MAA Mentor-Mentee Programme

MAA Mentor-Mentee Programme

Description

The MAA is delighted to announce the launch of the 2024-2025 MAA Mentor-Mentee Programme.

The MAA Mentor-Mentee Programme offers law students and young professionals the opportunity to receive guidance and support from an experienced legal professional and academics as they begin to develop their careers.

The 2024-2025 Mentor-Mentee Programme is scheduled to take place from early October 2024 to 30 April 2025.

Eligibility

All programme participants must be members of the MAA. If you are not yet a member of the MAA, simply sign up here first, then proceed to make your application. Please note that, while applicants are not required to be Premium MAA members, priority will be given to Premium MAA members, should the need arise. 

Please note that, if you apply using a different name and/or email address to the one(s) associated with your MAA membership, it can be difficult for your membership to be verified and you may be deemed ineligible for the Programme. Please therefore ensure that the details used in your application are consistent with your MAA membership, or otherwise provide the name and/or email address associated with your MAA Membership in the relevant field of the application form. 

The MAA Mentor-Mentee Programme aims to be an inclusive and diverse programme, involving participants from a wide variety of countries, profiles, and professional backgrounds. All interested MAA members are encouraged to apply. Applicants who are not members of the MAA will not be considered.

Mentors

Mentors will ideally have at least five years of professional and/or post-graduate academic experience in international dispute resolution, arbitration, commercial and/or trade law. Mentors will have excellent communication skills, the time to commit themselves to at least three one-on-one (virtual or in-person) meetings with their mentee and a desire to contribute to the growth and development of young legal professionals. 

Interested mentors should contact the MAA at [email protected] by 1 September 2024. Mentors will be selected at the sole discretion of the Mentor-Mentee Team and the MAA Executive Board. Mentors participating in the programme will be connected with their respective mentees by early October 2024.

Mentees

Mentees should be law students, recent graduates of a degree in law or young professionals with less than five years of post-qualified experience. Mentees should ideally have an interest in a career as a practitioner and/or academic in international dispute resolution, arbitration, commercial and/or trade law. Mentees should have an interest in seeking guidance and support in their professional development, including networking, writing opportunities and shaping career goals. Mentees who have taken part in a previous cycle of the programme are not eligible to participate in another cycle.

Mentee Application Process

Interested mentees should complete an application form with a one-page motivation letter and a CV by 22 August 2024. The application form can be accessed here. We recommend that the motivation letter addresses the following questions:

• Why are you interested in international dispute resolution, arbitration, commercial and/or trade law? What experience, if any, have you had in these fields?
• What specific goals do you hope to achieve through the Programme, and how will the Programme help you achieve them?
• What do you believe is the role of a mentee and what makes you suitable for this role?
• What challenges (if any) have you overcome or are you facing in developing a career in international dispute resolution, arbitration, commercial and/or trade law?

Mentees will be selected at the sole discretion of the Mentor-Mentee Team and the MAA Executive Board, on the basis of their motivation letter and CV. As explained on the MAA website, Premium MAA members will receive priority with mentee applications.

All applicants will be notified about the status of their application by early October 2024 from the email address [email protected]. We kindly request that applicants whitelist our email address and refrain from emailing the MAA Mentor-Mentee Team prior to early October 2024 regarding the status of their application. If successful, the applicant’s motivation letter and CV will be shared with their assigned mentor.

For more information, please refer to the Mentor-Mentee Programme Guidelines.