Dean Emerita and Professor Theresa Beiner (University of Arkansas Little-Rock School of Law), Former Dean and Professor of Law Michael Hunter Schwartz (McGeorge School of Law), Professor Mary-Beth Moylan (McGeorge School of Law), and Professor Nancy Levit (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law) are conducting a study on “What the Best Legal Mentors Do” and are seeking nominations.

Much has been said about the importance of mentors for new attorneys. However, not much is known about what makes a senior attorney a good mentor. We are law professors (two former deans and two former associate deans) who are working on a book, What the Best Legal Mentors Do, under contract with Harvard University Press, to discover the characteristics of the best legal mentors. Our goal is to identify the most effective law mentors and supervisors in the United States, to synthesize the principles by which they guide and supervise their mentees, and to share these principles and stories with other lawyers who are committed to mentoring the next generation of lawyers. Mentorship in the ethical standards required by lawyers is particularly important in this moment.

Our mentor nomination form is available at Best Law Mentors. Thank you for nominating a deserving law mentor!