High School Legal Mentorship Program

In 2022-23, the Montgomery County Chapter of the Women’s Bar Association launched a pilot high school mentorship program with the objective of exposing underserved female-identified MCPS high school students who are motivated and interested in the law to legal careers, including private sector attorneys, public sector attorneys, courthouse roles, and judiciary. 

In the first year of the program, five female-identified students participated in the program. The students were matched with lawyer mentors (two per student) and participated in group programs, as well as monthly one-on-one meetings with their mentors.

Now in the second year, we are so excited to partner with Gaithersburg High School and Springbrook High School to offer this program to a larger number of female-identified students.

Schedule for the 2023-2024 Program

• 11/15/23 @ 5pm (in person at the Montgomery County Circuit Court*): Orientation Meeting

• 1/17/24 @ 5pm (virtual): Panel on resume writing, professionalism, communication, and cover letter tips

• 2/21/24 @ 5pm (virtual): Panel on college applications, pre-law major, internships, trajectory, and networking

• 3/13/24 @ 5pm (virtual): Panel of attorneys and judges

• 4/17/24 @ 5pm (in person at the Montgomery County Circuit Court*): Closing Event—Panel of legal-adjacent professionals

*Third floor Judicial Conference Room located in the North Tower of Montgomery County Circuit Court

Participants are required to attend (i) both the in-person Orientation Meeting and the Closing Event, (ii) the three virtual programs, and (iii) a minimum four out of possible five one-on-one mentoring sessions with their matched attorney mentor(s), which will be scheduled at mutually convenient times and may be virtual.

For any questions, please contact Debbie Feinstein at Debbie.Feinstein@montgomerycountymd.gov.

Session evaluation (by program participants only)