Serving on the Local Steering Committee (LSC) provides opportunities for you to make a difference in the services and benefits offered to local LMA members. It also allows you to enhance your leadership skills, make important industry connections for personal and professional career building opportunities and make friends in a community of legal marketing practitioners who share your interests. You will have the option to be directly involved in programming, membership development, special interest groups, communications, event planning and more.
In New York, our LSC will be comprised of a Chair, Chair-Elect, Secretary and seven Members.
We are seeking candidates to fill the following positions in 2018:
- Chair-Elect: Chair-Elect: 2 year commitment. Automatically succeeds to the office of Chair at the end of the presiding Chair's term. Local Group Liaison.
- Secretary: 1 year commitment.
- Member: 1 year commitment. Communications Liaison.
- Member: 1 year commitment. Sponsorship Liaison.
- Member: 1 year commitment. SIG Chair.
- Member: 1 year commitment. Special Events Chair. Responsible for Kickoff event, Summer Soiree, Holiday party.
- Member: 1 year commitment. Membership Engagement Chair.
- Member: 1 year commitment. Programming Chair.
- Member: 2 year commitment. Programming Vice-Chair. Shall automatically succeed to the office of LSC Programming Chair at the end of the presiding Programming Chair’s term.
Process*
August 24: Call for Leaders opens
September 21: Call for Leaders close
October 2-5: Review of candidate submissions
Week of October 6: Nominees will be made aware of slate and announced
*This is a slate format whereby candidates will be appointed; this is not an election process.
Eligibility for Service
- Must be an LMA member in good standing and current for at least 1 year
- Must be a member for at least 1 year in New York
- Must have employer approval to participate as necessary
- Cannot be from the same firm/organization as another New York LSC member
- Cannot be serving on more than one LMA board (international, regional or LSC) at any one time
If you are interested in serving, please email your full contact information, a brief statement of your interest and history with LMA, and all roles in which you would like to serve.
Deadline to submit is September 21. I welcome any questions you may have.
Matt Parfitt
matt.parfitt@vutu.re
New York Local Steering Committee Chair
Legal Marketing Association