Basically, this Lt. Governor serves as the Circuit’s communications hub!!!  The Lt. Governor of Communications is responsible for:

• Publishing the Circuit newsletter including the development of articles, editing contributions from circuit members, and providing information on benefits, current opportunities and activities within the circuit, the ABA and the Law Student Division..
• Submitting monthly announcements to the Circuit Governor for submission to the editors of Student Lawyer magazine.
• Coordinating information in cooperation with the Circuit Governor and other Lt. Governors to develop and disseminate promotional announcements regarding Circuit and Division activities and programs and for recommending the most appropriate medium for the dissemination of such communication.
• Submitting announcements and updates to the Circuit Governor for posting to the Circuit List Serve and/or Circuit page of the ABA Law Student Division website.
• Maintaining an archive record of circuit meeting minutes including conference calls.
• Ensuring that a copy of all circuit correspondence is provided to the Circuit Governor and maintained in an archive database for future records and reference. 

The Lt. Governor of Diversity is responsible for:

• Leading and promoting diversity initiatives at ABA-approved law schools. 
• Serving as a liaison to school organizations within the circuit, this person works closely with law schools to encourage the sponsorship of educational programs and events that teach and foster respect for different races, genders, religions, sexual orientations and individuals with disabilities.
• Taking a leading role in developing and creating opportunities and plans for law schools to participate in the Division’s March 2 Diversity Day events. 
• Serve as a coach, mentor and consultant for other independently school-sponsored activities such as Diversity Weeks as called upon by student organizations at law schools within the Circuit. 
• Periodically, preparing reports outlining circuit activities addressing diversity to the Circuit Governor.
• Establish a method to maintain archive records of activities within the circuit for future reference.
• It may be possible that this person will be called upon to coordinate a program on Diversity during the Circuit’s Fall and/or Spring Meeting.

The Lt. Governor of Legislation and Governmental Affairs is responsible for working with the 2nd Circuit Governor to:

• Achieve the Division’s legislative agenda
• Coordinate local lobbying efforts including the ABA grassroots efforts within the 2nd Circuit.

The Lt. Governor of Mental Health is responsible for:

• Reaching out to the leaders at each law school in the circuit to discuss the implementation of a Law Student Mental Health Initiative on their campus.
• If a law school has a similar program addressing Law Student Mental Health, this person should ask for a description of the program including how it is set up and managed, and should immediately transmit the summary to the Circuit Governor for submission to the Division’s Chair.
• Familiarizing yourself with the ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs for valuable resources available to law students in need to refer any interested students or groups to the ABA for more information on the law student mental health issues.
• Serve as a law student mental health coach, mentor and consultant for independently school-sponsored activities as called upon by student organizations at ABA-approved law schools within the Circuit.

Non-traditional students are a very important part of the law school community, but all too often the unique needs and concerns of these students are overlooked. The Lt. Governor of Part-Time Students serves as an advocate for students returning to academic life after a long or short-term absence, evening students, those with dependent families, part-time students, etc.  This Lt. Governor serves as:

• A voice of non-traditional students within the Circuit to establish recognition for the unique needs and concerns.
• Recognizing that one approach does not fit all, this individual must be creative in developing strategies for bringing the circuit and ABA to the forefront of these students’ attention in an effort to build a more durable link between this group and the goals of the ABA Law Student Division.
• It is the responsibility of this Lt. Governor to coordinates initiatives, programs and activities of interest to non-traditional students with other student leaders throughout the region who represent non-traditional students.

The Lt. Governor of Public Interest/Work-A-Day is responsible for:

• Organizing Circuit public interest projects and promoting campus public interest programs.
  Promoting the Work-A-Day programs in the Circuit and assists schools in maintaining and developing their own Work-A-Day programs.
  It may be possible that this person will be called upon to coordinate a program or activity during the Circuit’s Fall of Spring Meeting.
  Communicating with the Circuit Governor, keeping the Circuit informed of what Public Interest and Work-A-Day events are taking place in the Circuit.
  As the Circuit’s primary contact for Public Interest, this person should familiarize themselves with ABA’s Law Day, VITA Program and the ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service.
  Promotes ABA and Division funding assistance available to law schools, such as the Division’s Grant Program, for public interest events and programs.

The Lt. Governor for Student Bar Association is responsible for:

• Working with the Circuit Governor and other Lt. Governors to plan and coordinate resources and information for the SBA President’s workshop at the Circuit’s Fall and Spring Meetings.
• Maintaining regular communication with each of the Circuit’s SBA Presidents, monitoring their activities and programs, providing coaching and support systems to those in need, and working with the Lt. Governor of Communication to ensure proper dissemination of publicity and reporting for SBA events and activities at each of the Circuit’s ABA-approved law schools.
• Serving as a liaison between the SBA organizations, the Circuit and the Division by encouraging inactive schools to establish a presence in the ABA Law Student Division.
• Securing and updating the election results and contact information for the SBA Presidents at each of the Circuit’s ABA-approved law schools on a continuous basis.

The Lt. Governor for Volunteer Income Tax Assistant Programs (VITA) is responsible for:

• Assisting law schools within the circuit develop and maintain their own VITA program.
• Serving as a coach and mentor to those law schools in the circuit who have not sponsored a previous VITA site.

Visit the Law Student Division's VITA site for information on this program. Planning for the implementation of a school's VITA program should be done in the Summer and Fall for the following Spring 2008 Tax Filing Deadline. Any experience in accounting or tax would be helpful to successfully satisfy these job responsibilities, but such experience is not required.