Legal Excellence Program Evaluation, Final Report
APPENDIX D: Legal Excellence Program Survey – Managers
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The Legal Excellence Program (LEP) is the primary means that the Department of Justice Canada uses to recruit young lawyers. As such it is important that we learn whether it is effective as a recruitment tool.
- 1. How familiar are you with the Legal Excellence Program (LEP) which
is the Department’s approach to the recruitment of articling students?
- Very familiar
- Somewhat familiar
- Not at all familiar
- 2. Have you used an LEP articling student in the
last three years?
- Yes
- No
- 3. Approximately, how many LEP articling students have worked in
your section in each of the last three years?
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
- 4. What factors influence your decision to offer placement opportunities
for articling students? (Check all that apply.)
- The work is appropriate for an articling student
- Availability of a supervisor or supervisors
- Physical space to house an articling student
- Need to look at junior counsel staffing needs 2 or 3 years in advance
- Previous experience with articling student placement(s)
- Other, please
specify:
- 5. Was there a time when you would have liked an articling student
to work in your section but could not get one?
- Yes, please specify:
- No
- 6. Is the LEP the only approach your section uses to recruit articling
students?
- Yes
- No
- 6a. Please describe one other important approach your section uses
to recruit articling students.
- 6b. How does this approach compare with the
LEP in terms of the recruitment of high quality candidates?
- Better
- Worse
- About the same
- Don't know
- 7. What training do you offer to articling students? (Check
all that apply.)
- Formal training (e.g., seminars, conferences)
- On-the-job training (e.g., mentoring, job-shadowing)
- Books, audio/video materials for self-directed individual or group learning
- Other, please specify:
- 8.How many articling students were offered counsel
positions within your section at the end of their articling term in each
of the last three years?
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
- 9. How important is the use of articling students in meeting
your section’s
short-term staffing needs?
- Very important
- Fairly important
- Not
at all important
- 10. Would you recommend the use of the LEP to other
managers in the Department for meeting short-term staffing needs?
- Yes (Go to Q10a)
- No
(Go to Q10b)
- 10a. Please explain why you would recommend the use of the
LEP to other managers in the Department for meeting short-term staffing
needs.
- 10b. Please explain why you would not recommend the use of the LEP
to other managers in the Department for meeting short-term staffing needs.
- 11. When hiring a lawyer, which qualities are important to you? Please
indicate, on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being low and 7 being high), the level
of importance you attribute to each of the following qualities.
- a. Legal knowledge
- b. Team player
- c. Motivation/Dedication
- d. Adaptability and Flexibility
- e. Creativity
- f. Communication skills
- g. Leadership skills
- h. Dependability
- i. Ambition
- j. Integrity
- k. Bilingual ability
- l. Openness
- m. A genuine interest in public law
- 1 being low to 7 being high
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 12. Is there one other quality that
is important to you when hiring a lawyer?
- Yes, please specify:
- No
- 12a. Please indicate, on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being low and 7 being
high), the level of importance you attribute to this quality.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 13. In your opinion, how effective is the LEP in recruiting high-quality
lawyers for the Department in the long term?
- Very effective
- Fairly effective
- Not at all effective
- Don't know
- 14. Would you recommend the LEP to other managers in the
Department for meeting long-term staffing needs?
- Yes
- No
- 14a. Please explain why you would recommend the LEP to other managers
in the Department for meeting long-term staffing needs.
- 14b. Please explain why you would not recommend the LEP to other managers in the Department for meeting long-term staffing needs.
Lessons Learned and Program Improvements
15. Please describe any lessons learned or good recruitment practices that would enhance the effectiveness of the LEP.
Demographics
- 16. Where do you currently work?
- British Columbia
- One of the Prairie provinces
- Ontario (other than the National Capital Region)
- National Capital Region
- Quebec
- One of the Atlantic provinces
- Northern Region
- 17. How many years
of experience do you have in supervising articling students?
- Less than one year
- 2 to 5 years
- 6 to 10 years
- 11 to 15 years
- 16 to 20 years
- More than 20 years
Thank you for participating in our survey.
Don't hesitate to contact us:
Yuping Manga
Evaluation Manager
Evaluation
Division
613-952-8476
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