Think about how many seminars you’ve attended or articles you’ve read, where you have gotten excited about the great idea and thought “I should do that!” It’s hard to find the time and be disciplined enough to follow up and act upon great ideas.
Coaching and mentoring works best when students check in with either Pollack or Sharaf once a week, bi-monthly or monthly for anywhere from one to 12 months – depending on their needs and progress.
As coaches, both these guys have been known to provide non-stop focus and direction (even redirection!) to their protégées.
Mentoring for New Associates –
Help is On the Way!
Let's face it: Neither the business of the practice of law nor how to market yourself are taught in many law schools, so most new associates often feel ill-equipped to promote themselves or their practice. Yet these are essential skills.
or collecting dust!
Everything you work on is based on real life business – your business – not theories in a book that sound good but don’t necessarily translate to your practice or your position as a new associate.
As coaches, they’re part strategist, part sounding board, part cheerleader and part taskmaster. Between them, they help you brainstorm great ideas, get motivated and provide expert advice on a range of issues.