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LawReady Mentorship Application

Future Lawyers Need Your Expertise

LawReady is an innovative initiative designed to broaden access to legal education and meet undergraduate students earlier in their academic journeys to help them prepare for a future career in law. The program gives students a roadmap to explore career opportunities in the legal field, develop the skills and abilities they need to succeed in law school and beyond, and follow a potential alternate pathway to law school.

An important aspect of LawReady is to connect students with practicing attorneys who can serve as mentors to provide real-world insights into today’s legal practice. Your guidance will help foster a sense of inclusion and belonging in the students — and give you an opportunity to share experiences and knowledge, hone your leadership abilities, and help shape the next generation of lawyers.

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Volunteer Acknowledgement, Release and Waiver of Liability
 

By clicking submit to this Volunteer Mentor Acknowledge, Release, and Waiver of Liability Agreement (the “Agreement”), you hereby agree to the terms of the Agreement and submit your application for consideration as a volunteer mentor (“Volunteer Mentor”) for the Law School Admission Council Inc.’s LawReady™ Mentorship Program (“LawReady”).”
           
I. Volunteer Mentor’s Obligations. On a monthly basis during the Term, the Volunteer Mentor agrees to meet with each mentee that is assigned to the Volunteer Mentor for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes, in a virtual setting (e.g., Zoom, Teams, or other similar form of video communication), to provide guidance, experience, and advice about pursuing a career at law to each assigned mentee. The Volunteer Mentor agrees further that he/she will respond to periodical surveys provided by the Law School Admission Council, Inc. (“LSAC”) that are designed to assist LSAC in obtaining and collecting feedback on LawReady so that LSAC can improve, modify, and enhance the products and services that LSAC offers as part of LawReady.
II. Term. The Volunteer Mentor agrees to serve as a Volunteer Mentor for a one (1) year period beginning on September 1, 2023, and ending on August 31, 2024, subject to LSAC’s ability to terminate this Agreement at any time for any reason (the “Term”).
III. Representations and Warranties. The Volunteer Mentor represents and warrants that:
    1. The Volunteer Mentor will maintain a professional, and not social, relationship with each mentee who is assigned to the Volunteer Mentor by LSAC;
    2. The Volunteer Mentor is not bound by any Agreement or arrangement which would preclude Volunteer Mentor from entering into, or from fully performing his/her duties as a Volunteer Mentor;
    3. The Volunteer Mentor has, and shall maintain throughout the Term of this Agreement, an unrestricted license to practice law in the jurisdiction in which he/she resides and/or in any other jurisdiction in which he/she has obtained a license to practice law or in any other jurisdiction in which the Volunteer Mentor is licensed;
    4. The Volunteer Mentor’s license to practice law in the jurisdiction in which he/she resides and/or in any other jurisdiction in which he/she has obtained a license to practice law has never been denied, suspended, revoked, terminated, voluntarily relinquished under threat of disciplinary action, or restricted in any way;
    5. The Volunteer Mentor has not in the past been convicted of or has agreed to or entered into a pretrial diversion or similar program in connection with any (i) act of moral turpitude, (ii) felony, or (iii) illegal use of drugs or alcohol; and
    6. The Volunteer Mentor will notify LSAC, in writing, within three (3) days if any of the foregoing events occur.
IV. Release. In consideration of the Volunteer Mentor’s participation as a Volunteer Mentor in LawReady, the Volunteer Mentor hereby releases, discharges, and agrees not to sue LSAC and its respective members, officers, trustees, directors, staff, employees, consultants and agents from any and all actions, damages, or claims which the Volunteer Mentor or his/her assigns may have against them which may be incurred as a result of his/her participation as a Volunteer Mentor.
V. No Monetary Compensation. The Volunteer Mentor understands and agrees that his/her participation as a Volunteer Mentor is sufficient consideration and that the Volunteer Mentor will receive no monetary compensation for his/her participation in LawReady, or the grant of any rights herein.
VI.  Independent Contractor. The Volunteer Mentor understands and agrees that he/she is not an employee or contractor of LSAC in any respect as a result of entering into this Agreement or performing his/her obligations hereunder, and will not be eligible to receive or participate in LSAC’s group health insurance or any other benefit plans or programs that may be available to LSAC’s employees.
VII. Governing Law; Venue. The Volunteer expressly agrees that this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is intended to be as broad and inclusive as permitted by such laws; if any portion of this Agreement is held to be invalid, the balance shall, not withstanding, continue in full legal force and effect.
VIII. Required Information. As a condition precedent to entering into this Agreement, the Volunteer Mentor agrees to provide the information requested in the form below.
IX. Counterparts; Acceptance. The Volunteer Mentor acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement may be executed by clicking the submit button electronically below, which shall be considered as an original signature for all purposes and shall have the same force and effect as an original signature.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Volunteer Mentor agrees to accept this Agreement to be effective as of the date that the Volunteer Mentor clicks the “submit” button below.”
 

 

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