1. New Lawyer Training Program Presentation
Mentoring
New Lawyer Training Program Presentation

2. 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?

3. How do others see me?
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4. able
accepting
adaptable
bold
brave
calm
caring
cheerful
clever
complex
confident
dependable
dignified
energetic
extroverted
friendly
giving
kind
knowledgeable
logical
loving
mature
modest
nervous
observant
organized
patient
powerful
proud
quiet
reflective
relaxed
religious
happy
idealistic
ingenious
introverted
responsive
searching
self-assertive
self-conscious
sensible
sentimental
shy
silly
spontaneous
sympathetic
tense
trustworthy
warm
wise
witty
helpful
independent
intelligent

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. 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

8. 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, , 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

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

10. Listening Five steps to better listening Receiving Understanding
Remembering
Evaluating
Responding

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