Collaborate - case-based mentoring scheme

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Thank you very much for your interest in volunteering as a mentor.

Advocate wants to ensure that all junior barristers (or more experienced barristers looking to pivot into a different area of law, or returning from time away from practice) are adequately supported when working on pro bono cases.

Many senior barristers registered to the Advocate panel want to give back, however our case list does not always match their expertise. Mentoring not only has the potential to add immense value to the mentee but can offer the personal satisfaction of helping someone and other career benefits such as providing evidence of leadership for a KC application form.

We are looking forward to working with you!

Name & Chambers *

Year of Call *

Email address *

Please indicate the type of mentoring you would be interested in taking part in. Tick all that apply. *

Offering support for case-related queries. (This simply requires being on the end of the phone once a month. Advocate will link up a junior barrister and a mentor when the barrister has a specific query about the pro bono case they are working on.)

Working on an Advocate case as pro bono co-counsel alongside a junior or young barrister

Mentoring for secondary specialisation. (You would work within your specialist area, helping a panel member taking on a case in your area of law for the first time.)

Required

Broad Area of Law. Please tick all that apply. *

Admin & Public

Chancery

Contract/Commercial

Criminal

Employment

Family

Housing

Immigration

Media

Personal Injury

Real Property

Other:

Required

Advocate will ensure that each mentor is supporting no more than one individual in a month. Please tell us if you would like to mentor less regularly than this.

Please tell us if you have any other requirements we should be aware of.

Unless you choose to work directly on the case alongside your mentee, your role as an Advocate mentor is purely to offer general advice on issues, procedural rules and practical advice related solely to the Advocate case that the mentee is working on. At no point would you form a barrister/client relationship. Mentors do not give legal advice. Mentors will not be expected to carry out drafting or have client contact unless they have opted to be co-counsel as in option 2 above. *

Yes I agree to offer general advice and not legal advice

It is the job of both the mentee and the mentor to decide on the best time to have a conversation. Mentors should be clear from the outset how much time they are able to give to supporting on the case. *

I consent to my email address being shared with mentees and I understand mentees will follow up up after the initial contact from Advocate.

I do not consent to my email address being shared

Any final comments. Thank you!

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