Although the service requirement is usually the most pleasant piece of the tenure puzzle, the eager new faculty member can easily be overwhelmed by service assignments. Often, minority colleagues face this pressure most acutely, particularly given the interest in generating greater visibility of diverse faculty and students, as well as efforts to ensure that important committees have the benefit of minority input. In this session, experienced professors will take you through Law Faculty Basic Training, so to speak, about how to navigate the service requirement. This will include a discussions on the ins and outs of collegiality; the importance of attendance (and when attendance is not so important); how to identify potential mentors and allies, choosing the best opportunities for the University, Law School and Community Service; and finally, when to say yes and how to say no. Special attention will also be paid to different types of service obligations colleagues may face on appointments, public service, and scholarship committees (to name just a few) and how to become an institutional team player while balancing other scholarly and teaching obligations.