In compliance with ABA Standard 302, the Faculty of UCLA School of Law has adopted the following institutional learning outcomes for our J.D. students:

1. Be familiar with a diversity of approaches on the study of law and legal reasoning, including doctrinal, theoretical, interdisciplinary, and critical perspectives.
2. Be able to identify and understand key concepts in substantive and procedural law.
3. Understand the role of law in public policy.
4. Be able to conduct and evaluate competent legal analysis, including issue spotting, factual analysis, and legal reasoning.
5. Be able to conduct and evaluate competent legal research.
6. Be able to communicate effectively in writing and orally in various legal settings.
7. Be prepared to practice in a diverse society and world and to engage competently with persons from a variety of backgrounds and holding a variety of views.
8. Be familiar with problem-solving and other professional skills needed for competent client representation, including interviewing, counseling, negotiation, fact development, trial practice, document drafting, conflict resolution, organization and management of legal work, collaboration, cultural competency, and self-evaluation.
9. Be proficient in the rules of professional ethics and be capable of exhibiting professionalism in the practice of law in accordance with the legal profession’s values and standards, including commitment to the rule of law, access to justice, and public service.
10. Understand how emerging technologies are affecting the practice of law, including the tradeoffs posed and ethical issues raised.