New Jersey SAME Program

In January 2022, the State of New Jersey adopted legislation to develop and implement the “State as a Model Employer of People with Disabilities” (SAME) program. As New Jersey’s largest employer, the State should promote awareness of persons with disabilities as a valued employee resource, as well as work to attract, engage, and retain persons with disabilities in the State workforce.

Mailing Address

Physical Address

Additional Applicant Information

Education

Employment History

References:  Set forth at least three (3) references. Please provide complete address and telephone number for each reference.

(Note: A response of yes to either of the above questions will not necessarily result in a denial of employment.) 

Below is a list of all LPS Intern opportunities and the related Divisions where offered, including location. Please review and select all Divisions where you are interested in the program areas offered and the locations available. If the division program you are interested in is only in one location and you are unavailable to report to the location, please do not select that opportunity. If you select an opportunity, you must be able to report to that location.

Sections of Choice

Please identify 3 Division of Law Section(s) in which you have a particular interest. The location and descriptions of sections can be obtained here.

Educational Record

Law School

College/University

Other Graduate Degrees

Employment History

Division of Law Contacts and Interests

OAG Honors Program Contacts and Interests

Rank preferences for subject matter areas 

Applicants must select which of the subject areas they wish to be considered for: 

• Antitrust

• Bias Crimes

• Civil Rights

• Consumer Protection and Affordability

• Conviction Review

• Cyber Crimes

• Environmental Justice and Enforcement

• Firearms Civil Enforcement and Accountability

• Government & Healthcare Fraud

• Human Trafficking

• Protecting From Attacks Out of DC

• Reproductive Health Rights

• Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecution (OSFFCP)

• Sexual and Domestic Violence Policy, Prevention, and Enforcement

• Social Media Accountability and Data Privacy/Cybersecurity

• Solicitor General Fellow

• Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance

• Violence Suppression and Organized Crime

• Workers’ Rights and Labor Enforcement

Applicants may select as many or as few issue areas as they like; if they select more than one, they should rank their preferences in the online application.

In addition, Honors Program participants may have an opportunity for “rotations” to different assignments in their second year of the program, and have ad-hoc opportunities to work with the Attorney General’s Executive Leadership Team on priority programs and policy development.

The office location of the Honors Program participant will depend on their selected issue area. 

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• Newark
  • Antitrust
  • Bias Crimes*
  • Civil Rights
  • Consumer Protection and Affordability*
  • Firearms Civil Enforcement and Accountability
  • Government & Healthcare Fraud*
  • Protecting From Attacks Out of DC*
  • Reproductive Health Rights 
  • Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecution (OSFFCP)*
  • Social Media Accountability and Data Privacy/Cybersecurity
  • Solicitor General Fellow*
  • Workers’ Rights and Labor Enforcement
• Trenton
  • Conviction Review*
  • Cyber Crimes
  • Environmental Justice and Enforcement
  • Human Trafficking
  • Protecting From Attacks Out of DC
  • Sexual and Domestic Violence Policy, Prevention, and Enforcement
  • Solicitor General Fellow
  • Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance
  • Violence Suppression and Organized Crime

 * Participant may be assigned to Trenton, Newark, or Northern new Jersey.

Intern Program Contacts and Interests

Reference

References: List at least 3 names, including, if possible, 2 attorneys, and, if you have graduated from law school within 5 years, 1 law school professor. Please provide complete addresses and telephone numbers if available.

References: Each applicant must submit at least two professional references, including at least one law professor or other legal academic. The applicant should select references who have graded or supervised the applicant’s work as a law student, law clerk, or student-lawyer.

The applicant should inform the references that the Honors Program Selection Committee may seek to speak with them during the application review process, likely in July or August.

Applicants are not required to submit letters of recommendation.

Please read the following and sign by checking the box below:

1. Two-year commitment: I recognize that the AG Honors Program requires a two-year commitment from the start date of employment.

2. New Jersey Bar Membership: (Law Clerks) I recognize that as a condition of employment, within six months of starting the program I will become a member of the New Jersey Bar, which may require passing the New Jersey bar exam. OR (DAG 4) I recognize that I must have a current NJ Bar admission in good standing.

