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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

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

Career Family: CHIEF

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This title is not filled by examination — agencies appoint directly.

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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

All agencies.

Independent authorities

Employer Employees
New Jersey Economic Development Authority 1
New Jersey Schools Development Authority 1

All authorities.

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.