Deputy City Attorney - Code Enforcement Team - City Attorney's Office (8177)

Company Description

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: May 16, 2025
• Application Deadline: Continuous, earliest close 5:00 p.m. Friday, May 30, 2025
• Compensation Range: $150,124 - $263,042
• Recruitment ID: RTF0152864-01077004

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is looking for a qualified and motivated litigation attorney to join its Code Enforcement 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://www.sfcityattorney.org/aboutus/dei/.

Currently, the Office offers a hybrid remote work schedule for eligible employees, with three days onsite and up to two days remote.

To learn more about the City Attorney’s Office please visit: https://www.sfcityattorney.org/.

Job Description

About the Code Enforcement Team

The team is a collaborative and dynamic group of six attorneys, one legal assistant, and two legal secretaries. The team investigates and civilly prosecutes property owners and businesses that violate local and state codes, or who are otherwise misusing their property to endanger public health and safety. Team members direct investigation into cases and handle all phases of litigation. Representative lawsuits have addressed unpermitted construction, substandard housing, blight, health hazards, affordable housing fraud, and unlawful business practices such as the operation of illicit gambling dens and brothels. Team members also are responsible for Gun Violence Restraining Order and Workplace Violence Restraining Order.

Deputy City Attorney Position and Responsibilities

Attorneys on the Team use the legal tools under state and local laws to address public nuisance issues and other unlawful conduct in the City, working with Office investigators, individuals and groups from the community, City agencies, and other government entities. Each attorney is assigned two police districts within the City, where the attorney has primary responsibility for monitoring, investigating, and abating public nuisance issues. Attorneys are expected to attend community events in their districts, which may be outside of regular business hours. Attorneys promote communication across City departments and with outside agencies to ensure a coordinated response to illegal conduct. During investigations, attorneys analyze potentially applicable regulations and advise City departments about Fourth Amendment law as well as the use of warrants, subpoenas, and emergency orders. Attorneys manage cases from pre-litigation investigation and demands, through civil case filing, settlement evaluation, discovery, trial, and appeal.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification

• Licensed to practice law in California.

Desired Qualifications

• Five or more years of litigation experience, including case deve