The San Mateo County Bar Association
Deputy City Attorney - Labor Team, San Francisco, CA
The San Mateo County Bar Association, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Deputy City Attorney - Labor Team, San Francisco, CA
Position: The Office’s Labor Team seeks a qualified and highly-motivated California-licensed attorney for a full-time position as a Deputy City Attorney.About the Labor Team: The Labor Team is a collaborative and dynamic group of attorneys, paralegals, legal assistants, and legal secretaries. The Team defends the City in state and federal civil litigation (through trial and appeals) and administrative proceedings involving labor and employment matters and provides proactive advice and risk management strategies to its client departments on all aspects of the City’s labor and employment relationships. The Team advises and represents the City in its ongoing relationships with the more than 30 unions that represent City employees, including collective bargaining, labor grievance arbitrations, and defending unfair labor practice and other administrative charges.Responsibilities: Attorneys on the Labor Team are assigned a caseload of civil litigation and administrative matters. They handle all aspects of their cases, including case assessment, litigation strategy, client communication and coordination, conducting and responding to discovery, all motion practice, settlement evaluation and negotiation, trial, and appeal. Attorneys may also be assigned to provide labor and employment advice to specific client departments.Desired Qualifications:Ability to assume responsibility quickly and work independently and efficientlyExcellent oral and written communication and advocacy skillsAbility to manage and appropriately balance an active caseload of litigation and administrative matters, and adjust to occasional workload increasesAbility to exercise good judgment, multi-task, and meet deadlinesStrong interpersonal skills and a positive attitudeDesire and ability to work successfully as part of a teamIdeally, three or more years of labor or employment litigation experience, including trial experienceApplication: If you are interested, please submit your resume and cover letter to careeropportunities@sfcityatty.org and specify that you are applying for the Labor Team position. Applicants who advance in the selection process must submit three writing samples and three references.
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Position: The Office’s Labor Team seeks a qualified and highly-motivated California-licensed attorney for a full-time position as a Deputy City Attorney.About the Labor Team: The Labor Team is a collaborative and dynamic group of attorneys, paralegals, legal assistants, and legal secretaries. The Team defends the City in state and federal civil litigation (through trial and appeals) and administrative proceedings involving labor and employment matters and provides proactive advice and risk management strategies to its client departments on all aspects of the City’s labor and employment relationships. The Team advises and represents the City in its ongoing relationships with the more than 30 unions that represent City employees, including collective bargaining, labor grievance arbitrations, and defending unfair labor practice and other administrative charges.Responsibilities: Attorneys on the Labor Team are assigned a caseload of civil litigation and administrative matters. They handle all aspects of their cases, including case assessment, litigation strategy, client communication and coordination, conducting and responding to discovery, all motion practice, settlement evaluation and negotiation, trial, and appeal. Attorneys may also be assigned to provide labor and employment advice to specific client departments.Desired Qualifications:Ability to assume responsibility quickly and work independently and efficientlyExcellent oral and written communication and advocacy skillsAbility to manage and appropriately balance an active caseload of litigation and administrative matters, and adjust to occasional workload increasesAbility to exercise good judgment, multi-task, and meet deadlinesStrong interpersonal skills and a positive attitudeDesire and ability to work successfully as part of a teamIdeally, three or more years of labor or employment litigation experience, including trial experienceApplication: If you are interested, please submit your resume and cover letter to careeropportunities@sfcityatty.org and specify that you are applying for the Labor Team position. Applicants who advance in the selection process must submit three writing samples and three references.
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