Job Description and Duties
Will consider Attorney III
The Caltrans San Diego Legal Office is looking for a well-qualified and highly motivated attorneys. Practice areas handled by the San Diego Legal Office may includes: Tort, Real Property, Environmental, Construction Arbitration, Contracts, Employment, Appellate and Transactional law practices. Legal Division is a full-service law office - our attorneys represent Caltrans in State and Federal courts in all phases of litigation and trial work and advise and assist Caltrans in all facets of its operations. Litigation experience, including experience with legal research, law and motion, discovery, and trial and appellate work is preferred but not required.
The Caltrans San Diego Legal Office is one of five offices comprising the Caltrans Legal Division (Sacramento, Oakland, Los Angeles, Fresno and San Diego). All five offices work together as one Caltrans Legal Division. We have statewide committees with members from each office to facilitate information sharing and networking. We have statewide legal workshops to provide opportunities for all our attorneys to develop statewide relationships and learn about the Legal Division’s areas of practice.
New to State candidates will be hired at the starting salary of the classification. Based on additional qualifying experience Attorney classifications qualify for a “Hire Above Minimum” (HAM) 5% salary adjustment.
- Attorney III (5 years): $12,046
- Attorney IV (6+ years): $13,313
PARF# 42-6-077 / JC-500112
Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the Attorney IV / Attorney III exam. For those who do not have current eligibility (e.g., transfer, permissive reinstatement, or voluntary demotions) and/or who will be new to state civil services employment, you must be on the state examination list to be eligible for these positions. To apply for the exam, please click here and search by typing in the classification title.
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