There shall be a Department of Law, the head of which shall be the Law Director. The Law Director shall be appointed by and report to the Manager. The Law Director must be an attorney at law admitted to practice in the State of Ohio. The Law Director's compensation shall be established by ordinance or contract. The Law Director shall be the legal counsel for the City and for all the officials and departments thereof, and shall, when requested, give legal opinions in writing. The Law Director shall represent the City in all litigations to which it may be a party and shall perform all other legal duties as may be assigned by the Manager as well as those imposed by this Charter. The Law Director shall prepare all contracts, bonds, and other instruments in writing in which the City is concerned. The Manager shall have the right to appoint additional legal counsel, including a Prosecutor for Mayor's Court.