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About the Office

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is an innovative, nationally-recognized municipal law office working to protect and advance the rights and interests of the City and County of San Francisco and its residents.  With just over 300 talented, dedicated, and diverse employees, the Office provides exceptional legal services to the City’s Mayor, Board of Supervisors, officials, and departments.  Our work empowers City leaders with effective, responsive and creative legal solutions and representation so they can deliver critical public services and our affirmative advocacy enhances the lives and wellbeing of San Francisco’s residents and visitors.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Office recognizes that diversity in the backgrounds, ideas and lived experiences of our employees enriches our workplace and enhances our work.  We aspire to recruit, employ, retain and promote capable individuals representing the full spectrum of our community, and welcome all candidates, including candidates of any race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age and candidates with disabilities.  We have a clear vision: to be the place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come and stay, and where employees feel welcomed, engaged and valued for their work and contributions to the Office and the City.  To learn more about the Office’s efforts to provide a welcoming, diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace please click here.

Current Opportunities

Claims Adjuster, Claims Team

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is looking for an experienced and motivated claims adjuster to join our Claims Team.

The Claims Team is a dynamic and collaborative group of attorneys, adjusters, investigators and clerks that investigates and attempts to resolve over 3,000 claims a year. The team investigates incidents (such as vehicle accidents and flooding) that may result in claims being filed against the City. The team pursues affirmative collections actions against those who have damaged City property. The team represents the City in small claims court to defend against claims and pursue collections.

If you are interested in the position, more information about the job and application process is available here.

Claims Investigator, Claims Team

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is looking for an experienced and motivated claims investigator to join our Claims Team.

The Claims Team is a dynamic and collaborative group of attorneys, adjusters, investigators and clerks that investigates and attempts to resolve over 3,000 claims a year. The team investigates incidents (such as vehicle accidents and flooding) that may result in claims being filed against the City. The team pursues affirmative collections actions against those who have damaged City property. The team represents the City in small claims court to defend against claims and pursue collections.

If you are interested in the position, more information about the job and application process is available here.

Senior Clerk, Administration Team

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is looking for an experienced and motivated senior clerk to join our Administration Team.

Under supervision, the Class 1406 Senior Clerk will provide clerical support on a rotating basis to groups of attorneys and legal secretaries in the City Attorney’s Office. The City Attorney’s Office has employees in two locations: 1390 Market Street, Fox Plaza (2 blocks away from City Hall) and City Hall. This position requires the employee work onsite in the office five days per week from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (remote work is not possible).

The position serves as the back up to the Reception Services at the 1390 Market Street and the City Hall locations. This position also serves as a back up to Mail Services and other daily pick up functions, which requires walking between the two buildings with a hand cart to drop off and pick up mail or other items. This position receives a weekly schedule of assignments that may be performed in both locations. The assignments range from two to four hours each and primarily consist of clerical tasks. This position may also assist with office wide administrative matters such as maintaining office supply rooms and stocking supplies. Teams in the City Attorney’s Office may also on a project by project basis request assistance. This position requires going between the two locations of the City Attorney’s Office; sometimes with carts of documents or mail. Duties require medium to heavy lifting and pushing of up to 40 pounds.

If you are interested in the position, more information about the job and application process is available here.

Deputy City Attorney, Government Litigation Team

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is looking for an experienced and motivated attorney to join our Government Litigation Team.

The Government Litigation Team is a collaborative and dynamic group of four attorneys, two paralegals, and two legal secretaries. The Team handles litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts, principally on the defense side. The Team’s docket is broad, and generally focuses on defending the legality of City ordinances, regulations, and programs and of quasi-judicial decisions made by City administrative agencies challenged through administrative mandamus. The Team is experienced in litigating issues of federal and state preemption and all manner of federal and state Constitutional claims, focusing particularly on issues of free speech, free exercise and/or establishment of religion, equal protection, and due process. The Team also litigates issues arising under California constitutional or statutory provisions limiting the enactment of local taxes and fees, as well as under state and local open meeting and public records laws. Most of the Team’s cases involve principally legal rather than factual issues.

If you are interested in the position, more information about the job and application process is available here.

Investigator, Public Integrity & Investigations Team

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is looking for an experienced and motivated investigator to join our Public Integrity & Investigations Team.

The Public Integrity and Investigations Team supports the work of Deputy City Attorneys throughout the Office on a variety of matters, including litigation defense, conservatorships, code enforcement, affirmative litigation, family court, and employee discipline. The Team is made up of the Chief of Public Integrity and Investigations (attorney/team leader), approximately ten Investigators, and one Legal Assistant.

If you are interested in the position, more information about the job and application process is available here.

