Our phones provide us movies and shows (Nelflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu), e-books (Apple Books, Kindle), audio books (Audible), health plans (Zoom), workouts (Obe, Daily Burn), news (digital news subscriptions), social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn), food (DoorDash, Postmates), transportation (Uber, Lyft), telemedicine (Teladoc, Lemonaid), tele-mental health (Talkspace) and on and on. So if our phones provide us, well, everything, why not mentors? The future of mentoring is in our hands, quite literally, and our phones can be used to mentor young lawyers.

COVID-19 pushed lawyers (and dragged some kicking and screaming) into the brave new world of technology. We lawyers, being lawyers, have as a profession, been dilatory and resistant to change and that is demonstrated most acutely in our profession’s refusal to embrace the digital age. But here we are. Working from home (with its own hashtag—#wfh). Zoom depositions, mediations and even trials. Virtual meetings and conferences. Welcome to a brave new world. But how about our young lawyers? And don’t forget the law students. How do we ensure they are not left behind in this upheaval?

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