2016 New York Laws
EXC - Executive
Article 2 - (Executive) GOVERNOR
4 - Secretary and counsel to the governor.

 4. Secretary  and  counsel  to  the  governor.    A secretary to the
  governor shall be appointed by the governor, and shall receive a  salary
  to  be fixed by the governor within the amount appropriated therefor. It
  shall be the duty of such secretary to assist the  governor  in  matters
  pertaining  to  the  executive department and perform such duties as the
  governor may assign to  him.  The  governor  may  also  appoint  and  at
  pleasure  remove a counsel to the governor who shall receive a salary to
  be fixed by the governor within the  amount  appropriated  therefor.  It
  shall  be  the  duty of such counsel to advise the governor in regard to
  the constitutionality, consistency and legal effect of  bills  presented
  to  the  governor for his approval and on matters involving the exercise
  of executive clemency and such other legal matters as may be referred to
  him by the governor.