The Lawyer's Guide to Mentoring is directed to every lawyer interested in being a mentor or having a mentor -- and to every law office wishing to make mentoring available in the workplace. For individual lawyers, mentoring relationships offer keys to professional success. For law firms, mentoring programs are an investment in the future. This book offers both audiences practical tools for establishing successful mentoring relationships in today's legal workplace.
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The Lawyer's Guide to Mentoring was sponsored by the New York Women's Bar Association Foundation, Inc., and published by the National Association for Law Placement, Inc. Author Ida O. Abbott, Esq. speaks to lawyers from an inside track based on her distinguished 20-year career as a lawyer and her work with law firms and legal organizations around the country. Before starting her consulting firm, she specialized in complex litigation and was in charge of lawyer training at Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe in San Francisco. She chairs the Bar Association of San Francisco Law Practice Management Section and is on the Editorial Advisory Board of Law Firm Governance, for which she writes a column on professional development.
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A great resource for lawyers, administrators and consultants,
By James MacKenzie (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Lawyer's Guide to Mentoring (Paperback)
Ida Abbott's new book addresses one of the toughest issues facing law firms today. She makes a clear case for mentoring and its benefits. Beyond that, she outlines the pros and cons of various approaches to mentoring. Mentoring structures often falter because the firms don't know how to create and preserve productive mentoring relationships. This practical and organized manual makes that task easier. The book gives responsibility to both mentor and mentee. This relatively new idea allows a young attorney to seek different mentors for different needs. Ms. Abbot also stresses the importance of keeping such relationships voluntary. As a consultant, I found her analysis of the challenges facing women and minorities extremely valuable. She faces these complex issues head-on and gives practical advice based on her experience as an attorney. My field is communication training, so I was delighted to find a recommended core training curriculum. She details the "soft" skills necessary to help attorneys to manage, delegate and give performance feedback to their junior associates.
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outstanding!,
By barbara portnoy (minnesota) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Lawyer's Guide to Mentoring (Paperback)
It is no wonder that the author has enjoyed such a high level of professional respect.Ms.Abbotts clarity and wisdom will benefit all readers.This is a little jewel.
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Mentoring means different things to different people. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
associate attrition, lateral associates, minority attorneys, structured mentoring program, minority lawyers, mentoring pairs, same minority group, legal employers, formal mentoring relationships, mentoring groups, mentoring activities, law firm associates, mentoring efforts, litigation partner, potential mentors, mentoring practices, mentoring experience, prospective mentor, mentors need, formal mentoring programs, individual mentors, mentoring process, associate development, mentoring opportunities, talented lawyers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Lawyer's Guide, Law Governance Review, Mentoring Plays, Retaining Attorneys of Color, Foundation's Keeping the Keepers New!
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