Mentorship Resources

COMING SOON: Mentor Partnership Programming

Does your organization already offer mentorship programming? Or are you a mentee who already found a mentor but wants to participate in programming? Our programs may be able to cooperate with the mentorship relationships already developed in the Arizona legal community. If you are interested in learning more, please contact the Mentor Program Manager.

State Mentoring Resources

• Rule 42 Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct
• Arizona Code of Judicial Conduct for Legal Paraprofessionals
• State Bar of Arizona Member Assistance Program-Mental Health or Substance Abuse Issues
• State Bar of Arizona Practice 2.0- Practice Management Assistance

State Bar of Arizona Ethics Hotline-Ethical Conduct Advice

CLE Courses:

Which can be accessed through the State Bar of Arizona On Demand (Online Seminars):

• Ethics Café: Conflicts of Interest and Duties to Former Clients
• Candor, Courtesy & Confidence: Courtroom Conundrums
• Artificial Intelligence and Legal Ethics
• Dealing with Difficult or Impaired Clients or Lawyers
• The Fundamentals of Trust Accounting: A Practice Management Perspective

Books:

• Going Solo in Arizona, State Bar of Arizona e-book, https://azbar.org/media/ez1nswsr/goingsolo-rev-feb2021.pdf  (This is also very helpful for lawyers starting a small practice.)
• How to Start & Build a Law Practice (Career Series / American Bar Association) 5th Edition by Jay Foonberg, 2004.
• Part of ABA Young Lawyers Division 101 Practice Series: Breaking Down the Basics, 2007.
• Representing Clients in Mediation: A guide to optimal results based on insights from counsel, mediators and program administrators By Spencer M. Punnett II, 2019

Articles:

• Professionalism
  Six Best Practices for Effective Client Communication by Teresa Matich, 2019
  Taming the Beast, How to Manage Difficult Clients by Kara Lowentheil, 2017
  5 tips for a Successful Initial Consult by Jennifer A. Brandt, 2018
  
  
• Working with Others
  6 things opposing counsel can teach you about being a legal professional by Jennifer Anderson, 2018
  
  
• Law Office Management
  Flat Fee or Hourly? Pros and Cons of Billing Options by Ruth Carter, 2018
  The ins and outs of law practice management software by Nicole Black, 2019
  The Solo and Small Firm Resource Center of the ABA has a wealth of information and connections at: http://www.americanbar.org/portals/solo_home/solo_home.html
  
  
• Legal Ethics
  When a Third Party Pays the Legal Fees: Attention to these issues at the outset will help you avoid ethical issues and get paid by Paula M. Bagge, 2019
  
  
• Lawyer Well-Being
  Well-Being for Attorneys by Stewart Levine, 2019
  American Bar Association Wellness, Mindfulness, Work-life Balance has a page listing multiple resources: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/lawyer_assistance/resources/lawyer_wellness/
  
  
• Professional Development
  Changing Legal Practice Areas by A Harrison Barnes, Esq.
  Top Legal Skills Competitive and Attractive legal skills for Job Seekers by Sally Kane, 2020
• • Effective Self Promotion for Lawyers by Michelle Chui, 2017

Connecting through Mentorship:

• Mentorship is not all about the mentee - by Katherine Gustafson 
• The Importance Of Mentors In The Legal Profession - By Jill Switzer
• How To Become A Legal Mentor: A Path Towards Change - by PracticePanther
• The Lawyer’s Guide to Mentoring, 2^nd Edition by Ida O. Abbott
• Mentoring Across Differences: A Guide to Cross-Gender and Cross-Race Mentoring by Ida O. Abbott
• Innovative Mentoring Increases Diversity and Inclusion by Ida O Abbott