{"id":10547,"date":"2015-09-08T09:24:42","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T14:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.wmitchell.edu\/news\/?p=10547"},"modified":"2018-06-18T15:38:22","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T20:38:22","slug":"center-for-law-and-business-mentorship-program-provides-students-with-practical-lawyering-and-networking-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2015\/09\/08\/center-for-law-and-business-mentorship-program-provides-students-with-practical-lawyering-and-networking-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Business mentorship program provides students with practical lawyering and networking skills"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Center for Law and Business<\/h3>\n

Committed to providing law students with the knowledge, skills, and experience they need to succeed as business leaders and business lawyers.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the Center for Law and Business<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Abigail Lambert has one year of law school left to complete her J.D., but she already has professional legal experience, connections to local lawyers, and an impressive resume and LinkedIn profile. This is thanks, in large part, to her participation in the Law and Business Mentorship Program.
\nThe program focuses\u00a0on providing students with the knowledge, skills, and experience they need to succeed as business leaders, business owners, and business lawyers. More than two dozen students have taken part in the program each year.<\/p>\n

Lambert, who is participating in the Center for Law and Business Certificate Program, was partnered with Kathy Harrell-Latham \u201906, managing director of Tower Legal Solutions\u00a0in Minneapolis. \u201cThis program provides opportunities I did not have that would have been valuable for me as I was preparing for a career in business and law,\u201d said Harrell-Latham.<\/p>\n

As the leader of a full service legal staffing company that finds and places people in law firms and corporations, Harrell-Latham also finds staff for an in-house legal team that provides legal counsel and litigation support. This allowed her to hire Lambert on a few projects.<\/p>\n

\u201cKathy is a terrific partner who has really provided me with a great experience,\u201d said Lambert. \u201cI will continue to be in contact with her throughout my career. The mentorship program was a great way to expand my network and create lifelong relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harrell-Latham also offered advice on networking and marketing. \u201cShe looked over my resume for me and offered tips on how to improve it. She also reviewed my LinkedIn page to make sure I was publicly putting my best foot forward,\u201d Lambert said.<\/p>\n

But the key to a successful experience is initiative on the part of the student, said Lambert.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents should know that they will get out of the program what they put into it. They should not wait around and expect the attorneys to make all the plans to meet. The student should be proactive about connecting with their mentor and finding times to meet up with them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mitchell students get the knowledge, skills, and experience they need to succeed as business leaders, business owners, and business lawyers by partnering with lawyer mentors in the business world.<\/p>\n

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