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
Environmental Practice Group
Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex
Trenton, NJ
NUMBER OF POSITIONS AVAILABLE: One (1)
DUTIES: Under the supervision of the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Environmental Practice
Group and/or the Director or Deputy Director of the Division of Law, will be responsible for the oversight and
management of the Environmental Practice Group in Trenton; will oversee and supervise the work of the
assigned Sections within the Practice Group; will oversee counseling and representation of client agencies of
the practice group; will oversee all aspects of litigation within assigned Sections, including screening of matters,
discovery, motion practice, trial work and appellate briefings; will oversee all aspects of transitional matters and
counseling assignments; will participate in evaluations of Section Chiefs and Assistant Section Chiefs; and, 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.
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 #18-162, 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