1. Building the Whole Lawyer: Preparing Students for Entry-Level Success
Courtney Q. Brooks

3. Multi-year project designed to:
Identify the foundations entry-level lawyers need to launch successful careers;
Develop measurable models of legal education that support those foundations; and
Align market needs with hiring practices to incentivize positive improvements.

4. ETL asked: “What makes a new lawyer successful?”

5. Survey included 147 “Foundations”

6. Respondents indicated that 76% of the foundations classified as “characteristics” are necessary right out of law school.
The rest can wait. . . While respondents felt most legal skills and professional competencies could develop over time, characteristics were deemed vital from the start. 

8. KEY FINDING: New lawyers need more than “IQ” and “EQ” to be successful
They need “CQ”
“Character Quotient”

9. Essential characteristics
honoring commitments;
integrity and trustworthiness;
diligence;
strong work ethic;
attention to detail;
conscientiousness;
common sense;
intelligence;
strong moral compass; and
energy

10. Top 10 Foundations Categorized as Necessary in the Short Term

11. “The Whole Lawyer” Blend of: Legal skills Professional competencies
Characteristics

12. How can externship faculty help build the “whole lawyer?”
How can we teach and assess these characteristics and competencies? 
Should we?