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One of the main goals of the mentoring program is not only to impart the wisdom, character
and experience of the older lawyers to younger attorneys, but to foster friendships and collegiality.
With that in mind, the program holds a series of mentor/mentee receptions in New Orleans,
Shreveport and Baton Rouge. There is a mentor/mentee reception held at the Supreme Court every
Spring.
This is a very important program and will not only be of great value to the new
admittees but will also strengthen our profession. It also shows the LSBA’s continued
commitment to professionalism.

Mandatory Mentoring For Qualified Candidates/TIP Program
In light of the unprecedented issues facing the graduating class of 2020, the Louisiana
Supreme Court waived the written Bar Exam for certain “Qualified Candidates,” and given them
additional requirements for admittance to the Bar. As part of their admission process, the court
has ordered the mandatory participation in the Transition Into Practice (TIP) Program. The
“Qualified Candidates,” as outlined in the order, must finish the program by December 31, 2021 to
complete their emergency admission process.
There were 425 mentees in the mandatory TIP Program.

Spot Mentoring
Implementation of the Spot Mentoring Program for Lawyers was completed in June
2019.
The Committee on the Profession offers comprehensive mentoring through the TIP
“Transition Into Practice” Program to new attorneys in the first year of practice. The TIP program
ends at the completion of the mentoring requirements within 1-2 years of the new attorney entering
practice. As a supplement to our formal mentoring program, an episodic or on-demand program has
been developed. Spot Mentoring allows individual and eligible LSBA attorneys to initiate contact
with a volunteer spot mentor on the numerous questions a lawyer out in the practice 2-7 years may
encounter.
Examples of possible Spot Mentoring categories are Career Development (firm culture, time
management, work/life management, receiving feedback, seeking opportunities internally and
externally); Legal Practice Skills (writing, oral communication, negotiation, technical skills);
Professionalism (ethics, civility, integrity, elimination of bias, system equity); Practice
Development (networking, thought leadership, client entertainment, external involvement); Client
Service/Management (business solutions, responsiveness, articulating client value, counseling
clients); and Family/Work Integration (parental leave, working parents, eldercare, family
resources).
The LSBA Spot Mentoring program gives 2-7 year lawyers seeking advice, guidance or
information the ability to post questions in their areas of interest. Spot mentor or mentors can reply
to the inquiry by email. If the Spot mentor lawyer agrees, the parties can even meet (in person, via
telephone or electronically) – probably just once – to discuss the topic raised by the inquiring
lawyer.

Wellness Wednesdays
This 1 hour program at the Bar Center was implemented in March 2019. This is a
low cost ($10.00) 1 hour health & wellness CLE program. Feedback about the program has
been extremely positive.

Professionalism Speakers’ Workshop
This workshop is conducted yearly free of charge to train speakers on the topic of
professionalism.