SALARY: $79,247.71 to $114,890.41
LOCATION: Division of Law
Affirmative Civil Enforcement Practice Group
Environmental Enforcement and Environmental Justice Section
Hughes Justice Complex
Trenton, NJ
NUMBER OF POSITIONS AVAILABLE: One (1)
DUTIES: Environmental Enforcement & Environmental Justice (EE&EJ) represents the Department of Environmental Protection and other State agencies and commissions in federal and State court and administrative litigation to enforce a wide range of federal and State environmental laws. The Clean Air Unit of the section is dedicated to the enforcement of the Federal Clean Air Act, including enforcement actions brought in concert with other states and the federal government against coal-fired plants in New Jersey and other states. The Assistant Section Chief works under the supervision of the the Section Chief of the EE&EJ Section and the Assistant Attorneys General in Charge of the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Practice Group in Trenton.
The Assistant Section Chief will be in charge of supervising aspects of the Section’s mission, potentially including efforts to promote environmental justice through filing civil actions (see https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases20/pr20200827b.html)
manage priority civil enforcement actions (see NJDEP v. City of Trenton, NJ Superior Court, Dkt. No. MER-C-59-20), natural resource damage suits (see NJDEP et al v. E.I. Dupont et al, USDC D.NJ Dkt No. 1:19-cv-14766 (RMB)(JS)), routine environmental enforcement matters in civil and administrative forums, supervising federal facing multistate initiatives (see
https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases20/pr20200914a.html) and other cases. The Assistant Section Chief provides counsel and representation to all of the Section’s clients; assists with planning and managing the supervision and operations of the Section; assigns matters and supervises Deputy Attorneys General in the Section; litigates and supervises litigation, as needed; evaluates the performance of assigned Deputy Attorneys General; conducts case file reviews; and, performs other duties as required.
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 experience as a practicing attorney, one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.
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 who demonstrate experience in the areas of environmental law, administrative practice, civil litigation, contracts and real estate transactions.
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 may result in your ineligibility.
If qualified, applicants must complete a Division of Law attorney application for employment, found at www.nj.gov/oag/dol-hiring. While completing the application you will be instructed to upload supporting documents including but not limited to: a resume, cover letter indicating interest in vacancy #20-227, a copy of your Certificate of Good Standing with the Supreme Court of New Jersey, a legal writing sample (unedited by others), a copy of your unofficial law school transcripts (self-prepared transcripts are not accepted), and an Affirmative Action form. All items
must be submitted together, in one package, on or before the closing date of November 2, 2020. Current Division of Law employees need only send a resume and cover letter to DOL.Applicant@law.njoag.gov
DOL applicants submitting via email must include #20-227 ASC-EE&EJ Section in the subject-line.
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