An opportunity currently exists in the unclassified service with the Department of Law & Public Safety, Division of Law, for applicants who meet the requirements specified below:
TITLE: Assistant Attorney General
SALARY: $106,194.89 to $148,663.37
(Departmental salary cap at $128,000.00)
LOCATION: Division of Law
Appellate Practice Group
Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex
Trenton, NJ
NUMBER OF POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Two (2)
DUTIES: Under the supervision of the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Appellate Practice Group
and/or the Director or Deputy Director of the Division of Law, assist in the oversight and management of the
Appellate Practice Group, including supervising, evaluating, strategizing, analyzing and reviewing all aspects of
an appeal from inception through motion practice, briefing and oral argument; serve as a resource to Deputy
Attorneys General assigned to represent the clients involved in appeals across all the Division’s Practice
Groups; may be assigned complex appellate matters for briefing and argument; provide training on appellate
practice, writing skills and oral argument presentation; will perform other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATION: Graduation from an accredited law school with a Juris Doctor. Admission to practice as an
Attorney at Law in the State of New Jersey is required.
EXPERIENCE: Four (4) years of professional legal experience as an attorney at law of the State of New Jersey
in the area of the specialty or, three (3) years of professional legal experience as an attorney for State or Federal
administrative agencies, which shall have involved a significant amount of the specialized legal work, or, two
(2) years of unique specialized legal experience.
LICENSE: Appointee will be required to possess a driver’s license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of
a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
PREFERENCE: Preference will be given to applicants with demonstrated experience representing clients
before the New Jersey Supreme Court and Appellate Division and who possess experience in all aspects of
appellate practice and procedures in state and federal court.
RESUME NOTE: Eligibility determinations will be based upon information presented in resume only.
Applicants who possess foreign degrees (degrees earned outside of the U.S.) are required to provide an
evaluation indicating the U.S. equivalency prior to the closing date. Failure to do so will result in your
ineligibility.
If interested, applicants must complete a Division of Law attorney application for employment, found
at http://www.nj.gov/oag/law/pdf/dagapp-form-fill_rev012618.pdf and then send the completed
application along with a resume, cover letter indicating vacancy #18-161, a copy of your Certificate of
Good Standing with the Supreme Court of New Jersey, a legal writing sample with your name on it, and
a copy of your unofficial law school transcript. All items must be sent together, in one package, before the
closing date of July 27, 2018 to:
Recruitment Coordinator
LPS.Humanresources@njoag.gov
-OR-
Recruitment Coordinator
Office of the Attorney General
P.O. Box 081, Trenton, NJ 08625-0085