LEGAL ASSISTANT 1 OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Career Family: LEGAL ASSISTANT
Legal Assistant 1 Office of Administrative Law is a state title in New Jersey's competitive civil service, which means the way in is an open exam rather than a direct appointment.
It is the top of the Legal Assistant ladder, a grade above Legal Assistant 2 Office of Administrative Law. Candidates need a doctoral degree and 3 years of relevant experience. Pay on the FY 2027 schedule runs $100,498 to $148,187, and state payroll currently lists 2 people in the title, most of them at Office of Administrative Law.
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Legal Assistant 1 Office of Administrative Law appears on the State payroll at one department, Office of Administrative Law.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Office of Administrative Law | 2 |
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
- Legal Assistant 1 Office of Administrative Law — $100,498 – $148,187 (this title)
Its top salary lands around the 88th 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 2 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $129,353. The agencies employing the most are:
- Office of Administrative Law (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.
Definition
Under the direction of the Manager of the Office of Administrative Law, supervises clerical staff and legal professionals of a lower grade. Performs legal work of a very complex nature 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
- Supervises clerical staff and legal professionals of a lower grade.
- Supervises the administration of the central research effort by providing guidance and assistance to law clerks; performing all legal research for administrative law judges; and/or preparing overall legal memoranda in new case areas and updates of bench manuals.
- Assigns research topics to appropriate staff.
- Assists in assessing the training and educational needs of the administrative law judges and in 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.
- Develops and implements standards, procedures, and modes of practice for administrative law judges.
- Develops 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.
- May conduct 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
Three (3) years of legal research experience with a public or private agency, one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.
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 year of non-supervisory experience.