Rhode Island General Laws Title 28. Labor and Labor Relations § 28-41-33. Legal counsel to board of review

(a) The board of review shall be empowered to appoint and employ a qualified attorney, who shall act in accordance with any instructions that he or she may receive from the board concerning appeals from its decisions and other related duties, and shall be paid an annual base salary of eleven thousand dollars ($11,000).

(b) Whenever the board becomes a party to court action, the attorney shall represent its interests before the courts.

(c) The duly appointed attorney shall serve in this capacity for a term of three (3) years from the date of his or her appointment by the board, and until his or her successor is appointed.