First Name *
Last Name *
Email *
City & County
Undergraduate Institution
Year of Graduation
Law School
Year of Law School Graduation
Practice Area(s)/Intended Practice Area(s)
Bar Admission(s)-Include State(s) and Year(s) or Intended State(s)
I identify my gender as________ (If you prefer not to answer please state that in the box.) *
Ethnicity (If you prefer not to answer please state that in the box.)
Hobbies/Interests
Student organization memberships?
What do you hope to gain as a participant in the mentoring program?
Why did you go to law school?
What concerns you the most about practicing law (professionally and/or personally)?
What types of personal and professional challenges do you anticipate experiencing in your legal career?
What are your top three professional goals?
What are some specific experiences or insight you want to gain as a participant in this mentoring program?
How would you use the mentor/mentee relationship in your professional development?
What are some career objectives you wish to address with a potential mentor?
Do you have a plan to assess and achieve the expected goals you have in this mentoring program?
I would prefer a mentor with the following years of practice:
Relatively Junior (practicing 6-10 years)
Relatively Senior (practicing more than 10 years)
No preference
Mentor's legal practice preference (Check all that apply):
Practiced at a law firm all or most of their legal career
Practiced in government all or most of their legal career
Focused primarily on plaintiff-side or defense-side litigation matters
Focused primarily in house
Focused primarily on transactional and/or corporate matters
No Preference
Suggested Discussion Topics (Check all that apply):
Interested in discussing topics related to business development and cultivating working business relationships
Interested in discussing topics related to a non-traditional legal career and trajectory
Interested in discussing topics related to gender and race bias in the legal community
Additional Considerations (Check all that apply)
Identifies as a woman
Identifies as a man
Identifies as LGBTQ+
Is ethnically diverse
Lives or works in the same city/county as I am
Is a parent
Is first generation to attend college/law school
I identify as... (Check all that apply)
Asian
African American
Caucasian
Hispanic/Latinx
Native American
Pacific Islander
Other
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As a mentee, I agree to commit designated hours per quarter to working with a mentor. I agree to permit the Diversity Committee of the NYSBA Business Law Section to use this information provided solely for the purpose of matching me with a mentor. *
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