MANAGEMENT STATUS AND OPTIMIZATION STRATEGIES OF THE ICOURT LEGAL PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN BEIJING

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This study aimed to evaluate and improve the management of the professional competency training program for lawyers offered by Beijing iCourt, with particular attention to key elements such as curriculum planning and design, teaching resources and support, The study adopted a mixed-methods approach, combining a questionnaire survey (133 valid responses from 150 distributed, yielding an 88.7% response rate) and semi-structured interviews (with 5 course managers and 5 trainees) to comprehensively assess the strengths and weaknesses of the iCourt training program. The findings indicated that the average satisfaction score across all dimensions of the training program is 3.32 out of 5, reflecting a moderate overall satisfaction level. According to the evaluation criteria established in this study, the main issues included insufficient personalized curriculum design (mean = 3.36), inadequate integration of online and offline teaching (mean = 3.29), and low learner engagement (mean = 3.29). These scores suggested that while the training program generally meets expectations, several key aspects had not yet reached the optimal satisfaction benchmark (3.51–4.50), indicating the need for further improvement. Based on the CIPP evaluation model, the study proposed a set of recommendations to optimize the management of legal professional training programs, including enhancing personalized learning pathways, strengthening legal technology courses, increasing practical training components, and improving evaluation systems. This research not only offered insights for improving China’s legal training systems but also provided practical suggestions for future reforms in legal professional education.