Deputy City Attorney Tax Team (Advice) City Attorney's Office (8177)

About the Tax Team and the Position

The Tax Team advises City elected officials and departments with respect to local tax issues including drafting all tax legislation; advises the Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector and Office of the AssessorRecorder on both tax and non-tax issues; represents the City with respect to tax claims filed against the City; and defends the City in tax suits filed by taxpayers.

This tax advice position would draft tax legislation; advise City elected officials and departments with respect to local tax issues; represent the City with respect to administrative claims for tax refund filed against the City; and work with our litigators to defend the City in tax suits filed by taxpayers.  The position would advise on a wide range of local taxes including the Citys business taxes hotel taxes parking taxes and others.  And it would provide advice on a wide range of issues related to those local taxes including federal and state constitutional issues (Commerce Clause special vs. general taxes); issues interpreting federal state and local laws and regulations related to the Citys taxes; and issues relating to the application of the Citys taxes to the diverse and emerging industries comprising San Franciscos business community.

Qualifications :

Minimum Qualifications

• Licensed to practice law in California.

Desired Qualifications

• Five or ideally more years of experience in state and local tax law including gross receipts taxes local excise taxes transfer taxes and others.
• Knowledge or background in restrictions on state and local taxes under the Federal and State Constitutions and statutes.
• 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 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. If education verification is required information on how to verify education requirements including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency can be found at 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 $153140 to $268320. 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 is available 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 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

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 (at least one from a supervisor) 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 Jumy Dang Senior Human Resources 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