Mentor Registration – Law Society of Alberta

Mentor Connect: Mentor Registration

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Salutation*
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Name*
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Firm/Employer*
Address*
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Phone (Work)*
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Is this your first time participating in Mentor Connect?*
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Being Matched to a Mentee
All mentor/mentee pairings are subject to the approval of the Manager, Legal Technology and Mentorship, of the Law Society of Alberta.

Is there any particular information that should be considered for matching you to a mentee? Is there anyone you do not wish to be paired with?

Other Mentorship Programs
Mentor Express is like online shopping for mentors. Mentees browse an online listing of mentors and choose one-hour sessions with whichever mentors they are interested in meeting. The self-match system allows mentees to seek guidance and insight relevant to their own career development with a variety of mentors in different work settings.
Are you interested in participating in Mentor Express?*
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The purpose of the Indigenous Law Mentorship Program is to match Indigenous Alberta lawyers with Indigenous law students. It provides an opportunity for students to meet and connect with experienced Indigenous counsel. Mentors will meet one-on-one with students, four times a year providing advice, guidance and connections. Mentors and mentees are paired based on similar interests and backgrounds.
Are you interested in participating in the Indigenous Law Mentorship Program?*
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- No

Mentor Acknowledgement*
As a participant in Mentor Connect, I agree that:

1. In order to be effective as a mentor, lawyers should a) value teaching and counseling new lawyers in the development of professional habits, b) strive to improve the legal profession through their mentorship, and c) possess superior interpersonal skills and the ability to facilitate quality discussions about the best practices and highest values of the legal profession. I believe I have these attributes as well as a reputation among judges and peers in the local community for competence and ethical and professional conduct.

2. I have practised for at least five years and have never been suspended, disbarred from the practice of law or resigned in the face of discipline, by any law society or bar association in any jurisdiction. I have no formal disciplinary complaints pending. I will inform the program administrator immediately if any of these have occurred or occur while I am participating in this program.

3. The Law Society of Alberta needs to check my discipline history to confirm that I am eligible to serve as a mentor in their mentorship programs. These checks will include the following:
a. A review of the Law Society of Alberta membership and discipline records.
b. Enquiries with other law societies and bar associations where I am or was previously a member. I authorize those organizations to provide the Law Society of Alberta with full information about my membership including reports they have prepared on my practice, information respecting complaints against my professional conduct, and any disciplinary proceedings taken against me.
In connection with this process, I consent to these verifications.

4. I release and forever discharge the Law Society of Alberta, its staff, and all individuals consulted in connection with these checks, from any and all claims, causes of action, suits, actions and liabilities of every nature and kind whatsoever arising from, as a result of or in any way related to the release of such information or the consideration and assessment of my application to serve as a mentor.

5. Any communications I provide to mentees are solely to provide guidance with their practice of law, and are not intended as legal advice to them or their clients. Mentees will not rely on such communications and will rely on their own professional judgment in conducting their legal practices.

6. Mentoring does not create a privileged relationship between mentor and mentee. Communications with mentees are not protected by solicitor-client privilege. I will nonetheless maintain the strictest confidence about any personal information my mentees share about themselves or past experiences. I will not disclose our discussions without their clear permission. I will keep confidential the identity of any mentees and the existence of the mentoring relationships, and will not disclose either without that mentee's express consent.

7. The Law Society of Alberta will match me with a mentee in accordance with the needs and capacity of the Mentor Connect program. I understand that there is no guarantee that I will be matched with a mentee at all.

8. I will make the necessary time commitment to prepare for and meet with my mentees. If I cannot, I will contact the program administrator and my mentees as soon as possible and withdraw from the program.

9. I acknowledge that the information submitted here is complete to the best of my knowledge and that it will be shared with any mentee(s) with whom I am matched.

10. I agree that in no event will I sue or otherwise attempt to hold liable for damages, the Law Society of Alberta, its Benchers, committee members, staff or mentees as a result of my participation in this program.
- I have read and accept the Mentor Acknowledgement
Disclosure Notice
The Law Society can use any personal information I provide in connection with its mentorship programs and that it receives through any mentor eligibility checks:

• To confirm that I am eligible to participate and remain in its mentorship programs,
• To help match me with other mentors or mentees,
• To assist me with my practice outside of the mentorship program,
• For the Law Society’s regulatory purposes, including investigations and proceedings, and any other purposes contemplated by the Legal Profession Act, the Rules of the Law Society, the Code of Conduct, Guidelines and Protocols of the Law Society, or a resolution of the Benchers.

All of the Law Society’s departments will have access to this information. The Law Society may contact me for more information, or to obtain clarification on any information it has already received.

The Law Society can use any personal information it receives in connection with its mentorship programs and that it receives through any mentor eligibility checks:

• To confirm that participants are eligible to participate and remain in its mentorship programs,
• To help match mentors with mentees, and
• For any other purposes contemplated by the Legal Profession Act, the Rules of the Law Society, the Code of Conduct, Guidelines and Protocols of the Law Society, or a resolution of the Benchers.

Should you have any questions about the collection, use, or disclosure of this information, please contact the Privacy officer at 403.229.4700.

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