Paralegal - Strategic Advocacy Team - Attorney's Office

Overview

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is looking for a qualified and motivated paralegal with at least five years of experience, including litigation experience, to join its Strategic Advocacy Team.

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 employees, the Office provides legal services to the City’s Mayor, Board of Supervisors, officials, and departments. The Office offers a hybrid work schedule for eligible employees.

The Office values diversity and inclusion and welcomes candidates from all backgrounds.

Appointment Type:
Temporary Exempt (TEX). Positions are at the pleasure of the appointing officer and are considered at-will.

Salary:
The position has a 5-step salary scale ranging from $127,400 - $154,804. Paralegals are represented by the International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers, Local 21.

Application Opening:
January 27, 2026

Final date to receive applications:
Continuous, earliest close 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Recruitment

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application.

The Strategic Advocacy Team is a new team established to respond to complex and novel issues at the intersection of litigation and advice work. The team focuses 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 address other major issues requiring significant litigation and legal counsel.

The team acts as a force multiplier to deliver meaningful results on high-priority matters.

Our litigation docket is in federal court and involves cases with significant public policy implications, constitutional claims, novel legal issues, and multiple parties. Our advice work typically addresses matters of citywide concern or issues related to pending or anticipated litigation. Our team handles projects beyond traditional legal work and aims to be low ego, high energy, creative, collaborative, and nimble.

• Assist with drafting and implementing litigation holds across various City departments.
• Assist in drafting and reviewing responsive pleadings, discovery documents, subpoenas, legal memoranda, and correspondence.
• Assist with discovery, particularly electronic discovery, and manage documents in electronic databases.
• Conduct database searches in IPRO Eclipse, Concordance, Case Map and Text Map; review documents for relevance, responsiveness, and privilege.
• Assist in preparing motions and ensure filings are accurate, properly formatted, and filed timely.
• Assist on appeals, including assembling the record and conducting fact and legal cite checking.
• Organize and maintain a wide variety of files and records to maximize cross-team access.
• Develop and maintain trackers, logs, spreadsheets and other systems for tracking case information and related data.
• Prepare and distribute meeting agendas and background material; attend meetings and prepare minutes; communicate decisions and action items to attorneys and staff.
• Correspond with the public, external partners, vendors, attorneys, and City department representatives regarding assigned matters.
• Manage multiple projects and prioritize work for several attorneys.

• Compliance with California Business & Professions Code Section 6450 by possessing at least one of the following:
• A certificate of completion of a paralegal program approved by the American Bar Association.
• A certificate of completion of a paralegal program at or a degree from an accredited institution with required law-related coursework (as specified in the job posting).
• A baccalaureate or advanced degree in any subject with a minimum of one year of law-related experience under the supervision of an attorney or with federal court experience, plus a written declaration from an attorney qualifying the candidate to perform…