The Student Mentor Program has long been a successful part of the Law Week. Strong support from lawyers has provided a valuable opportunity for many high school students to explore law as a career option and to broaden their understanding of the legal profession.

The program has two components: the first, involves having students spend a half a day at the lawyers office or in court; and the second, involves having lawyers attend the schools to discuss their work and help increase students understanding about the legal profession.

This year the program in Nanaimo was organized by Michael L. Warsh with 8 schools and 14 lawyers participating. The Law Week Committee looks forward to the continuing success of this program next year and thanks the following lawyers for their participation this year: Peter Hertzberg, Chuck Radcliffe, Ben Falkenberg, Jerad Larson, Michael Wasserman, Chris Churchill, Nicole Cederberg, Peter Theocaris, Peter McNeil, Rick Johnston, Vic Svacek, Burt King, QC, John Bennie; and Lou Shelling.

This article was published in the December 2005 issue of BarTalk and is subject to the copyright by the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, 2005, all rights reserved.