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DAG classifications depend on the number of years of legal experience in the practice of law.</li> <li>All DAG classes, except Graduate Legal Assistants, require active membership in the California State Bar. (Applicants who are not members of The California State Bar but who are eligible to take The California State Bar examination or are in their final year of law school will be admitted to the examination but will not be considered eligible for appointment until they are admitted to The State Bar.)</li> <li>Graduate Legal Assistants work under the close supervision of attorneys to assist in legal research, and in preliminary work involving legal matters. The Graduate Legal Assistant class is designed to afford law school graduates who are not yet certified by the California State Bar an introduction to legal practice at DOJ.</li> </ul> <table class="table table-striped"> <thead> <tr> <th>Classification</th> <th>Minimum Qualifications</th> <th>Exam Link</th> <th>Link to open positions (CalCareers)**</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Graduate Legal Assistant (GLA)</td> <td>Law school graduates, not yet certified by The State Bar of California</td> <td><a href="https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=1729" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GLA Exam</a></td> <td><a href="https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHRPublic/Search/JobSearchResults.aspx#classid=2476&depid=148" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GLA Openings</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>DAG Range A</td> <td>0 months – less than 24 months of legal experience</td> <td><a href="https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=1579" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Attorney Exam</a></td> <td><a href="https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHRPublic/Search/JobSearchResults.aspx#classid=2436&depid=148" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DAG Openings</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>DAG Range B</td> <td>24 months of legal experience</td> <td><a href="https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=1579" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Attorney Exam</a></td> <td><a href="https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHRPublic/Search/JobSearchResults.aspx#classid=2436&depid=148" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DAG Openings</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>DAG III</td> <td>5 years of legal experience</td> <td><a href="https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=1683" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DAG III Exam</a></td> <td><a href="https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHRPublic/Search/JobSearchResults.aspx#classid=2427&depid=148" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DAG III Openings</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>DAG IV</td> <td>6 years of legal experience (1 year must be equivalent to DAG III or higher)</td> <td><a href="https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=2173" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DAG IV Exam</a><br> (Exam administered by CA DOJ)</td> <td><a href="https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHRPublic/Search/JobSearchResults.aspx#classid=2426&depid=148" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DAG IV Openings</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>DAG V</td> <td>8 years of legal experience (2 years must be equivalent to DAG IV or higher)</td> <td>Promotional Exam only <br> (Exam administered by CA DOJ)</td> <td><a href="https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHRPublic/Search/JobSearchResults.aspx#classid=7131&depid=148" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DAG V Openings</a><br> (Lateral transfers only)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Supervising DAG (DAG Supervisor)</td> <td>8 years of legal experience (2 years must be equivalent to DAG III or higher)</td> <td><a href="https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=2126" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DAG Supervisor Exam</a><br> (Exam administered by CA DOJ)</td> <td><a href="https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHRPublic/Search/JobSearchResults.aspx#classid=2424&depid=148" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DAG Supervisor Openings</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>  <p>Some job controls (i.e., bulletins that advertise vacancies) will be for more than one classification, such as DAG III or DAG IV. 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