The MENTOR Program
When founder Thomas W. Evans initially consulted with the legal community to develop the MENTOR program, he summed up the program's purpose in the following "Invitation to Lawyers" (MENTOR Manual, 1983):
"While our principal pro bono activity must remain the representation of indigent clients, we nevertheless have a significant duty to the public to explain our profession, the way the courts function and the opportunities and responsibilities afforded by the law. MENTOR is an ideal way to do this. We reach young minds, eager to receive information, guided by teachers skilled in law-related education. The added dimension which we bring to the process is practical experience. The heightened student interest makes possible results which could not otherwise be readily attained. And yet the program requires very little time from lawyers, who simply explain what they do and permit students to watch while they work. Lawyers and other law firm employees find immense satisfaction in the program."
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