Sample Job Description—Counselor

Position Impact

• The Counselor assists the President in his or her responsibilities.

Position Responsibilities

• Execute the functions of the President in his or her absence.
• Establish and maintain liaison with the local federal and state courts.
• Oversee the Inn's mentoring program.

• Must be a Master of the Bench and must maintain active status with the Inn of Court throughout his or her term.
• If the concurrent President is not a judge, the Counselor must be a judge.
• Must have been continuously active with the Inn for a minimum of two years before beginning his or her term.
•  Demonstrated leadership skills, either as an officer or committee chair of the Inn, or through a leadership position with another legal or community organization.

• The term of this position is two years, commencing on July 1 following the elections.
• A person may serve two consecutive terms, however, a second term requires reelection according to the procedures set forth in the Inn bylaws.

Training

• Meet with the outgoing President and Counselor to review the current standing of the various operational areas of the Inn, including the status of the Inn's mentoring program.
• Review the Inn's most recent self-evaluation to determine previous successes or challenges encountered in the position.
• Attend an American Inns of Court Leadership Summit, the cost of which is paid by the Inn.

• The Counselor is a member of the Executive Committee.