Tuesday, 1 October 2024
Call for nominations for Council of the Law Society
Members of the ACT Law Society are invited and encouraged to nominate for election to the ACT Law Society Council for 2024-25.
Nominations open on Tuesday 1 October 2024 and close at 5pm on 18 October 2024. Voting will be held between 30 October and 8 November, and the new Council will be declared at the AGM on 14 November 2024.
The Council of the Society consists of:
- President
- Two Vice-Presidents
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Immediate Past President
- 10 general Council members
The current composition of Council includes members from all parts of private practice (sole practice, small firm, medium firm and large firm), from the community legal sector, and from government. We encourage practitioners from all sectors of our membership to nominate. The current Councillors can be viewed on our website. All Councillors are required to retire at the AGM, but may stand for re-election.
What we are looking for
Councillors should be upstanding members of the profession, who bring an appropriate level of experience and commitment to the role, and whose values align with the important duties that Councillors perform as both administrative decision-makers for our regulatory processes and governing board members. Councillors should understand the different roles that the Society performs and be committed to the Society’s objectives (as set out in our Constitution).
It is important that Council is both representative of the Society’s membership, and includes appropriately experienced members who can contribute to the Society’s strategy and governance, as well as to high standards of administrative decision-making on sometimes complex regulatory matters.
Council members are expected to contribute to robust discussions on regulatory matters that may be sensitive and to maintain the strictest confidentiality about Council deliberations on regulatory matters.
Nominate
If you are a financial member of the ACT Law Society and you’d like to make a difference in the local legal community and contribute to the good governance of the Law Society and regulation of the profession, nominate for election to Council today. We encourage members from all areas of practice to apply.
Eligible members can nominate for more than one position. Associate members are not eligible to nominate.
In order to complete your nomination, you will need:
- Your member number
- The names of two financial members to support your nomination, a proposer and seconder. (Note they will have to go online to approve their details and confirm their support).
- Year admitted and practicing years
- Current practice area or specialisations
- A short (150 words) biography written in the third person
- Previous Governance roles held
- A short (150 words) on your governance experience in the third person
- A short (150 words) on your regulatory experience in the third person
- A passport-style photograph (colour preferred)
