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This section includes information about current examinations being given by the Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice. If you have additional questions after reviewing the information on this website, please call our Testing and Selection Unit at (916) 324-5039.
CONTINUOUS FILING OPEN EXAMINATIONS
If you meet the minimum qualifications for a position listed below and would like to pursue a career at the Attorney General’s Office, California Department of Justice, you can be notified when testing is scheduled by submitting an Examination Request Form.
Examinations are scheduled as needed. After taking a scheduled examination, you would be placed on an "eligible list" from which we are able to make hiring decisions.
Since eligibility lists apply only to positions in specific locations, you will want to carefully note details in the examination bulletin. Click on the job titles below to view minimum qualifications, the specific location of the position, examination location and other information.
NOTE: If a cut-off date is shown for a continuous filing exam, submission of the form after that date will not be accepted for the current examination, but will be held for the next scheduled examination.
| Examination | Location | Cut-off Date | ||
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| Criminalist | Statewide | Continuous Filing | ||
| Criminalist Manager | Statewide | Continuous Filing | ||
| Criminalist, Senior | Statewide | Tuesday, June 5, 2008 | ||
| Criminalist Supervisor | Statewide | Continuous Filing | ||
| Deputy Attorney General | Statewide | Continuous Filing | ||
| Deputy Attorney General III | Statewide | Continuous Filing | ||
| Graduate Legal Assistant | Statewide | Continuous Filing | ||
| Laboratory Technician - Criminalistics | Statewide | Filing Temporarily Closed | ||
| Legal Secretary | Fresno | Continuous Testing | ||
| Legal Secretary | Los Angeles | Continuous Testing | ||
| Legal Secretary | Oakland | Continuous Testing | ||
| Legal Secretary | Sacramento | Continuous Testing | ||
| Legal Secretary | San Diego | Continuous Testing | ||
| Legal Secretary | San Francisco | Continuous Testing | ||
| Special Agent, DOJ | Statewide | Friday, May 9, 2008 | ||
| Special Agent Trainee, DOJ | Statewide | Filing Temporarily Closed | ||
OTHER OPEN EXAMINATIONSApplications are now being accepted for the following open examination. Applicants not meeting the minimum qualifications by the final filing date as stated on the examination bulletin will not be admitted to the examination. Please click on the examination title to view the examination bulletin. | ||||
| Examination | Location | Final Filing Date | ||
| Digital Print Operator I | Spot-San Francisco | File In Person Date Wednesday, May 7, 2008 |
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CONTINUOUS FILING PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATIONSApplications are now being accepted on a continuous basis for the following departmental promotional examinations. Applicants must have a permanent civil service appointment with the Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice. Applicants not meeting promotional requirements will not be admitted to the examination. Exams are scheduled as needed by the Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice. NOTE: If a cut-off date is shown for a continuous filing exam, submission of the applications after that date will not be accepted for the current examination, but will be held for the next scheduled examination. Eligible lists established as a result of these examinations are only used for the location(s) specified. Please click on the examination title for more detailed information. | ||||
| Examination | Location | Cut-off Date | ||
| Associate Personnel Analyst | Sacramento | Thursday, April 29, 2008 | ||
| Investigative Auditor III | Statewide | Continuous Filing | ||
| Staff Services Analyst | Statewide | Continuous Filing | ||
| Supervising Deputy Attorney General | Statewide | Wednesday, April 30, 2008 | ||
OTHER PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATIONS
Applications are now being accepted for the following departmental promotional examinations. Applicants must have a permanent civil service appointment with the Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice. Applicants not meeting promotional requirements will not be admitted to the examination. Please click on the examination title to view the examination bulletin. | ||||
| Examination | Location | Final Filing Date | ||
| Senior Personnel Specialist | Spot-Sacramento | Friday, May 9, 2008 | ||
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RESOURCES
State Application Form STD 678
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