The New Jersey Attorney General’s office is looking for seasoned financial litigator for its Financial Affairs & State Contracting Practice Group. The position will be appointed as an Assistant Attorney General for the Division of Law in Trenton, NJ with an annual salary of $172,500.00 per year.
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT:
The Attorney General has broad oversight of the state’s legal and law enforcement matters. As the head of the Department of Law & Public Safety, the Attorney General supervises a wide range of Divisions, Offices, and Commissions, consisting of over 2,800 sworn law enforcement officers, 600 attorneys, and thousands of other public servants.
ABOUT THE DIVISION:
The Division of Law (DOL) serves as primary legal counsel for New Jersey state government. Generally speaking, this work takes three forms: by providing legal advice to the state’s departments and agencies, by defending the state in civil litigation, and by bringing civil lawsuits against individuals, corporations, and other entities that violate the law and harm New Jersey and its residents. Staffed by nearly 500 attorneys, DOL’s responsibilities cover a broad swath of legal issues, including those involving banking, child protection, corrections, education, environmental, finance, health, insurance, taxation, and transportation matters.
ABOUT THE PRACTICE GROUP:
The Financial Affairs & State Contracting Practice Group consists of four sections: Banking & Insurance; Transportation, Construction and Condemnation; Treasury – Finance & Benefits; and Treasury, Revenue, Estates and Taxation. The Practice Group provides advice and counsel to the Departments of Banking and Insurance, Transportation and Treasury, and various divisions, agencies and offices within those departments, as well as to various independent State authorities. Additionally, the Practice Group provides advice and counsel on policy initiatives and supervises for the handling of various litigation (including administrative law hearings), transactional, public finance, budgetary, and procurement work throughout the Division.
ABOUT THE POSITION:
Under the supervision of the Deputy Director of the Financial Affairs & State Contracting Practice Group (FAPG) and/or the Director of the Division of Law, the Assistant Attorney General will be responsible for:
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HOW TO APPLY:
If qualified, applicants must complete a Division of Law attorney application for employment, found at www.njoag.gov/dolatty/ indicating interest in vacancy #24-226. All items must be submitted via the DOL online attorney application portal on or before the closing date of June 15, 2024.
For more information, please visit https://www.njoag.gov/careers/all-job-postings/
The New Jersey Attorney General’s office is looking for seasoned financial litigator for its Financial Affairs & State Contracting Practice Group. The position will be appointed as an Assistant Attorney General for the Division of…