3. Residency requirement: I recognize that if I am selected for employment through the Honors Program, I will be considered a State Employee and subject to the terms and conditions of New Jersey’s residency requirement under the New Jersey First Act. Under state law, employees must reside in New Jersey within one year of beginning employment or obtain an exemption from this residency requirement. More information on the New Jersey First Act can be found here: https://www.nj.gov/labor/research-info/njfirst.shtml

Please read the following and sign by checking the box below:

1. Private Practice: I acknowledge it is the policy of the Division of Law that no applicant will be employed by the Division of law except on condition that the applicant agrees not to engage in the private practice of law during his or her period of employment.
2. I hereby certify that the statements made by me in this application are true, complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

• NJ Certificate of Good Standing.  If applicable, a copy of your NJ Certificate of Good Standing is required for those applying as an OAG Honors Program Deputy Attorney General 4 to confirm date of NJ bar admission.
• Writing sample. The writing sample should be no more than 5,000 words and should contain your own legal analysis. You may use a document drafted during law school or a summer internship so long as it does not contain material that is privileged or otherwise confidential.
• Statement of interest. The statement of interest should be no more than 1,000 words and describe your interest in participating in the AG Honors Program.
• Resume. Please upload a current version of your resume.
• Current law school transcript. You may submit a scanned copy of your official or unofficial law school transcript.

Applicants must read each vacancy announcement thoroughly and ensure all required items requested on the posting have been submitted for consideration. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. This includes failure to submit the required documentation to confirm eligibility.  Before you proceed, please ensure you are uploading all necessary items to confirm your eligibility.

Document names must only contain a single period(.) and cannot contain the following: > < / * % $ , ~ : ; 

Acknowledgment of Obligation

Please read the following and sign by checking the box below:

1. Two-year commitment: I recognize that the AG Honors Program requires a two-year commitment from the start date of employment.
2. New Jersey Bar Membership: I recognize that as a condition of employment, within six months of starting the program I will become a member of the New Jersey Bar, which may require passing the New Jersey bar exam, or I am already admitted to the NJ Bar.
3. Residency requirement: I recognize that if I am selected for employment through the Honors Program, I will be considered a State Employee and subject to the terms and conditions of New Jersey’s residency requirement under the New Jersey First Act. Under state law, employees must reside in New Jersey within one year of beginning employment or obtain an exemption from this residency requirement. More information on the New Jersey First Act can be found here: https://www.nj.gov/labor/research-info/njfirst.shtml
4. I hereby certify that the statements made by me in this application are true, complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

The State of New Jersey seeks to increase the richness and diversity of its workforce and in doing so become the employer of choice for all people seeking to work in State government. In order to judge the effectiveness of our efforts to attract and employ a diverse workforce, as well as comply with Federal and State reporting requirements, we ask that you take the time to answer a few brief questions.

This form is not part of your application for employment and will not be considered in any hiring decision. Any information submitted on this form will be considered confidential and will be filed separately by the agency’s affirmative action officer.

The State of New Jersey is an equal opportunity employer. The New Jersey State Policy Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace provides that applicants for employment are considered without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, sex/gender, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, familial status, religion, atypical heredity cellular or blood trait, genetic information, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States or disability.

In accordance with ethics standards administered by the New Jersey State Ethics Commission and the Department of Law and Public Safety (LPS), including the Uniform Ethics Code, N.J.A.C. 19:61-5.7, and the LPS Supplementary Code of Ethics, as well as Attorney General Executive Directive No. 2003-1 (Directive 2003-1) and the State Policy Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace, no employee within LPS may supervise or exercise authority with regard to personnel actions over a relative, a cohabitant, or anyone with whom there is a consensual personal relationship. This prohibition applies to employees who directly supervise or exercise authority over these individuals as well as those employees in these individuals’ chain of supervision or authority.

Relative means an individual’s spouse/domestic partner/civil union partner or the individual or spouse’s/domestic partner’s/civil union partner’s parent, child, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, cousin, grandparent, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepparent, stepchild, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother or half-sister, whether the relative is related to the individual or the individual’s spouse/domestic partner/civil union partner by blood, marriage or adoption.

Cohabitant means a non-related person who shares a household under circumstances where there is financial interdependence.

Consensual personal relationship means marriage, engagement, dating or other ongoing romantic or sexual relationships.

LPS requires that all job applicants complete this form. Current employees are required to promptly disclose to the Office of Human Resource Management (HRM) all relatives or cohabitants employed by any department, office, authority, or instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, should the resulting work relationship between the employee and the relative/cohabitant conflict with the policy outlined herein. Pursuant to Directive 2003-1, any consensual personal relationship with another LPS employee should be reported to LPS’s Equal Opportunity Office. There is a continuing obligation to disclose this information should it develop during the course of an employee’s employment. Confidentiality shall be maintained to the extent possible and practicable. In order to take appropriate steps to address any prohibited conflicts, HRM may share and address the disclosed information with LPS’s Office of Ethics and Compliance/Equal Opportunity Office, as well as with Division management and ethics officers. Such steps may include, but are not limited to, changing reporting structures, re-assigning or transferring any of the employees, or declining to hire. Failure to promptly disclose the requested information as directed may result in consequences including, without limitation, discipline up to and including termination and the denial of legal representation and indemnification by the State in the event that a lawsuit is filed in connection with a personal, familial, or cohabiting relationship.