I have spent a good hour of my free time today (my son is at the babysitter) looking for mentoring programs in the State of Minnesota. I’m not licensed in Minnesota yet, but I am trying to get a leg up until I do (hopefully) become licensed after Admission by Motion application. Besides finding several articles that say that lawyer mentoring “is a good thing”, I haven’t found a single source which tells me how to actually locate and sign up for a mentor.
So, I’m putting the word out there: where are the Minnesota mentoring programs? I know there is one for law students at the University of St. Thomas but I haven’t been a law student for five years. Are there any actual mentor programs in Minnesota or do I just call a local attorney in my practice area and ask them to be my buddy?
If anybody reads this, utilizes a mentor, or has thoughts about how to obtain one in Minnesota, I’d appreciate knowing it.
Update: 11/07/2011, 11:11 a.m.
I just did a Google search on “lawyer mentors in Minnesota” after this post and what was the first result? This blog post. Sad.