15 Appointments 52.    Appointments to the Commission need to be considered carefully.  There should be   a   Commissioner   with   a   good   knowledge   of   the   Government   policy- generating  processes,  the  legislative  process  and  Government  administration generally. 53.    Difficulties are created when Commissioners leave with projects uncompleted.   This means that new Commissioners inherit the projects; sometimes they have little sympathy with them or little background in them.  Greater consideration needs  to  be  given  to  ensuring  Commissioners  see  their  projects  through  to completion.  This needs to be considered carefully at the time appointments are being made.    54.    It is recommended that more care be given to appointments and matching them up   with   the   Commission’s   work   progr amme   or   likely   work   programme. Consideration  should  also  be  given  to  making  some  appointments  project specific, particularly for practising lawyers who cannot leave their practices for a lengthy term.  Where that occurs, the project must be completed before the Commissioner’s time expires. 55.    The Law Commission lacks expertise in policy analysis and economic analysis, both of which are important to the development of modern legislative reform.   Such analysis is particularly important for projects with a social policy content.   Steps should be taken to remedy these deficiencies.  It is recommended that the Law  Commission  bring  greater  interdisciplinary  expertise  to  its  deliberations than  it  has  done  so  far.    One  Commissioner  should  come  from  a  discipline outside the law.  Some of the Commission’ s researchers should come from other disciplines as well. 56.    Overall, the make-up of the Law Commission should be balanced.  Academic lawyers should be appointed to the Commission on a regular basis. There should usually be a Commissioner of Maori descent.    57.    When  the  President  is  a  Judge,  he  or  she  should  not  sit  in  the  Courts  to  any significant extent.  The President of the Law Commission needs to be full-time.