Source: Above The Law
If partners expect (or at least hope) that associates will stick around their firms for a while, they should consider establishing law firm mentorship programs.
Most law firm associates do not receive any kind of formal support as they begin their first few years as practicing attorneys. At some law firms, junior lawyers are thrown into the deep end and are expected to complete their tasks with little or no support from partners. Indeed, at several of the law firms at which I worked before starting my own practice, I was expected to just pick up the skills I needed to know on the job, and I was not assigned any mentors. However, when I was an associate in Biglaw, I was part of a law firm mentorship program. More law firms should consider hosting such programs since associates and partners can benefit from this approach…=
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