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GENERAL COUNSEL PERC

Code: 65427 State Unclassified Range: X98 (FY 2027) Work week NL: FLSA exemptOvertime table (4A:3, Appx. A)

General Counsel Perc falls in New Jersey's unclassified service: an appointing authority hires for it directly, without a civil service exam.

Qualifying turns on 5 years of relevant experience.

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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.

Experience

Admission to the practice of law in. New Jersey and at least five years of comprehensive experience in the area of labor relations, at least three of which must have been subsequent to the earning of the J.D or L.L.B. degree

<b>KNOWLESGES AND ABILITIES </b>

Thorough knowledge of other laws, judicial and administrative decisions of the State of New Jersey and applicable federal. law, relating to labor relations, public administration, Civil Service, education, administrative procedure, agency, contracts and evidence .

Thorough knowledge of the provisions of the New Jersey. Employer-Employee Relations Act and comparable legislation in other jurisdictions, federal and state; thorough knowledge of the Commission's Rules and Regulations.

Thorough knowledge of New Jersey trial and appellate procedures.

Ability to try a case successfully and make a record at the trial level which will withstand an appeal.

Ability to write comprehensive and persuasive briefs and to present cogent oral argument before courts.

Ability to engage in independent legal research-and analysis of laws opinions and writings. relative to public sector labor relations.

Ability to interpret the laws governing the Commission and to develop appropriate rules and regulations and statements of policy and procedure based thereon.

Ability to evaluate recommendations for changes in the rules, regulations, policy and procedures of the Commission.

Ability to. work harmoniously with subordinates, supervisors, officers of members of the legal profession, and other interested parties,

Ability to direct preparation of extensive correspondence and to review the contents of legal. documents and memoranda of law for their effectiveness and appropriateness.

Ability to direct. establishment and maintenance of essential records and files.