The core legal staff of the L.C.S. consists of its Legal Officers, who enjoy personal and functional independence and, in the performance of the duties assigned to them or exercised by virtue of their status, are subject solely to the Hellenic Constitution, the laws and their conscience.
As of 31 December 2025, following the updating of the number of established posts of Legal Officers of the Legal Council of the State under Law 5259/2025, and taking into account the posts provided for in individual legislative instruments, including the increase in posts resulting from the establishment of the Public Sector Human Resources Disciplinary Council, the established posts of the core staff of the Legal Council of the State amounted to five hundred and fifty-six (556).
During the same period, the serving Legal Officers numbered four hundred and sixty-one (461), distributed by rank as follows:
| Grade | Established Posts | Serving Officers | Coverage Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Vice-Presidents | 11 | 11 | 100% |
| Legal Counsellors | 84 | 66 | 79% |
| Assistant Legal Counsellors | 178 | 136 | 76% |
| Judicial Representatives and Trainee Judicial Representatives | 282 | 247 | 88% |
| Total | 556 | 461 | 83% |
State Lawyers
Pursuant to Article 30 of Law 4831/2021 (Government Gazette A΄ 170), State lawyers may be appointed for the purpose of representing and defending the interests of the State before courts or authorities, as well as for handling extrajudicial legal matters at the seats of Courts of First Instance where no Legal Council Office of the Legal Council of the State operates.
They may also be appointed, in exceptional cases, at the seats of Courts of First Instance where a Legal Council Office does operate, provided that extraordinary circumstances exist as a result of which the officers serving there are unable, for justified reasons, to cope with the particularly increased workload arising from those circumstances. They may likewise be appointed at parallel and regional seats of Courts of First Instance where access from the seat of the Legal Council Office within whose local jurisdiction they fall is difficult.
Trainee Lawyers
Trainee lawyers may undertake their practical training in any service unit of the Legal Council of the State, in order to assist the work of the Legal Officers of the Legal Council of the State and to acquire, during their traineeship, both theoretical and practical knowledge.
The specific matters relating to practical training at the Legal Council of the State are regulated by Article 33 of Law 4831/2021, as well as by Decision No. 446/03-11-2021 of the President of the L.C.S., which defines their duties and responsibilities.