ATTORNEY IV
About The Position
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. Please take this 1-minute Caltrans Recruitment survey to tell us how you found out about this job. https://forms.office.com/g/RyK102ty4G https://youtu.be/oC9wIp8QalI Apply today to join our team! We especially encourage applicants to check out our Caltrans Career Compass tool! The Caltrans Career Compass is a tool to assist and help candidates understand and succeed in applying to Caltrans positions. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Requirements
- Possession of a valid driver's license is required when operating a state owned or leased vehicle.
- California State Bar membership is required
Nice To Haves
- Under general direction of a Deputy Chief Counsel, Assistant Chief Counsel and/or Attorney Supervisor, the Attorney studies, interprets and applies laws, court decisions, and other authorities in preparing the most difficult and/or complex cases, opinions and briefs; prepares and presents cases for trial; and/or does a variety of transactional work. The Deputy Attorney IV may also act in a lead capacity for other attorneys.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
