The American Bar Association's Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law established the national Mentor Program for:
law students with disabilities
prospective law students with disabilities, and
recent law school graduates with disabilities
The Program’s purpose is to give members of these groups the opportunity to learn from an experienced attorney.
In a recent study conducted for the ABA, those immediately out of law school cited having a mentor as an important driving factor of satisfaction with their career. Career satisfaction, however, is just one benefit of having a mentor-mentee relationship. Practitioners, students, and academics have all praised the benefits of a mentor program for those with disabilities, namely the availability of advice, guidance, and support.