Legal Secretary - Airport Team - Attorney's Office; TPV

Company Description

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is looking for a qualified and motivated legal secretary to join its Airport Team.

This temporary position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process, is considered "at will" and shall serve at the discretion of the Department Head. The position will be subject to the Permanent Civil Service examination process. Successful participation in that examination and selection through an open competitive process is required for consideration of a permanent appointment.

• Application Opening:
  March 2, 2026
• Final date to receive applications:
  Continuous, earliest close 5:00 p.m. Monday, March 16, 2026
• Compensation Range: $95,784 - $116,402
• Recruitment

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is an innovative, nationally‑recognized municipal law office that works 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 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 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 the value of diversity and strives to recruit, employ, retain, and promote individuals representing the full spectrum of our community, welcoming candidates of any race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, or disability. The Office offers a hybrid work schedule for eligible employees. For more information about the Office, visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

The Airport Team is a collaborative and dynamic group composed of nine attorneys and one legal secretary. The team serves as in‑house legal counsel to the Airport Commission, an enterprise department of the City and County of San Francisco that owns and operates San Francisco International Airport. The Commission has an annual operating budget exceeding $1 billion and a workforce of over 1,600 employees.

The team is located at the Airport.

Legal secretaries work under the direction of attorneys and provide a variety of secretarial and clerical duties within a fast‑paced transactional and civil litigation practice. The responsibilities listed below illustrate typical duties; they are not exhaustive.

• Prepare and edit a wide variety of legal documents in proper format, including contracts, leases, memoranda of understanding, correspondence, motions, discovery, subpoenas and notices (with knowledge of, or ability to create, Tables of Authorities and Tables of Contents).
• Know and apply the California Tort Claims Act claims intake and processing procedures.
• Review, prepare, edit, and finalize resolutions and ordinances for submission to the Airport Commission or Board of Supervisors.
• Possess practical knowledge of multiple word‑processing systems, spreadsheet software, and case‑management systems.
• Maintain and update attorney meetings, team calendars and time‑billing records; keep abreast of important court dates, local court rules and filing procedures (including e‑filing); prioritize duties and deadlines to accommodate attorneys’ schedules.
• Manage contracts and invoicing processes for outside counsel, and inform attorneys of contract expenditures and budgets.
• Open, maintain, monitor, organize, and close legal case files and maintain correspondence and record files.
• File documents with state and federal trial courts, courts of appeal, and administrative bodies.
• Perform general administrative tasks as required.
• Exercise judgment and discretion with confidential matters.
• Exercise discretion and tact when contacting court staff, vendors, and other City departments.
• Work closely with paralegals, investigators, IT staff, and accounting staff to complete tasks assigned by attorneys and…