Annotation

The purpose of the article is to analyze the risks of regress liability of a mentor teacher in educational organizations for harm caused by a young teacher, as well as to develop measures to minimize negative legal consequences. The research methodology is based on a theoretical and legal analysis of the provisions of Federal Law No. 273-FZ, the Labor Code of the Russian Federation (including Article 351.8), the Civil Code of the Russian Federation (Articles 1064, 1068, 1081), the Professional Standard “Teacher”, local normative acts of educational organizations, doctrinal sources and judicial practice. The conclusions are that the mentor's status exhibits signs of hybridity, which increases regress risks due to uncertainty in duties; the main risk of regress arises in cases of formal mentorship and the absence of documentation confirming the conscientious performance of duties. It is noted that Article 351.8 of the Labor Code has reduced uncertainty in the formalization of mentorship but does not fully eliminate civil law risks in education, where student safety and methodological responsibility are key. Emphasis is placed on the fact that the key protection mechanism is a regulated mentorship model with a detailed regulation and documentation system. The scientific novelty lies in the systematization of the conditions for the occurrence of regress to the mentor and the analysis of the role of evidence in its prevention, including the collision of norms of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation and the Labor Code of the Russian Federation. The practical relevance consists in recommendations on local normative acts and voluntary professional liability insurance to minimize financial risks.