Mentorship Program

Mentorship and Community for Law Students and Practitioners!

Unlike traditional mentorship programs that match mentors and mentees one-to-one, the OGALLA Mentorship Program is designed to cast a wide net to allow natural professional relationships to develop. OGALLA Mentorship invites attorneys who are BIPOC, Gender Non-Conforming and Transgender and General LGBTQ+ to attend the OGALLA Mentorship Socials where all queer attorneys and law students are welcome.

This Program aims to offer extensive opportunities for professional development and networking while fostering a safe space to connect, gain support and build a legal community. Aside from meeting regularly as a group, participants have the opportunity to socialize and network with other other law students and various practitioners who attend to provide their expertise and offer additional perspectives while developing new connections.

OGALLA’s goal is to provide developing LGBTQ+ lawyers with a pathway to success and to thrive in the Oregon legal community—our community is stronger together!

Program Highlights

• Annual meetups hosted at various locations around town.

• Kickoff party hosted by OGALLA.

• Invitations to OGALLA events and an opportunity for additional networking with the OGALLA Board and other LGBTQ+-identifying and supporting attorneys.

• Topics include navigating queer diversity at work (including intersectional identities), increasing personal safety in more rural counties, expanding your network, and more!

• Program participants include LGBTQ+ identifying and BIPOC judges, litigators, and practitioners, including professionals with JD preferred roles.