Deputy Attorney - Construction & Public Contracting Team - Attorney's Office

Deputy City Attorney - Construction & Public Contracting Team - City Attorney's Office (8177)

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Appointment Type:

Permanent Exempt (PEX)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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  March 25, 2025

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is looking for a qualified and motivated litigator with experience in construction and government contracting matters to join its Construction & Public Contracting Team.

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 over 300 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, ideas, and lived 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 for their full authentic selves, 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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Currently, the Office offers a hybrid remote work schedule for eligible employees, with three days onsite and up to two days remote.

About the Construction & Public Contracting Team

The Construction & Public Contracting Team is a collaborative and dynamic group of nine attorneys, one paralegal, and two legal secretaries. The team provides legal advice to City departments on contracting for public works and improvements, goods and services, grantmaking and IT procurements. Members of the team represent the City in litigation involving these matters. The team supports various City departments, including the City Purchaser and Office of Contract Administration, Office of the Controller, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, SF Public Works, and SF Recreation and Parks.

Deputy City Attorney Position and Responsibilities

The Office is recruiting for an attorney to represent the City in civil litigation matters in both state and federal court and administrative proceedings relating to public works and improvement projects and the City’s goods and services contracting. The attorney will handle all aspects of their cases, including case assessment, litigation strategy, client communication and coordination, conducting and responding to discovery, all motion practice, settlement evaluation and negotiation, trial and appeal.

The attorney will also support advice attorneys on the team to resolve pre-litigation disputes.

• Licensed to practice law in California.

Desired Qualifications

• Three or more years of civil litigation experience.
• Five or more years of construction and/or contract litigation experience.
• Experience resolving disputes relating to public procurement matters.
• Experience in public contracting labor matters such as prevailing wage requirements, project labor agreements, and skilled and trained work force requirements.
• Ability to handle all phases of litigation, including…