Jackman Law Alumni-Student Mentorship Program

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Join our 2026-2027 program!

The Jackman Law Alumni-Student Mentorship Program fosters supportive connections between Jackman Law students and alumni. Students have an opportunity to explore the legal profession and benefit from knowledge and experience of alumni from various areas of practice and industries.

Program highlights:

1-to-1 student-to-alumni pairing. Depending on schedule and availability, alumni can be paired with multiple students
Formal program runs over 4 months from November - March
In person events offering networking and learning opportunities (launch event and professional development session)
Minimum requirement of 4 touchpoints in any format (e.g. in-person or virtual meeting, email, phone conversation)
Alumni mentors come from diverse areas of law and industries
Open to alumni from all locations; you do not need to be based in Toronto
Open to all Jackman Law students
Program is administered through our exclusive online Jackman Law community, Law Connect. A platform dedicated to students, alumni, staff, and faculty from the Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto.

If you have any questions, please contact the program managers at alumni.law@utoronto.ca.

Becoming a mentee or mentor is an easy two-step process. Please follow and click the buttons below.

Deadline to apply is October 23, 2026.

Step 1: Join Law Connect

It will take up to two business days for administrators to verify your new account.

If you are already a member on the platform, skip this step and proceed to step two.

*IMPORTANT* If you are on the platform, please make sure to update your profile as our matching process will use your information accordingly.

Step 2: Fill out program application form

Mentorship application form

Mentorship Resources

Below are some resources to help guide you on your mentorship journey.

- 2026 Jackman Law Alumni-Student Mentorship Program Mentee Handbook
- Preparing for a Mentorship Relationship (PDF) provides mentees with the necessary tools needed to prepare for a mentoring relationship including defining mentorship roles, expectations, responsibilities and setting goals.
- How to Be A Great Mentee (PDF) provides tools for mentees to work on enhancing their mentoring relationships.
- SMART Goals Worksheet (PDF) is a worksheet developed by Academic Success to assist mentees with working through their goals to make them more specific, measurable, achievable, rewarded/relevant and timely.
- Learning About Active Listening (PDF) is a resource that encourages mentors to actively listen and to consider the difference between listening and hearing.
- Four Types of Listening (PDF) outlines four types of listening: downloading, factual, empathic, generative.
- 2026-2027 Jackman Law Alumni-Student Mentorship Program Mentor Handbook
- Mentoring a student
  This valuable work broadens your own network and lets you share your expertise – and it helps young people with diverse backgrounds to launch their careers, develop skills and meet the challenges of life after university.
- Mentorship Foundations (PDF) acts as a brief introduction to the foundations of mentorship including mentorship roles and best practices.
- How to Be A Great Mentor (PDF) provides tools for mentors to work on enhancing their mentoring relationships.
- Thinking About Your Personal Journey (PDF) is a worksheet for mentors that enables them to participate in self-reflection to develop their own unique mentoring style based on life experiences.
- Learning About Active Listening (PDF) is a resource that encourages mentors to actively listen and to consider the difference between listening and hearing.
- Four Types of Listening (PDF) outlines four types of listening: downloading, factual, empathic, generative.
- Having 1-on-1 Conversations with Mentees (PDF) is a useful tool for structuring one on one mentoring conversations.

Jackman Law Alumni-Student Mentorship Program

Join our 2026-2027 program!

Step 1: Join Law Connect

Step 2: Fill out program application form

Mentorship Resources

Mentee resources

Mentor resources