2013-2014 Keystone Program

The program operates much like the Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs licensed attorneys participate in throughout most of the United States.  If you decide to complete the program during the 2013-2014 academic year, you will be eligible to list your participation on your résumé and you will be eligible for special recognition at the end of the year.  In addition, while students are earning and logging points, students will receive invitations to special events and/or priority for certain space-limited events.  In order to receive this benefit, make sure you log points throughout the year.  (See logging instructions here.) 

Here is how it works:

• We have identified 10 categories and skill areas that lead to effective attorneys.  To complete the program successfully, attend programs that fall into at least 7 of those 10 categories.  Although a program may satisfy more than one category, you can only receive credit for one category per program.  (So, for example, if you attend a program that is advertised as satisfying two categories, when you go online to record your participation, you can only choose for the program to count towards one category.)
• Each event that is eligible to satisfy Keystone requirements will be assigned a point value.  (Most lunch programs, for example, will be worth 10 points.)  You can earn up to 80 points from any one program or activity.  To complete the program, earn 200 points between August 1, 2013 and May 1, 2014.
• You cannot earn points for activities for which you earn course credit or receive a stipend or other payment.  For example, hours spent as a research assistant or working in the clinic do not count toward the program.  The only exception is that pro bono hours beyond the 50-hour pledge can be logged for both the Keystone program and the Pro Bono Pledge.
• You will know whether events are eligible to satisfy Keystone requirements because the events will be advertised that way.
• If you are organizing a program on behalf of a student organization and would like your program to qualify, please talk with Dean Gardner or Shannon Bartlett at least 2 business days in advance of the program.
• After attending a qualifying program, you will need to log your participation online through the Law School’s website.  The online log will allow you to track your progress toward the 200 points, 7 categories goal.
• The number of programs or events that count toward the program is growing every day, and the Office of the Dean of Students will add them to the website throughout the year.  We will also attempt to ensure that there is an opportunity to fulfill each category at least one time per quarter.

The categories of skills are: