Northwestern Pritzker School of Law offers several mentorship programs, including the following programs, which offer multi-layered matching between mentors and mentees. 

JD Mentorship Programs

Alumni-Student Mentorship Program     

This program matches alumni (mentors) with first-year JD students (mentees) to ensure that students receive the mentoring they need to maximize their potential, both during law school and afterward. Alumni mentors and student mentees are invited to participate in orientations, socials and panel discussions.

How it Works:

• Students may participate as mentees and will be matched to an alumni mentor. Student applications for the 2023-2024 are open on a rolling basis beginning in May 2023. 
• Mentor applications for the 2023-2024 academic year are open on a rolling basis beginning in May 2023.
• Participants register and complete a profile, which should take 15 minutes.
• Mentorship matches are determined based on students’ needs and areas of law they are interested in and subsequently announced to the match. 
• Once mutually established, the mentor-mentee pair then agrees on goals and communication preferences, and continues to connect through individual meetings, program socials and panel discussions.

MSL Mentorship Program

The MSL Mentorship Program matches MSL alumni (mentors) with MSL students (mentees) to ensure that students receive the mentoring they need to maximize their potential. The program supports students as they pursue their post-MSL goals.

How it Works:

• Students may participate as mentees and will be matched with an alumni mentor. Student applications for the 2024-2025 are open and will remain open through Orientation.
• Alumni may participate as mentors. Mentor applications for the 2024-2025 academic year are open. Alumni who would like to serve as mentors for part-time students can contact msl-mentorship@law.northwestern.edu at any time.
• Participants register and complete a profile, which should take 15 minutes.
• Mentorship matches are determined based on students’ needs and areas of interest and subsequently announced to the match. 
• Once mutually established, the mentor-mentee pair then agrees on goals and communication preferences, and continues to connect through individual meetings and program socials and panel discussions.

LLM Mentorship Programs

LLMentors

This LLMentors program matches LLM alumni (mentors) with LLM students (mentees) to ensure that students receive the mentoring they need to maximize their potential during their time at Northwestern and beyond. 

How it Works:

• Students may participate as mentees and will be matched with an alumni mentor.
• Alumni may participate as mentors. Alumni who would like to serve as mentors for students can contact international.programs@law.northwestern.edu.
• Both students and alumni must register and complete a form to participate.
• Mentorship matches are determined based on students’ needs and areas of interest.
• Once mutually established, the mentor-mentee pair then agrees on goals and communication preferences and continues to connect through individual meetings.

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