[Amended 2-14-1986 by Ord. No. 86-009]
A. The Director shall appoint a Deputy Director, who
shall be designated as the First Assistant Corporation Counsel, a
Second Assistant Corporation Counsel, six Assistant Corporation Counsels
and two legal assistants, each of them to serve during the term of
the Director appointing them.
B. Prior to their appointment, each of them shall have
been admitted to the practice of law in this state for at least three
years except that the requirement for three years' admission to the
practice of law in this state may be waived by the Director with the
approval of the Mayor for the position of legal assistant.
C. The Director shall designate from and amongst the
professional assistants designated as Assistant Corporation Counsels
a Chief Municipal Prosecutor and such Assistant Municipal Prosecutors
not in excess of the total number of professional assistants authorized
by the ordinance codified in this section. Designation as Chief Municipal
Prosecutor or Assistant Municipal Prosecutor shall be pursuant to
P.L. 1996, c. 95, § 14.
[Amended 3-11-1997 by Ord. No. 97-012]
The Deputy Director of Law (First Assistant
Corporation Counsel) shall perform such duties as the Director of
Law may direct or prescribe and, during the absence or disability
of the Director of Law, shall possess all of the powers and perform
all the duties of the Director of Law.
Whenever he deems that the interests of the
City so require, the Director of Law may, with the approval of the
Mayor and within the limits of available appropriations, appoint special
counsel to assist him in the handling of such legal affairs of the
City as he may determine. If the Director of Law and his staff shall
be disqualified with respect to any matter, the Mayor shall appoint
special counsel to represent the City for and with respect to such
matter.