Legal Administrator

MaineGuide; Augusta (ME); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Maine Department of Transportation, Title Office within the Office of Legal Services, is seeking an experienced paralegal supervisor with a strong real property background to manage title abstracting and closing documents.

This role involves supervising real estate paralegals, reviewing title work and legal descriptions, and coordinating with the Property Office Manager, Chief Surveyor, mappers, and Transportation Counsel to resolve title issues for condemnation and property conveyances

Responsibilities

• Supervise and train department real estate paralegals.
• Oversee title work, review technical legal descriptions, and prepare closing documents.
• Coordinate with Property Office Manager, Chief Surveyor, mappers, and Transportation Counsel to resolve title issues.

Job description

If you are a current State of Maine employee, please submit your application through the internal application process using the Find Jobs report in PRISM. Seasonal employees who do not have PRISM access should apply through the State’s career page and indicate on the application that they have previously worked for the State.

Maine Department of Transportation

Starting Salary:$59,987.20 – $84,718.40 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 Transportation's 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 Department’s condemnation process to acquire property for the construction and rehabilitation of the Department’s transportation infrastructure for the various modes of transportation for which the Department is responsible and for other property conveyances; working with the Department’s 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 Department’s real estate paralegals in