POSITION IS PENDING DOF APPROVAL

Will Consider Attorney.
Are you looking to join a dynamic legal practice providing full-service support, advice, and representation to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). The transportation sector touches all aspects of daily life and the economy, in California and nationally. Caltrans is responsible for 50,000 lane miles of highway and employs 22,000 people throughout the state. To support such an extensive enterprise, Caltrans’ Legal Division is comprised of nearly 127 attorneys in five offices statewide including its headquarters office near the State Capitol in Sacramento and branches in Oakland, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Fresno. The position is in the Los Angeles Legal Office.
Practice areas include: Tort, Eminent Domain, Inverse Condemnation, Environmental Law, Employment, Construction Contract Disputes, Appellate Practice, in-house transactional work and more. Our Caltrans Attorneys work in State and Federal courts in all phases of litigation, including trial and appellate work. They also advise and assist Caltrans in delivering projects. Junior attorneys are assigned to a practice group and trained in all aspects of the practice. They are given early exposure to discovery and trial preparation as well as legal research and drafting pleadings. Mid-level attorneys are expected to handle all aspects of a case including taking and defending depositions, taking cases to trial as first or second chair counsel, and appellate work. All employees receive training in Caltrans’ policies and practices along with continuing legal education.
The Legal Division is a public entity law office which offers a supportive and challenging work environment where you will be given substantial responsibility at an early stage of your career. The job also offers excellent health, dental, vision and pension plan benefits.
Under the 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 the preparation of cases, opinions and briefs; prepares and presents cases for trial; and/or does a variety of transactional work.

CANDIDATES THAT MEET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS BASED ON POSSESSION OF EDUCATION, LICENSE, OR CERTIFICATE MUST INCLUDE A COPY OF YOUR DEGREE/TRANSCRIPTS, LICENSE, OR CERTIFICATE, ALONG WITH YOUR STATE APPLICATION (STD. 678), TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION.

NOTE: Do not submit the “Equal Employment Opportunity” questionnaire (page 5) with your completed State application (STD. 678). This page is for examination use only. Do not include any confidential information on any documents you submit for this job vacancy, such as your state application, resume, or educational transcripts. Confidential information that should be excluded or removed from these documents includes, but is not limited to, your Social Security Number, birth date, driver’s license number, examination results, LEAP status, marital status, and age. The job application packet checklist is not required to apply for this position. Failure to follow these instructions may result in your application not being considered for this position.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.

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