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Administrative Services
Auditing
Codes and Standards
Commissioner's Office
Disaster Recovery and Mitigation
Fire Safety
Fiscal
Government Records Council
Historic Trust
Housing and Community Resources
Human Resources
Information Technology
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Office of Information Privacy
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101 South Broad Street, Trenton, NJ
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Department-Wide (Department of Community Affairs Employees ONLY)
All Departments/Agencies (State Employees with permanent status ONLY)
General Public and/or State Employees
DESCRIPTION OF MAJOR DUTIES
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Specific responsibilities of Assistant Mediator/Staff Attorney include but are not limited to: Receive and investigate denial of access complaints in a timely and legally accurate manner. Effectively work with the Office of the Attorney General or special outside counsel to present the findings and recommendations of the Executive Director for each denial of access complaint to the members of the Government Records Council. Maximize the use of internally created information technology resources that provide guidance in the investigatory process of denial of access complaints. Additionally, assist the mediator in operating the statutorily required mediation program. The Staff Attorney position requires excellent verbal and technical writing skills. The position also requires advanced reading comprehension and analytical thinking skills. Staff Attorneys must quickly develop a solid understanding of the law [Open Public Records Act (OPRA) (N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.)] and be able to apply the law to a specific set of facts. A Staff Attorney must be able to manage a caseload efficiently and independently. In this position, an individual will interact with various levels of local, county, and State government, as well as members of the public.
REQUIREMENTS
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EDUCATION: Graduation from an accredited law school with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree. EXPERIENCE: One (1) year of experience in conducting legal research, analyzing and evaluating legal documents, rules, regulations, and/or legislation, or the review and analysis of regulatory matters in a government agency; or one (1) year of experience as an attorney.
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Appointee must be eligible to practice as an Attorney-At-Law in the State of New Jersey. Appointee must possess a current Certificate of Good Standing issued by the New Jersey Board of Bar Examiners, or other license to practice law issued by any state in the United States. Appointees will be required to possess a valid driver's license only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Special Training
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Experience with OPRA is preferred but not required. Experience with conducting mediations also preferred. ADDITIONAL NOTES: The SAME program allows candidates who identify as having a significant disability, to apply for non-competitive and unclassified positions through a fast track hiring process. For more information about the SAME program, please go to: https://www.nj.gov/csc/same/overview/index.shtml. If you have any questions, please email, resume1@dca.nj.gov or call 609-292-6030. If you are applying under the NJ ”SAME” Program, your supporting documents (Schedule A or B letter) must be submitted along with your resume to resume1@dca.nj.gov by the closing date indicated above. DO NOT SUBMIT VIA THE DCA PORTAL.
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Please have your resume including any required documents (degree, licenses, certification and/or transcripts, letter of interest) and submit you application by the closing date.
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Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:14-7 (L. 2011, Chapter 70), also known as the "New Jersey First Act," all public employees are required to obtain principal residence in the State of New Jersey within one (1) year of employment UNLESS OTHERWISE EXEMPTED FROM THE LAW.
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs is an Equal Opportunity Employer
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:
The Department of Community Affairs provides many employee benefits, including but not limited to:
• Alternative Workweek Program*
• Telework*
• Deferred Compensation
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Health, Dental, and Life Insurance
• Benefit Leave (Vacation, Sick, Administrative Leave)
• Flexible and Health Spending Accounts
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Pension
* Pursuant to Department policy, procedures and/or guidelines
