SENIOR COUNSEL, UNINSURED EMPLOYERS' FUND, DIVISION OF WORKERS'
Career Family: SENIOR COUNSEL, UNINSURED EMPLOYERS' FUND
As an unclassified state title, Senior Counsel, Uninsured Employers' Fund, Division of Workers' is filled by appointment, and its published pay band is more of a guide than a fixed grade.
The requirements come down to 2 years of relevant experience and a professional license. The published schedule for this title runs $68,456 to $95,846, 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 lists a single employee in the title, at Labor.
How to apply
This title is not filled by examination — agencies appoint directly.
See every real route in, and where to apply. One agency employs it. We don't track live vacancies.
How to apply for this title →Who employs this title
State payroll records show 1 person working under this title. The median actual salary is $78,727. The agencies employing the most are:
- Labor (1)
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.
Examples of work
- Provides and supervises the provision of legal representation for the Uninsured Employers' Fund before the courts of the Division of Workers' Compensation.
- Confers with attorneys appearing on behalf of injured workers (petitioners), employers (respondents), and employers' workers' compensation insurance carriers to determine proper courses of action with respect to Uninsured Employers' Fund involvement and liability.
- Directs and reviews the work of subordinate counsel in the handling cases involving or potentially involving the Uninsured Employers' Fund.
- Reviews interrogatories from petitioners and respondents to determine the legal position to be taken on behalf of the Uninsured Employers' Fund.
- Prepares exhaustive correspondence, motions, orders, and affidavits in connection with processing cases; supervises the maintenance of essential case records and schedules.
- Conducts or directs the conduct of legal research, and prepares reports on same.
- Prepares or directs the preparation of drafts of internal procedures and directives concerning to the operation and management of the Uninsured Employers' Fund.
- Acts as liaison with the Attorney General's Office for the prosecution of civil and criminal penalties pursuant to the Uninsured Employers' Fund Statute.
- Supervises the work of attorneys, and professional and clerical staff in the duties related to the support of legal representation of the Uninsured Employers' Fund, and makes recommendations, but does not provide legal advice, to the Director and Assistant Director, Workers' Compensation, Office of Special Compensation Fund, with respect to the hiring, promoting, demoting, and disciplining of staff.
- Performs or supervises the performance of related non-legal work as assigned by the Director and Chief Judge, Division of Workers' Compensation.
- May 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.
- <b>REQUIREMENTS
- EDUCATION</b>
- Graduation from an accredited law school with an LLB or JD degree.
Experience
Two (2) years of experience in providing legal representation for government entities involving, but not limited to, appearance before the Division of Workers' Compensation and other courts of competent jurisdiction in the State of New Jersey.
License
Appointee must be an Attorney at Law of the State of New Jersey.
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
- Ability to acquire knowledge of the New Jersey Workers' Compensation Law (N.J.S.A. 34:15-1 et seq).
- Ability to acquire knowledge of the Uninsured Employers' Fund statute (N.J.S.A. 34:15-120 et seq).
- Ability to prepare and present effective and firmly based legal positions before the courts.
- Ability to engage in independent research and analysis of legal opinions and judicial precedent.
- Ability to apply the results of research and analysis to active or pending litigation.
- Ability to prepare extensive correspondence, motions, orders, and affidavits.
- Ability to develop and recommend appropriate rules and regulations and statements of policy and procedures.
- Ability to work effectively with all parties to active and pending litigations.
- Ability to effectively supervise and manage the workloads of subordinate counsel, and professional and clerical employees.
- Ability to maintain essential records and files.
- Ability to learn 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 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.