LCLD Law School Mentoring Program

Individual Mentoring

Ask any successful attorney: Nothing propels a legal career like having a great mentor. That’s especially true when the mentor is at the top of the profession and takes an active, personal interest in the development of the young lawyer he or she is advising.

The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity has developed the LCLD Law School Mentoring Program, a comprehensive initiative for first-year law students from diverse backgrounds based on the principles of legal excellence and personal involvement. Its goal is to ensure that talented law school students receive the mentoring they need to maximize their potential, both during law school and afterwards, as they prepare for the bar exam and launch their careers.

More than 600 Mentors drawn from LCLD Member organizations—the leadership ranks of the profession—have volunteered to work with individual 1L students during their law school careers, building personal relationships.  Our program will launch in January 2012 in 23 cities across the U.S., with more cities joining the program in the Spring of 2012.

Registration for law students who want to participate in the program vary by location.  Click here to learn more about participating.

Click here if you are a Mentor

Click here if you are a Mentee

Group Mentoring

The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity has developed a Group Mentoring Program ("GMP") as another way for successful attorneys from LCLD member organizations to share experiences, advice and support with diverse law students at any stage of their law school experience. Sessions will be scheduled during the school year and are designed to provide guidance in an informal, interactive and collegial setting. LCLD's GMP will launch in the Spring of 2012 in 30 cities across the United States with more cities joining the program throughout the Spring and Fall of 2012. 

Click here to learn about Group Mentoring Sessions