Mentorship

The aim of AMBA’s mentorship committee is to ensure that we are developing the next generation of Muslim American legal scholars, leaders, and practitioners. It is only through a robust community of Muslim lawyers, serving as clerks, U.S. attorneys, judges, partners, defenders, etc. that we can really start to reform the legal system in America. To this end, we are assisting aspiring attorneys on their career paths by:

  • Creating a comprehensive network and unique matching-system of established and aspiring attorneys to serve as mentors and mentees.

  • Developing mentorship programs and activities to help stimulate the mentor-mentee relationship for long-term growth, development, and fellowship.

  • Hosting monthly mentorship panel sessions, each highlighting unique career paths and specialized niches available in an attorney’s future.

If you’re interested in seeking mentorship or mentoring, fill out our member sign up form here or contact mentorship:

Mentorship Programs

  • Pre-Law

    Providing comprehensive guidance on all aspects of law school admission, for those considering law school to those actively applying.

  • First-Year Law Students

    Covering the nuts and bolts of all things 1L year, including tips on outlining cases, navigating the class room, preparing for on campus recruiting, and studying for and taking a law school exam.

  • Upper Class Law Students and New Attorneys

    Learn everything you don’t learn in law school about developing and advancing your career to land your dream job.

Mentorship Chairs

  • Mahmud Rizvi

    Vice Chair

    Syed Mahmud Rizvi is a JD candidate at Harvard Law School, recognized as a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellow. Last year, Mahmud earned his BA in Government from UT Austin, as the Dean’s Distinguished Graduate. Working at Akin Gump LLP this past summer, as a SEO Law Fellow, his clients included victims of human trafficking and battered spouses. As a disability activist, Mahmud sits on the National Diversity and Inclusion, Kenneth Jernigan, and Membership committees of the National Federation of the Blind, where he has been honored as a Jacobus Tenbroek Fellow. Additionally, the Lighthouse for the Blind has recognized him as a Guild Scholar. Mahmud is passionate about access to education, traveling the country hosting empowerment seminars for disabled students and lobbying on Capitol Hill for effective education policy. As a founding board member of AMBA, Mahmud leads efforts to empower people to discover law school as their next career step and to gain admission into a JD program. Please reach out to Mahmud if you are interested in pursuing a career in law!