Section News
| Jurisdiction | Georgia,United States |
| Citation | Vol. 27 No. 2 Pg. 0058 |
| Pages | 0058 |
| Publication year | 2021 |
Section News
Labor & Employment Law Section’s Mentorship Academy: Stronger Than Ever Jay Rollins
BY JAY ROLLINS
To date, more than 200 section members have participated in the Labor & Employment Mentorship Academy. ... The academy is now entering its fifth year, and is stronger than ever, despite the challenges posed by the pandemic over the past year and a half.
The 2019-20 Class of the Labor & Employment Law Section Mentorship Academy—finally—held its End of Year Celebration at Petit Violet on July 29. The event was long overdue and celebrated the commitment and perseverance of the stellar group of lawyers that made up the class. The 2019-20 class was exceptional in many ways, most particularly because they maintained a connection and a sense of community through an extended 2-year period necessitated by the pandemic's interruption of scheduled events. In addition to the class participants and the Academy Board, special guests included State Bar President Elizabeth L. Fite and U.S. Magistrate Court Judges Catherine Salinas and John Larkins. Immediate Past President Dawn M. Jones also shared a message with the group.
Labor & Employment Mentorship Academy President Jay Rollins recaps the extended program year and value of the program for the 2019- 2020 Academy class.
How it Began
In 2016, the leaders of the Labor & Employment Law Section of the State Bar, under the leadership of Robert Lewis, recognized the need for a formal mentoring program and launched the Labor & Employment Mentorship Academy (L&E Academy). The program was the first of its kind in Georgia, as well as across the country, and has since exceeded everyone's expectations. The group of individuals assembled to create the academy were: Bert Brannen, Fisher Phillips; Ot-trell Edwards, Fulton County State Court; Gary Kessler, Martenson, Hasbrouck & Simon; Robert Lewis, assistant regional director, U.S. Department of Labor's Solicitor's Office; Jay Rollins, Schwartz Rollins; Tamika Sykes, Sykes Law; Tessa Warren, Quinn, Connor, Weaver, Davies & Rouco; and Brent Wilson, Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson.
How it Works
The L&E Academy pairs an experienced attorney with a relatively new employment practitioner so that regardless of the size firm or agency where the new attorney works, they can obtain guidance from someone outside their own organization both as to the practice of labor...
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