ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
As an unclassified state title, Assistant Attorney General is filled by appointment, and its published pay band is more of a guide than a fixed grade.
What it takes is 2 years of relevant experience. The published schedule for this title runs $106,195 to $148,663, but it is frozen at an older rate and these titles are typically paid off-schedule, so actual pay is often higher, and state payroll currently lists about 104 people in the title, most of them at Law and Public Safety.
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Assistant Attorney General appears on the State payroll at one department, Department of Law & Public Safety.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Law & Public Safety | 104 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 104 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $187,450. The agencies employing the most are:
- Law and Public Safety (104)
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
- Supervises and coordinates the work of all Deputy Attorneys General with regard to the provision of written and oral legal advice to all State departments and agencies to ensure the provision of high quality, uniform legal advice.
- Consults with Deputy Attorneys General and recommends legal procedures to representing and presenting matters before State agencies.
- Consults with Cabinet officers and other administrative agents regarding procedures to be followed with regard to the performance of quasi-judicial functions.
- Consults with members of legal staff and administrative agents regarding the proper implementation of the New Jersey Administrative Procedures Act, P.L. 1969, c.410.
- Conducts educational seminars for the legal staff and for State administrative agents concerning procedural and substantive matters in administrative law. Prepares technical legal documents, correspondence and reports.
- Supervises the maintenance of essential records, reports and files.
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 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 years of unique specialized legal experience.
License
Admission to practice law 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.
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.