New York Laws
Article 5 - Department of Law
61 - Solicitor General.

ยง 61. Solicitor general. There shall be in the department of law a
solicitor general who shall be appointed by the attorney-general and who
shall perform such duties in the place and stead of the attorney-general
as may lawfully be assigned to him. The attorney-general shall fix his
compensation within the amounts appropriated therefor.