The USC Joseph F. Rice School of Law’s 1L Mentoring Program connects first-year law students with lawyers and judges who provide them with valued advice about their journey into the legal profession. 1L Mentors play an important role in the student’s development of professional identity by exposing students to the work that lawyers and judges do and the values and expectations of the legal profession.

Every first-year law student will be assigned to at least two professional mentors who they will meet with a minimum of three times during their first semester of law school. During these sessions, mentors offer practical advice, guidance, and support while also building the student’s legal community and strengthening their professional network in a positive environment.

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