Closing Date: 12th April, 2025

Description:

An opportunity currently exists in the unclassified service with the Department of Law and Public Safety, Office of the Attorney General, for applicants who meet the requirements specified below

Title: Deputy Attorney General 4

Salary: $93,816.41 to $133,882.16

Location:

Office of the Attorney General

Office of Law Enforcement and Professional Standards
Legal Unit
25 Market Street, Trenton, NJ 08625

(Statewide travel required for work responsibilities.)

Number of Positions Available: One (1)

Duties: Under the direction of the Director, Deputy Director, and the Legal Unit Head, in the Office of Law Enforcement Professional Standards (OLEPS), or other supervisory official within the Department of Law and Public Safety: provides legal advice and assistance to the New Jersey State Police, county and municipal law enforcement agencies concerning best practices on consent decree related topics, including but not limited to supervisor reviews of recordings, data collection and documentation of investigative detentions, including traffic stops and post-stop enforcement actions; conducts independent analyses of policies and procedures and prepares mandated reports; ability to synthesize voluminous amounts of data and provide succinct, well-thought analysis, including conclusions and recommendations; provides legal consult in areas of specific expertise; reviews and approves training on non-discrimination policy established by Attorney General, the law of arrest, search and seizure, and equal protection as well as other consent decree related topics; reviews and develops nondiscriminatory protocols and policies on various topics including the law of arrest, search and seizure, documentation of motor vehicle stops and other law enforcement activities and other consent decree related topics; reviews and revises State Police Academy training materials relating to patrol duties and other law enforcement functions; reviews rules, regulations, standing operating procedures relating to integrity, internal affairs, patrol related procedures, the law of arrest, search and seizure, the law of discrimination, and other related subject matters; ensures compliance with policies and procedures; investigates misconduct matters subject of conflict or assigned by the Attorney General; does other related work as required. This position may also require non-traditional work hours, on an as-needed basis, including evenings and weekends on short deadlines for certain assignments, with or without advance notice, and may require travel to perform the aforementioned responsibilities.

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: Two (2) years of experience as a practicing attorney.
License: Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey.
Same Applicants: If you are applying under the NJ “SAME” program, your Schedule A or B letter must be submitted along with your resume and any other required supporting documents indicated on the announcement by the closing date indicated below. For more information on the SAME Program please visit https://nj.gov/csc/same/overview/index.shtml, email: CSC-SAME@csc.nj.gov or call CSC at (609) 292-4144, option 3.
Resume Note: Eligibility determinations for experience and education will be based upon the resume, employment application, including required supporting documents (JD transcripts). Applicants who possess foreign degrees (degrees earned outside of the U.S.) are required to provide a CSC approved evaluation indicating the U.S. equivalency, with a course-by-course breakdown, prior to the closing date (see CSC foreign degree information). Failure to do so may result in disqualification of your education towards eligibility.
All offers of employment are conditional subject to the applicant agreeing to and then passing a background check that may include fingerprinting.