What is the Duke Law Blueprint?
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Choose personally challenging courses and interact thoughtfully with your professors and classmates
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Recognizing that the Law School is more than simply a place to earn a professional credential
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Stimulate your mind by participating in a breadth of intellectual activities, such as moot court, journals, outside speaker presentations, and special programs
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Demonstrate your academic interests within the Law School and across the University through opportunities like ad hoc seminars, symposia, and courses in other schools and departments
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Be truthful, candid, and fair, even if your actions go unnoticed; know that acting honorably often requires effort
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Articulate your personal code of ethics in the context of the rules governing the Law School and the legal profession
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Use ambiguous situations as an occasion to cultivate sound judgment, and avoid even the appearance of impropriety
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Transform controversy and conflict at the Law School into opportunities to work constructively with others for the benefit of the community
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Assess your own leadership style; work to enhance your strengths and address your limitations
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Seek or create outlets for leadership in student organizations, community service, pro bono activities, and the classroom
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Learn from your mistakes and share credit for your successes
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Sustain organizational success by developing future leaders: learn to communicate, delegate, and motivate
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Find a mentor; be a mentor
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Get to know students, faculty, and staff with diverse backgrounds, nationalities, and points of view
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Meet and learn from alumni working in the areas of the law and of the world that interest you, and provide similar support for students after you graduate
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Invest in personal relationships, knowing that they might last a lifetime
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Volunteer each semester for at least one service activity designed to benefit Durham citizens and the surrounding community
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Provide at least 50 hours of pro bono activity before you graduate
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Identify public issues that are important to you, form connections with others involved with these issues, and work to make a difference
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Treat everyone with respect, even in the midst of disagreement
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Collaborate with others to achieve common goals; be mindful of the appropriate time and place for competition
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Take pride in your work and responsibility for your actions
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Be more than your grades
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Take steps regularly to preserve your physical and emotional well-being; strive for balance in your personal and professional lives while at the Law School and beyond
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Make deliberate personal and career choices based on your own values, needs, and goals
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Serve as a positive ambassador for the Law School and the legal profession
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Choose personally challenging courses and interact thoughtfully with your professors and classmates, recognizing that the Law School is more than simply a place to earn a professional credential
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Stimulate your mind by participating in a breadth of intellectual activities, such as moot court, journals, outside speaker presentations, and special programs
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Demonstrate your academic interests within the Law School and across the University through opportunities like ad hoc seminars, symposia, and courses in other schools and departments
