Wondering How to Get an Attorney Mentor? Here's How.
Michael P. Maslanka, the managing partner of the Dallas office of Constangy, Brooks & Smith, authored a post on LawJobs.com about how to approach a mentor. He gives 5 great tips for law students and new attorneys.
It’s easy to lose sight of the big picture and think about mentoring from the mentor’s perspective when you’re so caught up in your own job searching worries, troubles and goals — but we can’t forget the the attorneys who are so willing to help us young ones and everything they’ve got going on!
Here are Maslanka’s 5 Tips on How to Approach a Mentor:
• No. 1: Be humble.
• No. 2: Time is our most valuable possession.
• No. 3: If you say something is important, treat it as if it is important.
• No. 4: Create contact capital.
• No. 5: Stay in touch.
In addition to these great tips, Maslanka offers some wise insight for each one. Check it out here; it’s worth it.
Thoughts? Anything you’d add to the list?