Mentor information for later year students
The Melbourne Law School Mentor Program is restricted to first year students.
There are however other organisations that run mentor programs which you may appy for.
- The Victorian Bar runs an Indigenous law students mentor program
- The Young Lawyers Section of the Law Institute of Victoria has a Later Lawyers Network Mentoring program
- Victorian Women Lawyers (VWL) and Women Barristers Associations (WBA) jointly run a mentoring program for female law students
These programs will be advertised in the Careers e-bulletin when applications are open.
You can also arrange your own mentor - perhaps a colleague, family friend or someone you may meet through networking. Joining committees such as the Young Lawyer's Section committees of the Law Institute of Victoria is also a good way to work closely with other practitioners and learn from them.
If you need further advice on approaching a mentor and managing the relationship, you are welcome to make an appointment with the Careers Counsellor to discuss by emailing law-careers@unimelb.edu.au.