SALARY: $50.00 per hour
LOCATION: Division on Civil Rights
Legal Unit
140 East Front Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Statewide travel required for work responsibilities
NUMBER OF POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Two (2)
DUTIES: Under limited supervision of the Chief of Investigations, Director and Deputy Director of Division on Civil Rights (DCR), will work to quickly and efficiently investigate aged cases under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) and New Jersey Family Leave Act (FLA). Will investigate complaints of discrimination and bias-based harassment, including by reviewing relevant documents, interviewing witnesses, and gathering evidence to determine whether there is probable cause to believe that the LAD or FLA has been violated. Duties will also include drafting an investigation plan that identifies relevant evidence to be obtained, including witnesses to interview, conducting the relevant interviews, and summarizing relevant information; gathering and evaluating documents and other physical evidence from the parties and summarizing relevant information learned from same; facilitating settlement discussions when appropriate, and drafting, editing, and reviewing settlement agreements; drafting administrative decisions including a summary of the investigation and thorough legal analysis, including legal research, and ensuring that assigned investigations and decisions are legally sound and correctly enforce the LAD and FLA. This position will be required to conduct investigations in a timely fashion with limited supervision and oversight, use DCR’s online case management system (NJBIAS) to actively manage a caseload and move several aged investigations forward at the same time, and tailor all investigations only to what is relevant to the particular legal claim; performs other related duties as required.
REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATION: Graduation from an accredited law school with Juris Doctor (J.D.) or a Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B.) degree.
OR
EDUCATION: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree.
EXPERIENCE: Three (3) years of experience involving legal or legislative research, drafting of rules, regulations, amendments, and/or the interpretation of statutes, which shall have included the investigation of legal claims.
NOTE: Appointees currently matriculating in an accredited law school as an LL.B or J.D. candidate may substitute such enrollment for the three (3) years of required experience on a year-for-year basis.
LICENSE: Appointees will be required to possess a driver’s license valid in New Jersey.
PREFERENCE: Preference will be given to applicants with a Juris Doctorate degree and/or candidates with similar litigation experience.
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, please send a cover letter indicating interest in job vacancy announcement #22-192, a current resume and college transcripts (for internship substitutions only), on or before the closing date of April 4, 2022 to:
Recruitment Coordinator
LPS.Humanresources@njoag.gov
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Recruitment Coordinator
Division of Administration
Human Resource Management
P.O. Box 081
Trenton, NJ 08625-0081
The “New Jersey First Act,” N.J.S.A. 52:14-7 (L. 2011, Chapter 70), requires new public employees to reside in the State of New Jersey within one (1) year of employment.
The Department of Law and Public Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in our staff. We strongly encourage people from all groups and communities to apply.