Special Counsel Federal Compliance - Strategic Advocacy Team - Attorney's Office
Listed on 2026-02-09
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Law/Legal
Legal Counsel, Lawyer, Legal Assistant, Litigation
Special Counsel for Federal Compliance - Strategic Advocacy Team - City Attorney's Office
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Appointment Type:
Temporary Exempt (TEX) position; individuals who are appointed to Exempt Positions are appointed at the pleasure of their appointing officer and are considered to be "at-will."
- Application Opening
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February 6, 2026 - Final date to receive applications
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Continuous, earliest close 5:00 p.m. Friday, February 20, 2026 - Compensation Range
: $155,428-$272,350 - Recruitment : RTF
The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is looking for an experienced and motivated attorney to join its Strategic Advocacy Team for a two-year appointment as Special Counsel for Federal Compliance.
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 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.
The Office recognizes that diversity in the backgrounds, identities, and experiences of our employees enriches our workplace and enhances our work. We aspire to recruit, employ, retain, and promote talented 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, and age, and candidates with disabilities.
We have a clear vision: to be the place where a diverse mix of people want to come and stay, grow professionally, and find purpose and engagement, and where all employees feel welcomed and respected, and valued for their work and contributions to the Office and the City. To learn more about the Office’s efforts to provide an inclusive workplace where employees feel they belong and can meaningfully contribute, please visit: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).
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The Office provides a hybrid work schedule for eligible employees.
To learn more about the City Attorney’s Office please visit our website.
About the 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.
Our litigation docket is currently in federal courts across the country and generally 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 that relate to pending or anticipated litigation. We also handle projects and assignments that extend beyond traditional legal work. No task is too big or too small for this team, and we aspire to be low ego, high energy, creative, collaborative, and nimble.
Special Counsel for Federal Compliance - Position and Responsibilities
The Special Counsel for Federal Compliance will lead and participate in legal review of federal grants and contracts. This will include reviewing grants, contracts, and other agreements, as well as serving as a resource for other attorneys and grant managers. The Special Counsel will work closely with advice attorneys and client departments to analyze existing compliance systems and recommend new…
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