An assessment inventory for the planning and delivery of continuing legal education was developed for the Supreme Court of New Mexico. The ten competency areas assessed were obtained from the American Bar Association's MacCrate Report: problem solving, legal reasoning, legal research, factual investigation, communication, counseling, negotiation, litigation and dispute resolution, legal management, and resolving ethical dilemmas. A survey of 30 New Mexico attorneys who had practiced for one year or less suggested the greatest areas of need were in the areas of negotiation, litigation and dispute resolution, and problem solving.
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