http://myshingle.com/2008/04/articles/mentors/required-mentoring-for-new-lawyers-what-do-you-think/ Great Things Come in Small [Law] Practices! Sun, 20 May 2012 20:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://myshingle.com/2008/04/articles/mentors/required-mentoring-for-new-lawyers-what-do-you-think/#comment-2963 elguapo Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:53:06 +0000 http://174.120.83.8/~sh1ngl3/2008/04/articles/uncategorized/required-mentoring-for-new-lawyers-what-do-you-think/#comment-2963 I agree. Just because some "X" is good doesn't mean that a Mandatory X Program is good. I agree. Just because some “X” is good doesn’t mean that a Mandatory X Program is good.

]]> http://myshingle.com/2008/04/articles/mentors/required-mentoring-for-new-lawyers-what-do-you-think/#comment-2962 Chuck Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:20:56 +0000 http://174.120.83.8/~sh1ngl3/2008/04/articles/uncategorized/required-mentoring-for-new-lawyers-what-do-you-think/#comment-2962 I don't see how mandatory mentoring can ever work. The relationships need to develop naturally. The personalities and goals need to click for it to have any possiblity of success, it doesn't sound like the bar has really thought that part of the plan through. The best mentor I have had was a supervisor at the State Department before I went to law school. My experience is that lawyer's aren't good supervisors, and I haven't worked with one yet that I'd ask to mentor me. I don’t see how mandatory mentoring can ever work. The relationships need to develop naturally. The personalities and goals need to click for it to have any possiblity of success, it doesn’t sound like the bar has really thought that part of the plan through.
The best mentor I have had was a supervisor at the State Department before I went to law school. My experience is that lawyer’s aren’t good supervisors, and I haven’t worked with one yet that I’d ask to mentor me.

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