MENTORING MEET UP

Introducing Mentoring Meetups

DBA Leadership and From the Bench presents: Mentoring Meetup Thursday, March 26, 2020 5:00-7:00pm @ the DBA Offices RSVP Today !

RSVP: daybar.org/mentormeetup

By The Honorable Mary Kate Huffman Montgomery County Common Pleas Court

Twice each year a new cohort of attorneys receives a license to practice law. Just when the law school education and bar exam preparation concludes, admittees assume new professional responsibility requirements, including training designed to aid in the transition to the practice. To assist in the progression from student to lawyer, the Ohio Supreme Court permits new attorneys to fulfill certain new lawyer training requirements through participation in the Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring program.

Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring links experienced attorneys with new lawyers who have recently been admitted to the practice of law, fostering a one-on-one relationship designed to assist new lawyers embarking on their legal careers. “Mentors and new lawyers meet in person six times during the course of a year to discuss topics and engage in activities they select from a mentoring plan. Upon completion of the program, mentors receive CLE credit and new lawyers receive required new lawyer training credit. By fostering positive mentoring relationships, Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring seeks to elevate the competence, professionalism, and success of Ohio lawyers.”

Currently, approximately forty Dayton-area attorneys are matched with a mentee through the Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring program. To assist local mentors and mentees, the Dayton Bar Association recently launched quarterly Mentoring Meetups. The events provide an opportunity for program participants to meet in an informal setting with other mentors and mentees and to exchange valuable advice and thoughts on an array of topics important to young lawyers. The future Mentoring Meetups will be held at a variety of times and locations to provide greater opportunity for mentors and mentees to meet up!

Please join your fellow mentors and mentees, along with members of the bench and DBA leadership at the first Mentoring Meetup at the DBA office located in the Schuster Center on Thursday, March 26 th from 5:00-7:00PM. Please RSVP online to daybar.org/events/mentomeetup