The hallmark of the legal professional is the ability and disposition to engage problems, make arguments, evaluate options, and render opinions using skillful reasoning. Without being both willing and able to use one's critical thinking, the chances of success in professional practice or in legal education are small. The Legal Studies Reasoning Profile precisely targets those core critical thinking skills, the habits of mind and the personal attributes regarded as essential for students and professionals in Law and related professions.

The LSRP was developed through extensive research and field testing, the examination of contextual elements in legal education and professional practice, and in consultation with legal educators and practitioners. Consistent with Insight Assessment's reputation for excellence in the development of nationally and internationally used reasoning and critical thinking assessment tools, the LSRP is a reliable measure of the attitudes and skills of the target population of practicing professionals and students in legal profession preparation programs.

The comprehensive set or LSRP scales reveal a clear and distinct profile of the test-taker's skills, attitudes, and personal style as these relate directly to the person being willing and able to think. This powerful and practical measurement instrument has many workplace and educational applications. The LSRP is intended for use in legal education with law students, law school applicants, advanced baccalaureate students, and with people engaged in the professional practice of Law and related paralegal professional roles.

The LSRP is not a test of legal content knowledge. Reasoning skills questions are set in professional, educational, or common legal workplace situations, and no specialized legal knowledge is required. Items supply the necessary content for the applications of reasoning skills. The LSRP can be administered in 90 minutes using either via our encrypted on-line testing system or in a traditional paper-and-pencil format. Order a Specimen Kit to preview the LSRP.