Externships: Final Evaluation

Thank you for serving as an On-Site Mentor!

If you have questions or experience any difficulty using the form, please contact Associate Dean Libby Davis (eadavis@lclark.edu) or Associate Director Alyssa Warren Salstrom (akwarren@lclark.edu).

Please evaluate the extern’s performance in the following areas and include comments as appropriate.

Please use these definitions when completing the evaluation:

Novice

Demonstrates initial exposure to knowledge or skills

Developing

Demonstrates understanding of knowledge or skill but requires significant supervision and significant iterative opportunities

Emerging competence

Begins to demonstrate some competence but requires some supervision and multiple iterative opportunities

Advancing competence

Demonstrates competence with some supervision and limited iterative opportunities

Practice-ready at an entry-level

Performs capably, professionally, and independently with minimal supervision

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1. Attitude
(eagerness to learn; enthusiasm; ability to accept constructive feedback; collegiality)
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2. Initiative
(willingness to pitch in; ability to complete projects independently)
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3. Professionalism
(compliance with scheduled hours and deadlines; comfort in collaborative environment; appropriate professional behavior)
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4. Judgment
(renders independent and informed judgment)
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5. Professional Responsibility & Ethics
(identifies situations that raise questions of professional responsibility and ethics, identify and apply appropriate rules of professional responsibility and ethics)
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6. Research Skills
(thoroughness; accuracy; efficiency)
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7. Writing & Analytical Skills
(clarity; conciseness; accuracy of written analysis; logical organization; adherence to legal writing conventions and grammatical norms and rules)
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8. Oral Communication Skills
(clarity; conciseness; accuracy of oral analysis; ability to effectively ask and respond to legal questions orally)
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9. Problem-solving Skills:
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10. Overall Performance
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Please share any other feedback you have about the extern or the Externship Program.