Legal Administrator

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Maine Department of Transportation

Starting Salary: $59987.20 $84718.40 per year

Office/Bureau: Legal Services - Title Office

Location: Augusta ME

Opening Date: September 29 2026

Closing Date: October 14 2026

Job Description:

This position is a professional services position of a supervisory nature located in the Title Office within the Department of Transportations Office of Legal Services. This position requires an individual who has a strong real property background with a high degree of proficiency and experience in title abstracting reading and understanding property plans and drafting real estate transactional documents including closing documents. Duties include preparing and reviewing title work; reviewing technical legal descriptions and comparing them to right-of-way maps and incorporating descriptions into legal documents used in the Departments condemnation process to acquire property for the construction and rehabilitation of the Departments transportation infrastructure for the various modes of transportation for which the Department is responsible and for other property conveyances; working with the Departments Property Office Manager Chief Surveyor mappers and Transportation Counsel to resolve title issues and ensure the accuracy of title and mapping documents; and general real estate paralegal support for the Title Office.

In addition this position provides supervision and training for the Departments real estate paralegals in the Title Office.

Preference will be given to candidates possessing real estate transactional experience title abstracting experience and the ability to understand and read plans.

Minimum Qualifications

A Bachelors Degree and four (4) years of paralegal experience in a law firm court or legal services agency - or - an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Application Instructions:

Interested applicants need to apply online by clicking theApply for this Opening/Apply Nowbutton along with uploading a cover letter current resume and any applicable copies of post-secondary transcripts licensing registration and certifications.

*If you require a paper application or for general questions please contact MaineDOT Human Resources at or via email at

Why join our team

No matter where you work across Maine state government you find employees who embody our state mottoDirigo or I leadas they provide essential services to Mainers every day. We believe in supporting our workforces health and wellbeing with a valuable total compensation package including:

• Work-Life Fit Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using 13 paid holidays and 3 weeks of vacation leave annually. Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service and overtime-exempt employees receive personal leave.
• Wellness We care about you and your familys wellbeing offering 12 days of sick leave annually to help you stay healthy.
• Health Insurance Coverage The State of Maine pays85%-95%of employee-only premiums ($12213.60-$13650.48annual value) depending on salary. Use this chart to find thepremium costsfor you and your family including the percentage of dependent coverage paid by the State.
• Health Insurance Premium Credit Participation decreases employee-only premiums by up to 5%. Visit the Office of Employee Health and Wellness for more information aboutprogram requirements.
• Dental Insurance The State of Maine pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums ($365.28annual value).
• Retirement Plan The State contributes the equivalent of 14.06% of the employees pay towards the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS).

State employees are eligible for an extensive and highly competitive benefits package covering many aspects of wellness. Learn about additional wellness benefits for State employees from the Office of Employee Health and Wellness.

Note: Benefits may vary somewhat according to specific collective bargaining agreements and are prorated for anything less than full-time.

Theres a job and then theres purposeful transformative work. Our aim is to create a workplace where you can learn grow and continuously refine your skills. Applicants demonstrate job requirements in differing ways and we appreciate that many skills and backgrounds can make people successful in this role.

As an Equal Opportunity employer Maine State Government embraces a culture of respect and awareness. We are committed to creating a strong sense of belonging for all team members and our process ensures an inclusive environment to applicants of all backgrounds including diverse race color sex sexual orientation or gender identity physical or mental disability religion age ancestry national origin familial status or genetics.

If youre looking for a great next step and want to feel good about what you do wed love to hear from you. Please note reasonable accommodations are provided to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.

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