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About the Role

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is seeking a qualified and motivated complex commercial litigator to join its Tax Team. Litigators on the Tax Team primarily defend the City in tax refund lawsuits, dealing with issues such as constitutional doctrines, property valuation, and interpretation of complex tax laws. Amounts in dispute can range from tens of thousands to hundreds of millions of dollars.

Responsibilities

Defending the City in tax refund lawsuits.
Handling all phases of litigation, including written discovery, depositions, motion practice, settlement negotiations, non-jury trials, and appeals.
Managing, investigating, and litigating multiple matters.
Handling court appearances and oral argument.
Working effectively with paralegals, legal assistants, investigators, and other colleagues.

Requirements

Licensed to practice law in California.
Five or ideally more years of civil litigation experience.
Experience with complex litigation, ideally litigation involving financial transactions or financial issues (for example, business litigation).
Experience with litigation involving constitutional issues and/or statutory interpretation issues.
Experience with complex motion practice and/or appeals.
Ability to assume a high degree of responsibility quickly, work both independently and collaboratively, and identify and assess substantive and procedural legal issues.
Ability to work effectively and efficiently, meet multiple competing deadlines, manage workload changes, and dive into new assignments quickly.
Ability to exercise excellent judgment, adapt to changes, and be curious.
Familiarity with California civil procedure and San Francisco local rules.
Experience with e-discovery.
Demonstrated interest, comfort, and good working knowledge of sophisticated document review tools.
Commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.
Interest and ability to work successfully as part of a team.

Skills

Excellent written and oral communication and advocacy skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills and a positive attitude.

Location

San Francisco

Work Type

Hybrid
Permanent

Experience Level

Five or ideally more years of civil litigation 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.