Blog 13: 10 Hour Mentorship Check-In

Mentoring at a Law Firm

1.   Where are you doing your mentorship?

I have been mentoring at the law firm known as Driskell & Gordon--Attorneys at Law. 

2.   Who is your contact?  What makes this person an expert?

My contact, or mentor, is Mr. John L. Gordon. I feel that is more than qualified to be my mentor because he has had over a decade of experience within the field of law, specifically conservatorships, trusts and wills, and estate planning. He has also taught classes on Business Law at Citrus College. Not only this, but he has given a few seminars concerning Special Needs Trusts for the mentally disabled and has drafted many of these trusts.

3.   How many hours have you done during the school year? (Summer Mentorship Hours and Mentorship Hours should be reflected separately in your Senior Project Hours log located on the right-hand side of your blog).

I have completed 57.8 Hours during the school year. 

4.   Succinctly summarize what you did, how well you and your mentor worked together, and how you plan to complete the remaining hours.


For the majority of my mentorship, I completed deposition summaries, which are basically summaries of a deposition transcript. A deposition is a questioning where the opposing counsels and a witness must meet along with a court reporter to transcribe everything asked. This transcript can then be used within a trial. I was present during one deposition and I summarized the deposition transcript for that very deposition. I have organized several case files, which are the files that keep all records, relevant documents, notes, and court documents that are involved in a certain case. I have had several discussion with my mentor concerning certain topics such as a closing argument, how agreements before trials occur, and mediation. I have completed the required 50 hours, but my mentor and I have come to an agreement that if I were to need any more hours or if he was working on something interesting that he would like to share with me, we will meet up again and continue my mentorship.