The Director of Law shall be the head of the Law Department and shall be appointed by the Mayor for a term concurrent with that for which the Mayor is elected. He or she shall serve the Mayor, the Council, the administrative departments, and the officers, boards and commissions of the City as Legal Counsel in connection with Municipal affairs, and subject to the direction of the Mayor, shall represent the City in all proceedings in court or before any administrative board. He or she shall perform all other duties now or hereafter imposed upon city solicitors under the laws of Ohio, unless otherwise provided by ordinance of the Council, and he or she shall perform such other duties consistent with his or her office as the Mayor or Council may request. No person shall act as Director of Law unless duly admitted to practice law in the State of Ohio.