regular classes. Free Future employers review transcript Great way to meet practitioners in the field and network Skills classes are offered for 2 and 3L’s

Effective 2014 Requirement: Must attain certain skills. Client Interviewing Negotiation Cross- cultural communication; Law office management/Professionalism Practice Tracks or Pathways

Criminal Transactional Social Justice

Skills Pathways Torts, contracts, property, evidence, maritime, medmal Civil Criminal law, evidence, Criminal Procedure, prosecutor, defense Criminal Contracts, property, technology certificate, healthcare, negotiation, real estate Transactional All of the above, Law and Poverty, Clinic, non-profits, vulnerable populations, immigration, worker’s rights Social Justice

Civil Client Interview Drafting the complaint Discovery practice Motion practice Negotiation through settlement Cross-cultural communication and interpersonal skils Trial Skills Law Office Management & Professionalism

Criminal Client Interview Preliminary Hearing Factual Investigation Negotiation through plea deal Cross-cultural communication and Interpersonal skills Motion Drafting Trial Skills Law Office Management and Professionalism

Transactional Client Interview Drafting Articles of Incorporation and Forming LLC Demand Letter Drafting lease agreement Drafting contract for employment Cross-cultural communication and Interpersonal skills Negotiation through deal lawyering Law Office Management and Professionalism

Social Justice Client interview Introduction to Social Justice Lawyering from the Movement Perspective The Complaint & Injunctive Relief, Drafting & Discussion Court Observation Cross-cultural communication and Inter-personal Skills Settlement Negotiations and Community Lawyerings Community Engagement Law Office Management and Professionalism

Get ready for skill courses!

Externships

Externships 101 Must apply Internal interview with OSEL Interview with the Field Placement Office Once selected you are presumed obligated We then register you in the L900 Externship class The class meets every other week

Externships 101 Receive feedback through journals Learn timekeeping Create a writing sample through a 25 page portfolio Gain experience Learn about an area of law Develop skills

Externships 101 Must apply It is not to early to begin thinking about your 2L year Browse Externship OpportunitiesExternship Opportunities Attend an informational session Meet with Heather Lambert Update your resume Perfect each cover letter Follow the 1L Calendar Do not forget to applyapply