Developing your professional identity and growing your professional network are important aspects of the law school experience. Establishing, cultivating, and maintaining a professional relationship with an attorney-mentor can help with professional development and in navigating your career. The University of Colorado Law School’s mentoring program matches 1L/rising 2L and 2L/rising 3L students with attorneys-mentors for a one-on-one mentoring experience.

Students accepted to participate in the CDO’s mentoring program commit to their mentor-mentee relationship for 12 months. During that time, students and mentors are expected to connect once or twice a month. Where in-person meetings are not an option, platforms such as Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, etc., alongside telephone calls have proven to be effective tools in building and maintaining connection.

There are many benefits to be gained through mentoring. Building and maintaining a relationship with a mentor can be especially helpful for law students who are first generation college graduates or professionals. Career paths, navigating law school, networking opportunities, professional skills development, and other areas of professional interest are all appropriate topics of discussion as you build and deepen your relationship with your mentor. A mentor may also be willing to serve as one of the attorney references required by some bar admission applications. Please note it will not be your mentor’s responsibility to provide you with employment leads or a job.

If you would like to participate in Colorado Law’s mentorship program and if you are committed to fully engaging with this program and an assigned mentor for 12 months, please complete this brief questionnaire by May 20. We plan to match students accepted into the program with their mentors in early – mid June. The mentoring year will start at the beginning of July 2025 and close at the end of June 2026. If you have any questions, feel free to email Alexia McCaskill (alexia.mccaskill@colorado.edu), the CDO’s Senior Director for Professional Development.