New Lawyer Training Program Presentation Mentoring New Lawyer Training Program Presentation

Know yourself Self awareness is key Am I introverted or extroverted? How do I give criticism? How do I receive criticism? Think back how did your boss or mentor communicate with you? Was it helpful? Can you improve on that?

How do others see me? Give handout

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Before you pick a mentee How much time can I commit? What did I wish I had when I was a new lawyer? What do I wish I had now? Are there any conflicts with my mentee’s current job?

The mentee (awareness of others) What kind of person is my mentee? ( introverted or extroverted?) What is important to them? Do we have some core differences? Or common ground? What do they expect from me? What is their time commitment? How can I get them to their goals? When you are looking at the list of requirements, what do you need to focus on? What can you do for fun?

Seize the opportunity to go outside of your comfort zone Most learning happens in the uncomfortable parts of life Court for the first time Your first deposition Your first lose

Give Feedback in the way they want to receive it Give opportunities Give choices/alternatives Set the Stage – Where are you going to meet? Ask for permission “Do you have time to talk?” State what you have observed Explain the impact Pause Suggest Concrete Next Steps Find out in that first meeting, what is the best way to communicate with my mentee? Text, email, phone calls, facebook messenger Ask for feedback from your mentee? Are they getting what they want from this relationship? If the person is not ready to talk or is working on something else, they wont be listening to you Use a specific example, without emotion Direct impact that resulted from that behavior “I noticed that” Pause, give your mentee time to process and responde Give a concrete example of a way to better handle the situation, just one or two, 5 Steps to Giving Good Feedback, The Daily Muse Editor, retrieved from https://www.themuse.com/advice/5-steps-to-giving-good-feedback

Listening This is a skill you must practice A game of telephone Paraphrase an activity Don’t be a selective listener

Listening Five steps to better listening Receiving Understanding Remembering Evaluating Responding https://blog.udemy.com/importance-of-listening/

 “The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.” — Steven Spielberg