Upon graduating from the University of Iowa College of Law, a student shall have competency in the following:

Outcome 1: Apply key concepts of substantive and procedural law to assess legal matters, pursue specific outcomes, or resolve problems

• L2-3: Identify and apply key concepts of procedural and substantive law
• L2-3: Recognize the role of law, courts, and political institutions in public policy
• L1-2: Understand the structure and foundational principles of the American legal system
• L1-2: Use sources and authorities to determine the likely outcome of a legal question

Outcome 2: Communicate legal principles and analyses effectively in writing and orally to a range of audiences

• L2-3: Present information orally in a well-reasoned and organized manner, which demonstrates strategic choices about form, content, and tone
• L1-3: Write documents that are well-reasoned, organized, and reflect strategic choices about audience and circumstances
• L1: Synthesize legal authorities into a logical framework for analysis
• L1-2: Provide appropriate attribution to legal authorities in communications
• L1-3: Use legal research strategies to identify relevant research materials

Outcome 3: Conduct oneself according to the moral, ethical, and professional responsibilities of lawyers to clients, the profession, the legal system, and society

• L2-3: Demonstrate ethical and professional judgment in the representation of clients and communications with third parties
• L2-3: Recognize the convergence and divergence of personal values, professional values, and ethical and professional standards, in order to apply them to professional dilemmas and conflicts
• L2-3: Articulate the relationship between personal and professional values
• L1-2: Identify the sources of moral, ethical, and professional standards that govern lawyers
• L1-2: Demonstrate the ability to have critical and respectful conversations and engagements with peers, professors, and staff

Outcome 4: Develop professional skills needed for competent and sustainable participation as a member of the legal profession

• L2-3: Cultivate a professional identity that reflects and builds on the student’s personal and professional choices
• L2-3: Employ reflective practices to increase awareness of self and others, and to improve performance
• L1-2: Build collaborative relationships with others, recognize difference, and respectfully manage conflict

Adopted 3/16 and 4/16; amended 1/18; 10/21.