(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
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Discuss with mentee, “What is going well?” and “What excites you about being here?”
Tell one another the story why you chose Fenwick.
Build rapport: Share favorite weekend activities (or pick another subject of mutual interest).
Identify work opportunities of interest to your mentee; discuss with him/her how to pursue those opportunities, including introducing mentee to senior attorneys
Discuss and then provide feedback to PD: (1) something we’ve done that has helped you, and (2) what we can do to better support you in the future
Tell your mentee about some times when you screwed up (and how you handled it)
Discuss a brand new assignment and how to knock it out of the park!
Discuss the importance of institutional contributions, and explore the mentee’s personal interests.
Discuss where the mentee wants to be 2-3 years from now and what he/she needs to help get there.
Offer suggestions for managing pressure and juggling competing commitments.
Share your most-utilized practice support resources.
Discuss how to effectively navigate the free market system
Discuss additional kinds of training and resources that would be helpful to the mentee.
Share your favorite tech tricks or tools
Debrief a project that the mentee recently completed; what went well and what could have gone better?
Discuss the importance of efficiency and how juniors can become increasingly efficient.
Build rapport: what are your favorite vacation spots, and why?
Talk about how to plan for time off during the year, and still make your hours.
Discuss the last two books that each of you read, and find two things that you have in common
Introduce your mentee to four colleagues he/she hasn’t yet met
Together ID 3 questions you would most like to pose to F&W leadership, and tell PD what they are.
We’ll ask.
Go to lunch and spend the bulk of your time talking about feedback that the mentee has received.
Discuss with mentee, “What, if anything, frustrates you as a new lawyer?” and “How can the firm support you more effectively?”
Build rapport: Share your favorite new show/podcast/ movie.
Discuss the mentee’s Fenwick U experience and how the firm can improve upon that.
