Skills Audit
How do I conduct my skills audit?
1. Log on to LORA and view your transcript. Click on “Institutional Coursework” to view Law Skills courses at the bottom of the transcript. Each skills course counts for one skill credit. You need eight skills credit to graduate.
Here is a template you may use:
Traditional Skills Classes Credit
Example: ABSKG774001 PROFESSIONAL IN PRACTICE 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
2. Some students may earn skills credit in their regular academic courses. Below is an index of academic courses that earn skill credit. Fill in the audit above with those courses you have completed. (Add more lines if necessary)
Course Information Name Credit
Law L817 Mediation and Arbitration 1
Law L861 Trial Practice Seminar 1
Law L897 Clinical Seminar
Note: Students will not earn 6 until successful completion of 2 semesters
3 per semester Law L823001 First Amendment (Professor Medina only) 1
Law L832001 Immigration & Nationality (Professor Medina only) 1 Law L884001 International Law Seminar: Human Rights (Professor
Kalb only) 1
Law Civ L900001 Persons (Professor Wallace only) (only Fall 2012 and
2013) 1
Law Civ L920001 Donations (Professor Wallace only) (Spring 2013 and
2014) 1
Law L878 International Law (Professor Woods only) 1 Law L924 Human Rights Global Market Place Research 1
Law L900 Externships 1
3. Some students may earn skill credit through other opportunities such as attending professional legal CLE’s. To ensure you receive skill credit for attending such programs, students are responsible for completing the “Application to Receive Skill Credit.” The form is provided below. Students must submit a hardcopy of the application to Prof. Brown who will review and post credit accordingly. Please note: Not all CLE’s will earn skill credit. Do not assume that
a CLE will count as part of the skill requirement.
4. In early December and late March, the Office of Skills will conduct an official Skills Audit and send a confirmation email to students they are SKILLS CERTIFIED or that the student is deficient and the Office will not certify for graduation until successful completion of skill courses. DO NOT WAIT FOR THIS OFFICIAL AUDIT TO ENSURE YOU ARE IN
COMPLIANCE. We offer many opportunities to earn skill credit throughout your two or three years in law school including recorded sessions, please do not wait or expect us to offer
opportunities at the very end of your last semester. (Your failure to plan is not our emergency). Note: Students have been unable to graduate due to deficient skill credit.
5. Remember: Skills course are a great way to showcase skill development on your transcript. We encourage many students to take advantage of the opportunities beyond the eight threshold requirement. Please visit our webpage for more information regarding the LOCAL RULES and SKILL CALENDAR: www.loyno.edu/lawskills
Application for Skill Credit
The Office of Skills and Experiential Learning540 Broadway Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
(504) 861-5560 [email protected]
Student Name: Student Number:
Email Address: Phone:
Skills Credit Policies for Attending Professional CLE’s
□ The CLE shall be certified as an accredited State Bar presentation eligible under the mandatory continuing guidelines for Legal education; and,
□ The CLE presentation shall be three hours or more in order to qualify for skill credit. □ If the CLE presentation is less than three hours but more than two, students must submit a
reflective paper expressing the areas of skill development presented by the course. To better understand the areas of skill development, students should read the articles listed in the resource page to this application to appreciate the intersection of skill development, professional identity and law competencies.
□ Students should not assume all CLE presentations will qualify for skill credit. The Skills committee reserves the right to review any material submitted and ensure students have received an aspect of practical training in accordance with academic standards.
□ Students will be able to earn the maximum of 2 skills credit through this application process.
CLE Course Information submitted for Review
Presentation Title: Date Attended:
Lecture Time: Minutes/Hours
Attendance Time: Minutes/Hours (by completing this form you certify this is that actual amount of time you attended the CLE. An inaccurate statement could result in an honor code violation)
Please list the MCLE rule allowing this sponsor of the presentation to be approved for CLE credit:
In Louisiana see: http://www.lascmcle.org/ (You may cut and past the rule here)
List areas of skill development specifically addressed by this presentation:
Explain how this CLE assists with your long term skill development or career goals:
Please attach any materials you think the committee should review to earn skill credit.
I hereby certify the above application is correct and all information is timely for review. Also, I understand that skill credit may not be earned for every CLE presentation.
[Signature]
[Print Name] Signed on this ______ day of ___________, 20 .
Resource Page for Understanding the Importance of Skill Development in Law School
►Hamilton, Neil W.,
Law-Firm Competency Models and Student Professional Success: Building
on a Foundation of Professional Formation/Professionalism
(2013). U of St. Thomas
(Minnesota) Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-22. Available at
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2271410
►Neil W. Hamilton,
Professionalism Clearly Defined
, 18 Prof. Law. 4, U. St. Thomas Legal
Studies Research Paper No.07-30 (2007). Available at
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1015396
►Voices from the Field: Rich Baer, “Need for Practice Ready Grads” – Video available at
