LEGAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR I

Department of Transportation · Sacramento County

Salary: $5,196 – $6,510 per month

Closes: 2026-11-15T00:00:00.000Z

Job description and requirements

Job Description and Duties Under the general direction of the Supervisor II, and under the direct supervision of the Supervisor I, the incumbent is responsible for providing litigation support services through the direct supervision of the Legal Secretarial Team. The Legal Support Supervisor I (LSS I) will personally perform responsible confidential legal support work in addition to supervision of a Legal Secretarial Team. Personal Leave Program: Effective July 1, 2025, state employees are subject to temporary salary reductions ranging from 2% to 4.62% in exchange for Personal Leave Program (PLP) hours. Please note that the salary ranges listed in this Job Control may not reflect these reductions associated with the 2025 Personal Leave Program. Please follow the link for more information regarding the 2025 Personal Leave program: http://hrmanual.calhr.ca.gov/Home/ManualItem/1/2113. PARF# 42-27-0076 / JC-535529 Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the Legal Support Supervisor I 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. Special Requirements • Possession of a valid driver’s license is required when operating a State owned or leased vehicle. Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the Legal Support Supervisor I 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. Possession of Minimum Qualifications will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment. If you are basing your eligibility on education, you must include your unofficial transcript(s)/diploma for verification. Unofficial, original, or official sealed transcripts will be accepted and may be required upon appointment. Applicants with foreign transcripts/degrees must provide a transcript/degree U.S. equivalency report evaluation that indicates the number of units and degree to which the foreign coursework is equivalent. Please visit either of the following two websites for a list of evaluation agencies: https://www.naces.org/members or https://aice-eval.org. Please redact birthdates and social security numbers Desirable Qualifications In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate: Knowledge of: technical legal terms and various legal forms and documents and their processing; modern office methods and procedures and office supplies, materials and equipment; business English and correspondence. Skills: Excellent interpreting skills to accurately interpret written material and numerical data; excellent writing skills to edit written material; excellent communication skills, verbal and written, to ensure quality customer service and to communicate with other staff and those contacted in the workplace; excellent organizational skills to prioritize work assignments or projects; proficient computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint); ability to organize work-flow. Ability to: read and write at a level required for successful job performance; prepare correspondence independently; communicate effectively and follow directions; analyze situations accurately and take effective action; secure and maintain cooperative relationships with all persons contacted in the work; read, understand and follow oral and written instructions and procedures; prepare, format and proofread business correspondence and legal documents; quickly learn and apply new concepts, procedures, and systems. The incumbent is expected to maintain confidentiality at all times to sensitive information and the nature of the work performed.
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Job Description and Duties

Under the general direction of the Supervisor II, and under the direct supervision of the Supervisor I, the incumbent is responsible for providing litigation support services through the direct supervision of the Legal Secretarial Team. The Legal Support Supervisor I (LSS I) will personally perform responsible confidential legal support work in addition to supervision of a Legal Secretarial Team.

Personal Leave Program: Effective July 1, 2025, state employees are subject to temporary salary reductions ranging from 2% to 4.62% in exchange for Personal Leave Program (PLP) hours. Please note that the salary ranges listed in this Job Control may not reflect these reductions associated with the 2025 Personal Leave Program. Please follow the link for more information regarding the 2025 Personal Leave program: http://hrmanual.calhr.ca.gov/Home/ManualItem/1/2113.

PARF# 42-27-0076 / JC-535529

Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the Legal Support Supervisor I 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.

Special Requirements

  • Possession of a valid driver’s license is required when operating a State owned or leased vehicle.

Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the Legal Support Supervisor I 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.

Possession of Minimum Qualifications will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment. If you are basing your eligibility on education, you must include your unofficial transcript(s)/diploma for verification. Unofficial, original, or official sealed transcripts will be accepted and may be required upon appointment. Applicants with foreign transcripts/degrees must provide a transcript/degree U.S. equivalency report evaluation that indicates the number of units and degree to which the foreign coursework is equivalent. Please visit either of the following two websites for a list of evaluation agencies: https://www.naces.org/members or https://aice-eval.org. Please redact birthdates and social security numbers

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
Knowledge of: technical legal terms and various legal forms and documents and their processing; modern office methods and procedures and office supplies, materials and equipment; business English and correspondence.
Skills: Excellent interpreting skills to accurately interpret written material and numerical data; excellent writing skills to edit written material; excellent communication skills, verbal and written, to ensure quality customer service and to communicate with other staff and those contacted in the workplace; excellent organizational skills to prioritize work assignments or projects; proficient computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint); ability to organize work-flow.
Ability to: read and write at a level required for successful job performance; prepare correspondence independently; communicate effectively and follow directions; analyze situations accurately and take effective action; secure and maintain cooperative relationships with all persons contacted in the work; read, understand and follow oral and written instructions and procedures; prepare, format and proofread business correspondence and legal documents; quickly learn and apply new concepts, procedures, and systems.
The incumbent is expected to maintain confidentiality at all times to sensitive information and the nature of the work performed.


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Applications close in 10 days, on November 15, 2026.

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This posting appears on CalCareers. CA Public Jobs first observed it on October 15, 2026. It was last verified open on November 4, 2026.

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