ATTORNEY GENERAL
Attorney General falls in New Jersey's unclassified service: an appointing authority hires for it directly, without a civil service exam.
State payroll currently lists 2 people in the title, most of them at Law and Public Safety.
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Attorney General appears on the State payroll at one department, Department of Law & Public Safety.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Law & Public Safety | 2 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 2 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $210,000. The agencies employing the most are:
- Law and Public Safety (2)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Examples of work
- Has charge of the work programs and staff of the Department of Law and Public Safety, and takes the measures required to insure proper law enforcement and the integration of staff services.
- Establishes and directs the carrying out of policies and procedures, formulates rules and regulations to insure proper law enforcement.
- Directs the Office of the Attorney General and provides analyses and plans for all Departmental operations; directs policy and procedures studied; coordinates fiscal and personnel policies; directs the preparation of budgets.
- Directs the programs and staff of the Division of Law charged with provision of legal advice to all State departments, agencies and offices, including County Boards of Elections and Taxation and Sheriffs and for general supervision over county prosecutors.
- Directs the work programs and staff of the Division of Civil Rights charged with the administration of the investigation of complaints alleging discrimination in employment, public accommodations, or housing against persons because of their race, creed, color, natural origin, ancestry, liability for service in the Armed Forces or, age.
- Directs the administration of the Division of the State Police which has full police powers and is authorized to enforce any law or ordinance anywhere in the State.
- Directs the licensing of manufacturers and wholesale distribution of alcoholic beverages and the supervision of municipalities in retail licensing in the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
- Directs the administration the Division of Criminal Justice which includes the Police Training omission and the office of the State Medical Examiner.
- Directs the administration of the Division of Motor Vehicles charged with, the responsibility for the enforcement of the motor vehicle and traffics laws of New Jersey, the conduct of examinations for new drivers, the annual inspection of motor vehicles, and studies to provide greater safety on roads.
- Directs the administration of the Division of Consumer Affairs which includes the Professional Boards, the Bureau of Securities, the Office of Consumer Protection and Office of Weights and Measures.
- Directs the administration of the Division of Systems end Communications.
License
Admission to practice as an Attorney-at-Law in the State' of New Jersey.
Appointees 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 essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.