Legal Secretary I - Trial/Litigation Team - City Attorney's Office (TPV 1458)

Company Description

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

Appointment Type: Temporary Provisional (TPV). 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. This position will be subject to the Permanent Civil Service examination process. Successful participation in the Permanent Civil Service examination and selection through an open competitive process is needed in order to be considered for the permanent appointment.

• Application Opening: February 10, 2026
• Application Deadline: Continuous, earliest close 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 24, 2026
• Compensation Range: $95,784 - $116,402
• Recruitment ID: RTF0163701-01031463

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://www.sfcityattorney.org/aboutus/dei/.

The Office provides a hybrid work schedule for eligible employees.

To learn more about the City Attorney’s Office please visit our website.

Job Description

About the Trial/Litigation Team
Under supervision, the Legal Secretary I on the Litigation/Trial Team supports a high-volume, busy civil litigation and trial practice. The duties associated with the position include but are not limited to: preparing and editing a wide variety of legal documents in proper format such as briefs, correspondence, subpoenas, jury instructions, notices, exhibit lists and verdict forms; filing (including E-Filing) documents with State and Federal trial courts and courts of appeal; maintaining attorney calendars and case calendars; creating and maintaining files; answering requests for information from attorneys, opposing counsel, court staff and members of the public; and performing related duties as required.

Position Information and Responsibilities
Legal secretaries work under the direction of attorneys and provide a variety of secretarial and clerical duties in a fast-paced, civil litigation practice. The responsibilities listed below are representative of the range of duties assigned and are not intended as an exhaustive list.

• Preparing, editing and proofreading a wide variety of legal documents in proper format which may include pleadings and briefs with preparation of table of contents and table of authorities, motions, notices, declarations, complaints, discovery documents, correspondence and contracts utilizing multiple word processing systems, spreadsheet software, and case management systems/software.
• Legal filings and service of documents with state and federal courts as well as other government agencies. E-filings may include confidential underseal filings that accommodate multiple and voluminous media format.
• Scheduling of depositions, court reporters, witnesses and subpoenas.
• Opening, monitoring, organizing, closing legal case files; creating and updating file index, correspondence and electronic record files.