Deputy City Attorney - Trial/Litigation Team - City Attorney's Office (8177)
Deputy City Attorney - Trial/Litigation Team - City Attorney's Office (8177)
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About the Trial Team
The Trial Team is a collaborative nimble and dynamic group of over 40 attorneys and support staff and the largest team at the City Attorneys Office. The Team primarily defends lawsuits filed against the City and County of San Francisco and its employees in state and federal court handling all phases of litigation from case intake and assessment litigation strategy discovery and document review motion practice settlement evaluation and negotiation trial and appeal. The Teams docket is broad and ranges from personal injury accidents to taxation land use to constitutional torts. The Trial Team represents employees from all City departments and touches every aspect of the Citys operations from transit to sewer law enforcement to public health. Trial Team members also work on cross-team assignments on an as-needed basis including helping City departments assess litigation risks respond to third-party discovery and respond to crisis situations.
Deputy City Attorney Position and Responsibilities
Attorneys on the Trial Team are assigned defensive matters primarily involving accidents or injuries involving City operations but also including constitutional claims and contractual disputes. Attorneys are assigned their own caseloads and have primary responsibility for all aspects of their cases from responding to lawsuits filing and arguing motions trying cases before a jury all the way to appeal. Attorneys should expect to make regular appearances in court and depositions as the first chair on all of their cases. The Trial Team regularly schedules weekly meetings for attorneys to roundtable and discuss their cases before the entire team. Attorneys are also supported by direct supervisors the Assistant Chief and the Chief Trial Attorney for significant decisions on cases.
Qualifications :
Minimum Qualifications
- Licensed to practice law in California.
Desired Qualifications
- Three or ideally more years of civil litigation experience including trial experience.
- Ability to assume responsibility quickly work both independently and collaboratively and identify and assess substantive and procedural legal issues.
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently meet multiple competing deadlines manage workload changes and dive into new assignments quickly.
- Excellent written and oral communication and advocacy skills.
- Ability to manage investigate and litigate multiple matters in both state and federal courts.
- Ability to handle all phases of litigation including intake and investigation written discovery depositions motion practice settlement negotiation trial and appeal.
- Experience handling court appearances and oral argument.
- Familiarity with state and federal rules of civil procedure and local rules of court.
- Experience with e-discovery.
- Demonstrated interest comfort and good working knowledge of sophisticated document review tools.
- Ability to work effectively with paralegals legal assistants investigators and other colleagues.
- Ability to exercise excellent judgment adapt to changes and be curious.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a positive attitude.
- Commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.
- Interest and ability to work successfully as part of a team.
Verification
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process.
Note: Falsifying ones education training or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.
All work experience education training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application.
Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility disqualification or may lead to lower scores.
Selection Procedures
The selection process will include evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement to the interview. Depending on the number of applicants the Department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to comparatively evaluate the qualifications of candidates. If this becomes necessary only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of the Department will be invited to participate in the oral/performance interview.
Additional Information :
Salary and Benefits
The Deputy City Attorney position has a 16-step salary scale ranging from $150124 - $263042. Pay increases scheduled in the near future per MOU: 1% increase effective 6/30/25; 1% increase effective 7/1/25. The successful applicant is appointed to a salary step based on years of experience as a lawyer. The City offers robust health retirement and other benefits. For more information please visit: Attorneys are represented by the Municipal Attorneys Association. Information about compensation and benefits can be found by entering Classification Code 8177 at Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:
- Information About the Hiring Process
- Conviction History
- Employee Benefits Overview
- Equal Employment Opportunity
- ADA Accommodation
HOW TO APPLY
Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit begin the application process.
- Select the Apply Now button and follow instructions on the screen
- Make sure to include your CA Bar Number in the education section on your application
- Upload a Cover Letter and a Resume
Applicants who advance in the selection process must submit three references and one writing sample.
Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and therefore it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and @).
Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.
Human Resources Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process please send your inquires to Asa Nojd HR Analyst at
The City and County of San Francisco encourages women minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex race age religion color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition (associated with cancer a history of cancer or genetic characteristics) HIV/AIDS status genetic information marital status sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression military and veteran status or other protected category under the law.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
