Law Practice,
Appellate Practice
Dec. 7, 2022
The duty to mentor
Most lawyers are busy people, and the only feedback often given to junior attorneys is returned work product, marked up without explanation.
James McManis
Partner
McManis Faulkner
50 West San Fernando Street
San Jose , CA 95113
Email: jmcmanis@mcmanislaw.com
There have probably been mentors as long as there have been old people and young people.
A mentor has been defined as an "experienced and trusted adviser." The need for such persons is pretty obvious.
The first mention of a mentor may be found in Homer's Odyssey. When Odysseus left for the Trojan War, he entrusted the care of his son, Telemachus, to an old friend by the name of Mentor, who was the son of Alcim...
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