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Marketable Skills Report

Liberal Arts

Political Science

Master of Arts (M.A.) Major in Legal Studies

Marketable Skills:

  • Ability to synthesize and disseminate complex information and apply it to new contexts
  • Ability to find solutions to problems and justify them
  • Ability to respond appropriately to constructive feedback
  • Ability to present before groups
  • Ability to think and reason ethically
  • Ability to conduct complex legal research
  • Advanced legal reasoning skills, including critical thinking
  • Advanced legal writing ability, including the drafting of legal documents and complex legal research projects
  • Legal technology skills necessary to function in a law office

Liberal Arts

Political Science

Master of Arts (M.A.) Major in Legal Studies

Marketable Skills:
  • Ability to synthesize and disseminate complex information and apply it to new contexts
  • Ability to find solutions to problems and justify them
  • Ability to respond appropriately to constructive feedback
  • Ability to present before groups
  • Ability to think and reason ethically
  • Ability to conduct complex legal research
  • Advanced legal reasoning skills, including critical thinking
  • Advanced legal writing ability, including the drafting of legal documents and complex legal research projects
  • Legal technology skills necessary to function in a law office
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