(a) The board of review shall be empowered to appoint and employ a qualified attorney, who shall act in accordance with such instructions as the attorney may receive from the board concerning appeals from its decisions and other related duties. Whenever the board of review may or shall become a party to a court action, the attorney shall represent its interests before the courts.
(b) The duly appointed attorney shall serve in this capacity from the date of the attorney’s appointment by the board of review, and until the attorney’s successor is appointed.