ABA Law Student Division
Lt. Governor of Circuit Relations and Communications
Overview
The Law Student Division operates on a fiscal calendar year beginning September 1 and ending August 31 of each year. Circuit Governors are elected during the Spring Circuit Meeting in February and officially take office at the conclusion of the March Law Student Division Board of Governors Meeting. The first duty of the Circuit Governor upon taking office is to solicit and appoint Lt. Governors to assist in the operations of the Circuit. Lt. Governor terms generally run from May through March of each year. Assignments vary somewhat from year to year depending upon the needs and circumstances facing the circuit and/or Division at a given time.
Role
The Lt. Governor of Circuit Relations and Communications serves as the Circuit's primary communications hub. This person coordinates information in cooperation with the Circuit Governor and other Lt. Governors to develop and disseminate announcements regarding Circuit and Division activities and programs to the Circuit membership.
Responsibilities
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 current benefits, 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.
Project Timeline
The first order of business for this Lt. Governor will be to formulate ideas to include in the first circuit newsletter of the new academic year, including meetings, a recap of the Annual Meeting, upcoming programming, events and plans for the coming year. The first issue should highlight public interest activities and preparing for Work-a-Day in October. The newsletter should be released in early to mid-September as a stepping-stone to connect with new members. The newsletter should also contain information regarding the Fall Roundtable by highlighting programs, speakers, themes and location specifics. This Lt. Governor should also work in cooperation with the Circuit Governor to provide monthly announcements highlighting activities by schools within the circuit to Student Lawyer magazine.
May
- Review the ABA and Law Student Division website for information and materials you can use that will be of interest to law students in your circuit.
- Prepare strategic plan for coming year based on Circuit Governor's objectives for the Circuit.
- Coordinate efforts and methods with the Circuit Governor for creating a newsletter and communicating with the circuit membership.
- Coordinate with Circuit Governor strategy for submitting updates and maintaining current information on circuit website to include news and activities of schools throughout the circuit
- Prepare newsletter blueprint to include standard columns such as the Feature Article, Governor's Corner, Lt. Governor's Corner, News from Schools in the Circuit, etc.
- Coordinate with other Lt. Governors strategy for soliciting contributions for Circuit Newsletter.
- Announcements/Promotions: Annual Meeting, Career Fair, Leadership Opportunities.
June/July
- Announcements/Promotions: Annual Meeting, Work-A-Day, Membership Recruitment, Law Student Competition Entry Deadlines.
August/September
- Announcements/Promotions: Annual Meeting Recap, VITA, Work-A-Day, Grant Program, Student Lawyer magazine contributions, Fall Meeting "Save the Date"/details, Law Student Competition Entry Deadlines, ABA Writing Contest, Bar/Bri scholarship and Kaplan-PMBR discounts.
October/November
- Announcements/Promotions: Fall Meeting Recap, VITA, Grant Program, Student Lawyer magazine contribution solicitation, Diversity Day "Save the Date", ABA Writing Contest, Bar/Bri scholarship and Kaplan-PMBR discounts, Spring Meeting and Election "Save the Date" announcement.
January/February
- Announcements/Promotions: Contributions from Entity Liaisons in Circuit, Diversity Day Reminder, Begin Planning Your Law Day Event, Award Nominations Solicitation , Leadership Opportunities, Circuit Spring Meeting and Election Announcement.
Navigation
Links to Resources for Lt. Governors
ABA Links of Interest
Law Student Division Links of Interest
Membership Benefits and Resources
- ABA Membership Application
- Member Benefits
- Monthly Membership Reports
- Monthly E-Newsletter
- Student Lawyer magazine
SBA Presidents and ABA Representatives
- ABA Representatives Homepage
- ABA Rep Election Reporting Form
- Student Bar Association Home Page
- SBA Election Reporting Form
Programming and Activities
