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About the Role

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is seeking an experienced attorney for its Transportation Team. This role involves federal regulatory compliance, contracts, and procurements, with a focus on construction contracts. The position offers the opportunity to work on complex, high-visibility transportation projects that shape mobility in San Francisco.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice on federal, state, and local-funded contracting for professional services, technology acquisition, transit vehicle purchases, public works, and materials procurement.
• Advise on US Department of Transportation and Caltrans grant requirements.
• Handle general real estate matters related to the SFMTA’s facilities.
• Provide legal advice related to emerging mobility modes, including Transportation Network Carriers (TNCs), autonomous vehicles, e-bikes, and electric scooters.
• Advise the SFMTA and its Board of Directors on compliance with state and local public records and meeting requirements.
• Advise on state and local regulatory requirements and proceedings.
• Advise on intergovernmental cooperation agreements.
• Advise on fees, fares, and fines.
• Advise on the City’s budget process.
• Advise on permitting and enforcing permit conditions.
• Advise on data privacy and intellectual property.
• Draft and analyze local, state, and federal legislation on transportation issues.
• Provide advice over the life cycle of transit vehicle procurement and rehabilitation.
• Provide advice over the life cycle of procurement and contracts related to large public works construction projects.
• Draft and review requests for proposals and contracts for technology systems.
• Negotiate agreements with other City departments and other local government agencies.
• Provide advice on current national issues and trends in public transportation law.

Requirements

• Licensed to practice law in California.
• Five or more years of legal experience in government procurement, transportation, municipal or other government law, grants law, public works, and technology/systems procurement.
• Ability to assume responsibility quickly and work independently and efficiently.
• Excellent oral and written communication and advocacy skills.
• Ability to manage and appropriately balance an active and varied workload and adjust to occasional workload increases.
• 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.
• Ability to work closely with clients to assist them in achieving program and policy goals, and provide informed risk analyses and legal options.
• Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience.
• Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification.
• 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.
• Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application.
• Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.
• Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement to the interview.
• Depending on the number of applicants, the Department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms.
• Make sure to include your CA Bar Number in the education section on your application.
• Upload a Cover Letter and a Resume.
• Applicants who advance in the selection process must submit two references and at least one writing sample.
• Applicants must ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date.
• Applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter.

Skills

• Federal regulatory compliance
• Contracts and procurements
• Construction contracts
• Government procurement
• Transportation law
• Municipal law
• Grants law
• Public works
• Technology/systems procurement
• Oral and written communication
• Advocacy
• Client relations
• Risk analysis

Location

• San Francisco

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Permanent Exempt

Experience Level

• Five or more years of legal experience

Education Level

• Licensed to practice law in California

Salary/Compensations

• $158,548-$277,810

Benefits

• Robust health benefits
• Retirement benefits
• 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.
• The Transportation Team is a collaborative and dynamic group of seven attorneys, one paralegal, and two legal secretaries.
• The Team serves as General Counsel to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA).
• The SFMTA is the department of the City and County of San Francisco responsible for managing all ground transportation in the City.
• With an annual operating budget of over $1 billion and approximately 6,000 employees, the SFMTA has oversight over the Municipal Railway (Muni), the City’s public transit system, as well as paratransit, parking, traffic, taxis, and bicycling and pedestrian facilities.
• The Team also advises other City departments, including the Mayor’s Office and Board of Supervisors, on transportation-related issues.
• The Team works closely with other teams in the Office, including the Labor, Government, Land Use, Contracts/Construction, Tax, and Trial Teams.

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.