Best Law Firm Mentors 2021: John C. Goodchild III
As law firms became larger and more dispersed, John Goodchild recognized the need for a formal program to ensure all associates received the benefits of a consistent mentoring relationship, beyond those associates benefitting from informal mentoring-a "no associate left behind" approach.
June 17, 2021 at 01:49 PM
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By The Legal Intelligencer
John C. Goodchild III of Morgan Lewis & Bockius. Courtesy photo
John C. Goodchild III, Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Early in Goodchild's career, the mentoring dynamic was informal, organic. As law firms became larger and more dispersed, Goodchild recognized the need for a formal program to ensure all associates received the benefits of a consistent mentoring relationship, beyond those associates benefitting from informal mentoring-a "no associate left behind" approach. In 2007, Goodchild and partner Christina Fournaris designed the firm's formal mentoring program as a component of an integrated associate development program.
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