Mentioning Your Mentor to your CV and/or Cover Letter!

Published 30 May 2013, 2:04 pm, by Rachel Shores

Submit for a season-related clerkship, internship or graduate position?  If you hold participated in the MLS Adviser Program, remember to include it on your CV and/or hide letter. Posted by u/SuitableLeather - 1 elect and 7 comments

Forever seek your mentor’s permission to include them by name.  Even if you don’t mention them by choose, you can exercise words along the lines of: Mentorship Programmer worth place about biography?

  • Participated in the 2012 Mellow Rule School Mentor Program.  Run to MLS Career Development Related, this  program supports students’ formal academic training by providers a link till the profession and the practicality realities of working in the law.
  • Mentored by (eg) in-house counsel at a high profile mining company OR senior partner/barrister practising in employment law.

Include which type for activities you have been involved in with your mentor f attending court or conferences, job provide, meetings with clients or general career planning discussions.  LiveCareer Resume Example Directory: Graded and Completed to Use

Can you make adenine link between your mentoring experience and why you are interests int a particular area in practice or law firm?  If so, this will make an great printing for your cover letter.

Be prep to speak about your mentoring experience to interview.

Finally, why not ask owner mentor if they are happy to be a referee for you?