Our Chapter Relations team is a vital component of our strategic operations at the American Inns of Court. This team is focused on our primary strategic goal: to ensure a high-quality member experience. This goal is accomplished largely through successful local chapters. The Director of Chapter Relations for the Eastern region is responsible for:

• Building and maintaining strong, supportive, consultative relationships with chapter leaders throughout the region
• Creating awareness and facilitating the usage of chapter-focused programs and services
• Encouraging knowledge sharing among chapter leaders
• Identifying opportunities for new chapters
• Facilitating the organization of new chapters

This position will be based in the DC/MD/VA area and requires two days (when not traveling) in our Old Town Alexandria-based office each week.

This position requires:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including both oral and written communications. There are occasional public speaking requirements.
• Planning and organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize projects and balance multiple tasks with varied deadlines.
• Ability to acquire a significant body of knowledge and apply that knowledge appropriately as circumstances warrant.
• Ability to travel frequently and autonomously (especially in the spring and autumn) throughout the region (states currently include CT, DE, KY, ME, MA, MD, NC, NH, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV).
• Ability to work independently at times, as well as part of a collaborative team.
• Proficiency with technology, including office productivity and database applications.
• A passion for ongoing learning, improvement, and professional and personal growth. (While the CAE credential is not required to apply for the position, pursuing CAE credentialing is expected of all director-level staff.)
• Demonstrated professionalism and discretion in all interactions with members and other constituencies, including federal judges and other high-profile professionals.

About American Inns of Court Foundation

The American Inns of Court is an association of lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals from all levels and backgrounds who share a passion for professional excellence. Through regular meetings, members are able to build and strengthen professional relationships; discuss fundamental concerns about professionalism and pressing legal issues of the day; share experiences and advice; exhort the utmost passion and dedication for the law; provide mentoring opportunities; and advance the highest levels of integrity, ethics, and civility. Our Inns have gained a national and international reputation as an organization that bridges the gap between formal law school education and legal practice by offering career-long continuing education in the Common Law tradition. This uniquely non-partisan association encourages meaningful mentoring relationships. We are one of the very few legal organizations that involve the whole spectrum of the profession: from law students to supreme court justices; every level of federal and state judges, small firms to large firms; legal educators to law students. All have the opportunity to learn and grow without limit. www.innsofcourt.org

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