The Chapter's members are divided into seven pupillage groups.
The Executive Board select the group members and ensures that
each group includes Masters, Honorary Masters, Barristers, and
Associates who would not otherwise encounter each other frequently
in their daily work. Group assignments may be changed for good
cause. Members desiring to change groups must do so as early as
possible. They may also be asked to find a member of another group
willing to take their place and inform the president of the
changes.
Pupillage groups will generally
include at a minimum 1 Judge Master, 1 Attorney Master, 2-3
Barristers, and 3-4 Associates. The pupillage groups meet on
several occasions to prepare their program. The groups choose their
own meeting places and times. Each group has a designated "group
leader" who is responsible for scheduling the group meetings.
Generally, each group leader is a member of the Program
Committee.
Each pupillage group must prepare and
present one of the Chapter's seven programs. Suggested program
topics of interest are formulated by the Program Committee and
assigned to each pupillage group. (Modifications to the assigned
program topic may be requested, so long as approval is obtained
from the Program Chair to insure there is no duplication of
programs in any given year.) The group's responsibilities include:
(1) selecting the format most likely to present the assigned topic
in an interesting manner; (2) preparing and copying for
distribution any written materials; and (3) preparing an AIC
Demonstration Report which is submitted to the President for
transmission to the AIC Foundation. For presentation purposes,
programs are structured to elicit audience participation and to
foster general discussion.
In addition to presenting a program,
the pupillage groups provide Inn members an opportunity to become
better acquainted with other lawyers practicing in our legal
community and with members of the bench. The pupillage groups are
the principal component of the Inn's mentoring activities. Their
diverse membership is intended to build an inter-generational
relationship that encourages frank and personal discussion of
matters of practice, ethics, civility, and all other aspects of the
practice of law. The most experienced members of the group are
encouraged to pass on the best of the practice to the less
experienced members. Accordingly, Masters are encouraged to provide
their Associate colleagues with opportunities to observe them in
court, in depositions, or in the office. Masters are also expected
to schedule and participate in social gatherings of their pupillage
group.