RSA 282-A:136 House Counsel for the Department of Employment Security.

I. There shall be a general counsel and counsel in the department of employment security appointed by the commissioner. The general counsel and counsel shall be licensed to practice law in New Hampshire. The general counsel shall have been engaged in the practice of law for not less than 5 years, and the counsel not less than 3 years. The general counsel and counsel shall hold office during good behavior, and may be removed only in accordance with RSA 4:1. The general counsel and counsel shall be compensated in accordance with the provisions of RSA 94:1-a.
II. Subject to the supervision of the attorney general as to matters of law, the general counsel and counsel shall be responsible to the commissioner, and shall perform such duties as the commissioner may from time to time a