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 (LSRP) precisely targets the core critical thinking skills, habits of mind and personal attributes valued by the Legal Profession.

The LSRP was developed through extensive research and field testing, using 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 scales reveal a clear and distinct profile of the test-taker, predicting how willing and able they will be to think well in professional situations.

This powerful and practical measurement instrument has many workplace and educational applications. A valuable tool for hiring and the professional development of people engaged in the professional practice of Law and related paralegal professional roles, the LSRP is also a useful tool in legal education for program admission, placement or advising, group assessment, curriculum evaluation, and the documenting of achievement of learning outcomes.

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, a two part instrument, can be administered in 90 minutes via our encrypted on-line testing system or in a traditional paper-and-pencil format. Preview the LSRP by ordering its Specimen Kit.