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. Matches are determined based on students’ needs and the areas of law they are interested in. The program supports students from their acceptance to Northwestern Law through their first year post graduation. 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 2022-2023 are open from August 1, 2022 to August 26, 2022.
• Mentor applications for the 2022-2023 academic year are open from July 15, 2022 to August 19, 2022.
• 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 2022-2023 are closed.
• Alumni may participate as mentors. Mentor applications for the 2022-2023 academic year are closed. 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.

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