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
Career Family: CHIEF
How to apply
This title is not filled by examination — agencies appoint directly.
See every real route in, and where to apply. One agency employs it. We don't track live vacancies.
See where to apply for this title →Who employs this title
Chief Counsel appears on the State payroll at one department, Office of Legislative Services. It is also used at 2 independent authorities.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Office of Legislative Services | 2 |
Independent authorities
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority | 1 |
| New Jersey Schools Development Authority | 1 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 2 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $175,978. The agencies employing the most are:
- Legislature (2)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
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
The Civil Service Commission lists this title code but publishes no job specification for it. The classification shown here comes from the official title list, which is the only record CSC publishes for this code.