The Death Of A Mentor, And Other Stories
He loved to tell stories, no matter the audience. And it was that trait, among many others, that made him such a skilled litigator.
How To Find And Keep The Perfect Mentor
Five steps to forming a valuable mentor relationship.
What Biglaw Can Learn From Personal Injury Firms
How a former insurance agent built a Houston injury practice around systems, empathy, and disciplined advocacy.
7 Things You Need To Know As A First-Year Attorney
Remember that time you thought law school prepared you to practice law? About that...
Mentoring As An Act Of Selfishness
Note the differences between law firms and in-house environments when it comes to mentorship.
What To Talk About With Your Mentee
Here are six suggestions, from columnist Gary J. Ross.
How To Mentor Without Overshadowing Your Mentee
Serving as a mentor to a junior attorney can be both satisfying and enlightening for you and your mentee...
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
4 Selfish Reasons To Help Young Lawyers Get Their Big Break
If you take the right people under your wing and genuinely care about their success, it may end up paying substantial dividends in the long run.
From The Career Files: Essentials For A Mentor Considering An Investment In A Mentee
Mentorship helps mentees make better career moves, improve their work product, increase their professional self-awareness and understand firm nuances.
Beyond Biglaw: Generating Challenges
There are two primary ways for a lawyer to combat boredom by generating challenges for themselves, as columnist Gaston Kroub explains.
Do You Have A Mentor? Do You Want One?
Take the Above the Law mentoring survey.
Protégé™ In CourtLink® Explains The Whole Case Faster
Designed to reduce manual docket work by prioritizing what litigators need most: on-demand full docket summarization that explains the whole case to date, followed by on-demand document summaries for filing triage, and AI-powered natural language searching for faster search and retrieval.
Do You Have A Mentor? Do You Want One?
Law schools and law firms invest a lot of blood and treasure in recruitment, but how are they doing on mentoring?
SmallLaw Mentors
How does mentoring differ in SmallLaw from the awkward Biglaw version?
Three Common Mistakes To Avoid When Seeking Mentors
The keys to finding a mentor.
Beyond Biglaw: The Wisdom of Age
If you are an associate and are fortunate to have one or more “elders” at your firm -- seek them out. You will learn something useful.
Back In The Race: Letter To A Mentor
What should you do when you feel like you've hit a brick wall in your job search?