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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

Deputy City Attorney, Public Finance

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is looking for a qualified and motivated public finance attorney for advice and transaction work.

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 nearly 350 talented and dedicated 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.

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

Deputy City Attorney, Ethics & Elections Team

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is looking for a qualified and motivated attorney to join its Ethics & Elections Team.

The Ethics & Elections Team serves as general counsel to the San Francisco Ethics Commission, Department of Elections, Elections Commission, Ballot Simplification Committee, and Redistricting Task Force. The Team regularly provides advice about ethics, conflict of interest, campaign finance, and elections-related matters to the City’s elected officials, department heads, commissioners, and employees, and drafts legislation within its subject matter expertise. The Team also provides legal ethics advice to employees in the City Attorney’s Office.

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

Special Counsel for Federal Litigation, Strategic Advocacy Team

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

The Strategic Advocacy Team is a new team established to respond to complex and novel issues at the intersection of litigation and advice work. Currently the team is exclusively focused on developing, coordinating, and implementing strategies to respond to federal administration actions that threaten the City and County of San Francisco and its residents. In the future, the team may also address other major issues that require significant litigation and legal counsel. The team acts as a force multiplier that allows the Office to leverage internal and external resources to deliver meaningful results on high-priority matters.

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

Special Counsel for Federal Compliance, Strategic Advocacy Team

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

The Strategic Advocacy Team is a new team established to respond to complex and novel issues at the intersection of litigation and advice work. Currently the team is exclusively focused on developing, coordinating, and implementing strategies to respond to federal administration actions that threaten the City and County of San Francisco and its residents. In the future, the team may also address other major issues that require significant litigation and legal counsel. The team acts as a force multiplier that allows the Office to leverage internal and external resources to deliver meaningful results on high-priority matters.

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

Paralegal, Strategic Advocacy Team

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is looking for a qualified and motivated paralegal to join its Strategic Advocacy Team.

The Strategic Advocacy Team is a new team established to respond to complex and novel issues at the intersection of litigation and advice work. Currently the team is exclusively focused on developing, coordinating, and implementing strategies to respond to federal administration actions that threaten the City and County of San Francisco and its residents. In the future, the team may also address other major issues that require significant litigation and legal counsel. The team acts as a force multiplier that allows the Office to leverage internal and external resources to deliver meaningful results on high-priority matters.

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

Law Librarian, Library Team

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is looking for a qualified and motivated law librarian to join its Library Team.

The Law Librarian is an integral part of the City Attorney’s Office, providing research services and training to support the legal work of attorneys and professional staff across all practice teams. The position manages all aspects of the library’s administrative work including prioritizing resources within the budget, managing the budget, acquisitions, serials control, collection maintenance, contract negotiations, and invoice processing. The library has physical resources in the Office’s work spaces in both San Francisco City Hall and Fox Plaza.

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 Careers with Purpose page of the City’s website to learn more about employment with the City and County of San Francisco.