The Executive Director is hereby authorized to employ an attorney as needed, within the total employee limit authorized for the operation of the Department, on a full- or part-time basis, to advise the Commission, the Executive Director and other department personnel on legal matters and to appear for and represent the Commission and the Executive Director in administrative hearings and other legal actions and procedures related to their official duties. Upon the request of the Commission or the Executive Director, it shall be the duty of the Office of the Attorney General to give an official opinion, prosecute, and defend actions of the Commission or Department.
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