LEGAL ASSISTANT 2 OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Career Family: LEGAL ASSISTANT
New Jersey treats Legal Assistant 2 Office of Administrative Law as a competitive-class job, so the gate is an examination and the ranked list it produces rather than a direct offer.
It sits mid-series for Legal Assistant, one step up from Legal Assistant 3 Office of Administrative Law and one below Legal Assistant 1 Office of Administrative Law. The minimum is a doctoral degree and 2 years of relevant experience. The FY 2027 range lands between $87,507 and $128,719, and state payroll currently lists 4 people in the title, most of them at Office of Administrative Law.
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Legal Assistant 2 Office of Administrative Law appears on the State payroll at one department, Office of Administrative Law.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Office of Administrative Law | 4 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Pay ladder: Legal Assistant series
- Legal Assistant 3 Office of Administrative Law — $79,844 – $117,228
- Legal Assistant 2 Office of Administrative Law — $87,507 – $128,719 (this title)
- Legal Assistant 1 Office of Administrative Law — $100,498 – $148,187
Promoting to Legal Assistant 1 Office of Administrative Law raises the top of the band by about $19,468. Its top salary lands around the 75th percentile of all NJ civil service titles that publish a range.
Rungs are ordered by FY 2027 pay. NJ level numbers are not always sequential, so ordering follows salary rather than the title number.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 4 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $108,439. The agencies employing the most are:
- Office of Administrative Law (4)
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.
Definition
Under the direction of the Manager of the Office of Administrative Law, performs moderately complex legal work in one of the following areas: Judicial Standards and Procedures, Legal Research, Judicial Education and Training, Scheduling, Rules, or Administration; does other related work.
Examples of work
- Provides guidance and assistance to law clerks; performs complex legal research for administrative law judges; and/or prepares overall legal memoranda in new case areas and updates of bench manuals.
- May develop training and educational needs of the administrative law judges in conjunction with their scheduling and developing training programs.
- Prepares memorandum interpreting existing rules, regulations, and policies of federal, state, and local governments for presentation to administrative law judges and other staff.
- May develop and implement standards, procedures, and modes of practice for administrative law judges.
- May develop uniform rules of practice governing the conduct of contested cases.
- Prepares or reviews proposals, adoptions, and other notices for publication in the New Jersey Register.
- Conducts settlement conferences.
- Drafts correspondence.
- Prepares reports.
- Maintains records and files.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Education
Graduation from an accredited Law School with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) or a Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B.) degree.
Experience
Two (2) years of legal research experience with a public or private agency
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.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of the New Jersey Statutes, Administrative Code, Court rules, administrative and judicial decisions, and other legal documents pertaining to the conduct and disposition of administrative hearings.
- Knowledge of the proper form and content of forms and legal documents submitted to the Office of Administrative Law.
- Knowledge of research techniques and resources.
- Ability to interpret, analyze and implement basic statutes and the rules and regulations of the Office of Administrative Law.
- Ability to comprehend complex laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
- Ability to prepare correspondence.
- Ability to prepare progress reports.
- Ability to maintain records and files.
- Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and 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 essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. 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.
One (1) year of clerkship may be substituted for one (1) year of the above experience.