Mentorship makes a difference.
The mentor-mentee relationship is an important one. Guidance from an effective mentor can make a significant difference in an individual’s personal and professional advancement.
This 7-module digital learning series is designed to help mentees optimize their mentoring relationships and help their mentors set appropriate expectations for their mentees.
Optimize the mentor-mentee relationship.
This series addresses questions such as:
This series is ideal for use with both lawyers and staff – at all levels, as different modules are appropriate for different roles in the firm.
What is the role of a mentor and how can the mentor get the relationship off to a strong start?
What sort of expectations should a mentor have of their mentee?
How can a mentee get the most out of the relationship with their mentor?
How should mentors and mentees approach their one-on-one meetings?
What is the value of establishing a personal board of advisors – and where do you start?
What should you look for in building a personal board of advisors?
What are the benefits of a mentor-mentee relationship in which the two people are vastly different?
What are some best practices for mentoring across differences?
Encourage mentees to invest in their own learning and growth.
This series includes the following SkillBursts, each running approximately 9-15 minutes in duration. Each course was designed just for law firms, can be branded to the firm, and is customizable – so you can tailor the details to the specifics of your firm’s culture, environment, and expectations.
| Mentee Playbook: How to Make the Most of Your Mentoring Relationship - Lawyer Edition + Staff Edition (9 minutes each) |
Guidance from an effective mentor can make a significant difference in your personal and professional advancement. Your relationship with your mentor requires time and effort – and the effort begins with you: the mentee. The more you engage with your mentor in productive and purposeful ways the more you will get out of the relationship. In this module we’ll explore specific actionable steps you can take to set goals and expectations with your mentor, prepare for meetings, and receive and act on feedback. |
| Getting Started as a Mentor - Lawyer Edition + Staff Edition (9 minutes each) |
As a mentor you have an important role to play. You’ll leverage your knowledge, experience, and insights to support others in achieving their goals. Of course the mentee has an important role to play as well. In this module we explore specific actionable steps that you – the mentor – can take to get the relationship off to a strong start and ensure alignment of expectations. We also highlight what you should expect from and encourage in your mentee based on guidance provided to them in a companion module. |
| The Mentee Playbook: Building Your Personal Board of Advisors - Lawyer Edition + Staff Edition (9 minutes each) |
Whether you’re looking for informal mentors or you’re involved in a formal mentoring program it is important to note that one individual will not necessarily fill every need; you will benefit from building a cadre of mentors to advise you on different goals and at different times throughout your career. In this module we’ll explore what to look for, where to find, and who to seek out as you strive to build your personal board of advisors. |
| Mentoring Across Differences (15 minutes) |
When done well, mentoring across differences contributes to greater productivity, job satisfaction, retention, and revenue growth – and aids our overall commitment to fostering an environment of diversity, equity, and inclusion. In this module we’ll cover the 10 R's for mentoring across differences and put each strategy into action to demonstrate how to create a meaningful, productive mentoring relationship. |
Everything You Need to Optimize Your Mentor-Mentee Relationships.
Series includes
7 modules designed just for law firms
Optional firm branding of each course
Optional customization of each course
Accompanying job aids or handouts with most courses
Facilitator guides so you can leverage the digital courses into expanded live, personalized training discussions
Delivery of courses as SCORM files for hosting on your LMS or through our web-based training platform
Printable certificates of completion (when hosted on our platform)
Pricing
Pricing for this pre-packaged series is based on the firm size and the duration of the subscription. Two-year and three-year subscriptions are available. The more series you license, the more you save! Contact us for limited-time preview access and a firm-specific quote today.
Optional Add-On: Custom-Developed Courses
Looking for even more to round out the Mentorship topics you provide to your lawyers? Let us develop a firm-specific course – or series of courses - just for you.
Flexible Delivery Options
If you leverage our platform, we’ll provide a firm-branded, web-accessible site featuring all of the modules you’ve licensed. You’ll also have access to an easy-to-use Administrative Control Panel, through which you can easily add new users, organize them into groups, send email announcements and assignments, and run reports on usage.
User access is straightforward and intuitive. And automated reminders and reporting capabilities make administration a breeze.
And if you’ve got your own Learning Management System (LMS) that you’d prefer to host the courses on, we can accommodate that, too.
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