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The Honorable Eugene R. Verin, Jefferson County Senior Circuit Judge, began the BBA New Lawyer Mentoring Program as a pilot project in 2008.  Thanks to tremendous effort and commitment by Judge Verin, Pooja Chawla, Tom Wilson and others, the Mentoring Program now continues on an annual basis and provides support, experience and encouragement for new lawyers.

The Mentoring Program has five primary components:  Professionalism, Legal Ethics and Civility, Career Development and Attorney Wellness, Basic Skills Practice Areas and Courtroom Sessions. The Program requires a 5-month commitment, which includes in-person Mentee-Mentor meetings and attendance at group events. Mentees and Mentors can choose to participate in either the Spring Session (January - May) or the Fall Session (August - December). 


Mentee applications are available here. 

Mentor applications are available here.  

 

 

Founded in 1885, the Birmingham Bar is one of the oldest local bar associations in the United States and is almost as old as the city of Birmingham itself, which was founded in 1871. The Birmingham Bar works to support its more than 3,100 members in their practices and to promote justice and public service. It accomplishes these goals by furthering the legal education of its members, promoting needed reform in the law, facilitating access to justice, and encouraging camaraderie, integrity, and a spirit of courtesy and goodwill among its membership.

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