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About the Role
The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is seeking a qualified and motivated public finance attorney to advise the City in structuring and issuing various forms of indebtedness to finance capital investment programs and service the City’s multi-billion dollar debt portfolio.
Responsibilities
- Advise the City in structuring and issuing general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, certificates of participation, lease and tax increment financings, and other forms of indebtedness.
- Prepare security documents, disclosure documents, and related legislation.
- Manage outside bond and disclosure counsel.
- Draft ballot measures.
- Advise on state legislation related to municipal finance.
- Conduct in-house trainings on disclosure obligations, IRS post-issuance requirements, and other finance-related issues.
- Advise on legal and policy limitations on debt expenditures.
- Advise on the application, approval, and expenditure of federal and state grant funds.
- Advise on the procurement, negotiation, and management of debt-related agreements.
- Advise on financial, tax, and other compliance audits.
- Advise on utility rates, revenues, and expenditures under California Propositions 218 and 26, acquisition of utility assets, and long-term purchase and development of renewable energy resources.
- Manage post-issuance security law and disclosure responsibilities and tax issues, including arbitrage, rebate, and IRS audit matters.
Requirements
- Licensed to practice law in California.
- At least five years and ideally more of relevant public finance experience.
- Experience serving as bond, disclosure, underwriter’s or issuer’s counsel in connection with municipal bond transactions, and in particular experience with utility, airport, port, or other exempt facility revenue bonds.
- Experience with variable rate bonds, commercial paper notes, interest rate swap agreements, and negotiation of credit and liquidity facilities.
- Ability to assume responsibility quickly and to work independently and efficiently.
- Excellent oral and written communication.
- Ability to manage and appropriately balance an active and varied workload and adjust to occasional workload increases.
- Ability to work directly with multiple City clients in a collaborative environment while maintaining appropriate professional objectivity.
- Ability to exercise good judgment, multi-task, and meet deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal skills and a positive attitude.
- Commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.
- Desire and ability to work successfully as part of a team.
- Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience.
- All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline.
Skills
- Public finance experience
- Municipal bond transactions
- Utility, airport, port, or other exempt facility revenue bonds
- Variable rate bonds
- Commercial paper notes
- Interest rate swap agreements
- Negotiation of credit and liquidity facilities
- Oral and written communication
- Collaboration
- Professional objectivity
- Judgment
- Multi-tasking
- Interpersonal skills
- Teamwork
Location
- San Francisco
Work Type
- Hybrid work schedule
Experience Level
- At least five years of relevant public finance experience
- More than five years of relevant public finance experience
Education Level
- Licensed to practice law in California
Salary/Compensations
- $158,548-$277,810
Benefits
- Robust health, retirement and other benefits
About the Company
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply.
- Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.