Deputy City Attorney, Public Utilities Team

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is looking for an experienced and motivated attorney to join our Public Utilities Team.

The Public Utilities Team provides counsel to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC). The Team is a collaborative and dynamic group of six attorneys and a legal secretary, led by the Utilities General Counsel.

The SFPUC is an enterprise department of the City and County of San Francisco (City) responsible for managing the City’s water, wastewater (sewer), and power systems and assets. SFPUC has an annual operating budget of over $1.5 billion, a capital program of over $8 billion, and a work force of over 2,300 employees.

Attorneys on the Team provide advice and counsel on a myriad of matters related to municipal water, wastewater, and power utility services. Their work includes drafting contracts, regulations, and legislation, and representing the City and SFPUC before local, state, and federal legislative and administrative bodies. Based on their expertise and experience, attorneys on the Team may advise on: state and federal environmental regulatory matters, with special focus on the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the California Water and Health and Safety Codes; capital improvement project planning and implementation, including environmental impact review under state and federal law; new development infrastructure planning and implementation; the preparation of non-potable water plans and regulations; development of flood control and floodplain management initiatives and regulations; and the development, adoption, and collection of municipal utility rates, fees, and charges.

If you are interested in the position, more information about the job and application process is available here.

Junior Management Assistant, Executive Team

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is looking for an experienced and motivated management assistant to join our Executive Team.

Under supervision, the Executive Assistant performs general administrative and/or management functions with rotating assignments, assists the City Attorney and executive staff with various projects and reports directly to the City Attorney and his/her designee.

If you are interested in the position, more information about the job and application process is available here.

Legal Assistant, Worker Protection Team

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is looking for an experienced and motivated legal assistant to join our Worker Protection Team.

The mission of the newly-established Worker Protection Team is to protect the rights of workers in San Francisco and California with an emphasis on combatting systemic business practices that exploit marginalized workers. Building on the Office’s longstanding leadership in affirmative litigation, the Worker Protection Team investigates and litigates instances of wage theft, employee misclassification, and other abusive workplace practices. The Worker Protection Team also advises and supports the City’s Office of Labor Standards Enforcement, which enforces more than two dozen local workplace protection ordinances, including ordinances that establish rights to a minimum wage, paid sick leave, paid parental leave, and healthcare benefits. This is the first legal assistant position on the Team and the candidate will work in collaboration with a Team Leader, support staff, and other attorneys on the team.

If you are interested in the position, more information about the job and application process is available here.

Deputy City Attorney, Complex Team

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is looking for an experienced and motivated attorney to join our Complex Team.

The team is a collaborative, nimble, and dynamic group of attorneys, paralegals, and legal secretaries. The team handles both affirmative and defensive matters, in state and federal court, in trial and on appeal. The team’s docket is extraordinarily broad, and generally involves at least one or more of the following: novel legal issues, constitutional concerns, statewide and/or nationwide remedies and public policy reforms, or a large volume of litigants, witnesses, and/or evidence. In addition to representing the City and County of San Francisco, the team pursues affirmative litigation as determined by the City Attorney on behalf of the People of the State of California to remedy unlawful, fraudulent, and unfair business practices throughout the state and public nuisances. The team also participates in the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project, a partnership between the City Attorney’s Office and Yale Law School, which pairs Yale law students with lawyers across the Office who are developing and/or litigating complex affirmative litigation matters.

If you are interested in the position, more information about the job and application process is available here.

Deputy City Attorney, Labor Team

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is looking for an experienced and motivated attorney to join our Labor Team to primarily provide employment and labor advice and handle administrative matters.

The Labor Team is a collaborative and dynamic group of 17 attorneys, five paralegals and legal assistants, and five legal secretaries. The Team defends the City in state and federal civil litigation (through trial and appeal) and in administrative proceedings involving labor and employment matters, and provides proactive advice and risk management strategies to its client departments on all aspects of the City’s labor and employment relationships. The Team advises and represents the City in its on-going labor relations with the more than 30 unions that represent City employees, including collective bargaining, labor grievance arbitrations, and defending unfair labor practice and other administrative charges.

If you are interested in the position, more information about the job and application process is available here.

Applying

Prospective candidates for all city government positions—including the City Attorney’s Office—are encouraged to visit the “Job Seekers” section of the S.F. Department of Human Resources’ website to learn more about employment with the City and County of San Francisco.

The City and the Office are committed to the health and safety of our employees. Under the City’s Vaccination Policy, all City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. For details on how this condition applies to your employment, please visit, https://sfdhr.org/sites/default/files/documents/Job-Opportunities/COE-COVID-19-Vaccination-Requirements.pdf.