Expectations in Mentorship: How to Be a Mentor/Mentee (from Mentorship for Virginia Attorneys 2019) (Online Seminar)

A pre-recorded streaming VIDEO replay of one session from the August 2019 live seminar, Mentorship for Virginia Attorneys.  

The 2017 Report on Lawyer Well-Being states that mentorship and sponsorship can aid well-being and career progression for women and diverse professionals, as well as reduce lawyer isolation. Those who have participated in legal mentoring report a stronger sense of personal connection with others in the legal community, restored enthusiasm for the legal profession, and more resilience—all which benefit mentors and mentees. The Senior Lawyers Conference of the Virginia State Bar in conjunction with the Young Lawyers Conference of the Virginia State Bar are in the process of creating a mentorship program. This panel of “senior” lawyers and “young” lawyers will answer the following questions:

• What is mentorship?
• What does it mean to be a mentor or a mentee?
• What should a mentor or mentee expect from a mentorship relationship?
• What are the benefits of a mentorship relationship—for both the mentor and mentee, both professionally and personally?
• Where do I look for, and how do I choose, a mentor or mentee?
• What are strategies for being an effective mentor and mentee?
• How can mentoring and mentorship help me find meaning, happiness, and balance in my career and life?
• Why and how would I end a mentorship relationship?

FACULTY

Carrollyn C.  Cox, Cox and Cox Attorneys / Virginia Beach
Giovanni B. Di Maggio, Attorney / Washington, DC
Jay B. Myerson, The Myerson Law Group, PC / Reston
Melissa York, Harman, Claytor, Corrigan & Wellman / Glen Allen