CHIEF COUNSEL

The senior lawyer to a State agency, board or commission — advising on its statutory authority and reviewing what it proposes to do before it does it.

Appointed by the body being advised, from the New Jersey bar.

What the official title list records

Class of service: Unclassified
Work week: No Limit
Salary code: X98 — A 9x code is a special or flat rate set outside the step schedules, so no range is published.

Related titles that do have a published specification

ASSISTANT LEGAL COUNSEL, NEW JERSEY ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION · 31615
CHIEF COUNSEL-SCI · 10226
COUNSEL. UNINSURED EMPLOYERS' FUND, DIVISION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION · 56106
DEPUTY LEGAL COUNSEL, NJ ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION · 31616
DIRECTOR DIVISION OF THE RATE COUNSEL · 30718
GENERAL COUNSEL PERC · 65427

Code: 10225 State Unclassified Range: X98 (FY 2027) Work week NL: FLSA exempt Overtime table (4A:3, Appx. A)

Career Family: CHIEF

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Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator.

Definition

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