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Mentoring
The Mentoring Circles Program provides a confidential forum in which WBA members can talk about professional development issues. Each Mentoring Circle is comprised of attorneys and judges with varying degrees and forms of experience.
Mentoring Circles meet at least quarterly at breakfast, lunch, or evening times, depending upon the preferences of the circle’s members. The WBA currently has Mentoring Circles in Downtown Boston, Waltham, Newton and Springfield and is working to start circles in the North Shore and South Shore.
The WBA Law Student Committee holds mentoring meetings at many of the local area law schools throughout the school year. Each mentoring meeting takes place at the law school campus and three practicing attorneys from the WBA serve as mentor panelists (who are generally alums of the respective law schools) to offer candid observations and advice about the practice of law. The mentoring meetings are informal question and answer sessions where students are encouraged to ask any and all questions about the profession.
The current schedule of mentoring meetings for this academic year are as follows:
Suffolk University School of Law: September 25, 2007, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Boston University School of Law: October 24, 2007, 6:00 -9:00 p.m.,
Boston College Law School: November 14, 2007, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Northeastern University School of Law: January 15, 2008, noon-1:30 p.m.
New England School of Law: February 21, 2008, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Southern New England College School of Law: April 8, 2008, 5:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m.
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If you are interested in learning more about the WBA Law Student Mentoring meetings or if you are a practicing attorney and are interested in serving as a mentor panelist, please contact Nancy Cremins at ncremins@rc.com, Deanna Gard at Deanna.Gard@ropesgray.com or Kristin Merenda at kmerenda@rainerlaw.com.
*Please note: Applicants must have active status in the WBA to be placed in a circle.
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