City and County of San Francisco

Assistant Chief Attorney II (#8183)

$107.63-$130.80 Hourly / $18,655.00-$22,672.00 Monthly / $223,860.00-$272,064.00 Yearly


Definition

Under general administrative direction, in the City or District Attorney's office, acts as Chief Trial Deputy in supervising the prosecution of all Civil and criminal cases or as Assistant Chief Deputy in exercising administrative control over the assignment and review of all non-tort cases and legal opinions; assigns and supervises the work of subordinate attorneys engaged in the prosecution or defense of the most difficult and involved civil and/or criminal, cases; may personally prepare for trial the most involved and difficult cases, and performs related duties as required.

Requires major responsibility for Assisting in developing, coordinating and executing policy, methods and procedures relative to the legal processes of the office in which assigned; making regular responsible contacts with other legal personnel, court officials, law enforcement agencies, outside organizations relative to assigned legal matters; supervising the preparation and reviewing of complex and important legal instruments and documents in connection with the assigned cases

Examples of Important and Essential Duties

Civil:

1. Acts as Chief Trial Deputy in the preparation and prosecution of the most involved and important contract, personal, injury, accident and damage cases and other litigation for and against the City; assigns, supervises and reviews the work of subordinate attorneys handling similar cases of lesser scope and responsibility, assigns and supervises the work of investigators in preparing for and trying injury and damage cases; advises subordinate personnel on problems of trial tactics, supervises and reviews legal advice and opinions on the powers, duties and responsibilities, legal methods and procedures, the conduct of quasi-judicial hearings and the reception of evidence therein for the Board of Supervisors,

2. Prepares, reviews and approves proposed contracts, Charter Amendments, Ordinances and Resolutions for form and content; writes and reviews legal opinions covering a wide variety of legal problems; reviews and approves legal opinions prepared by subordinate personnel, presents policy on bills affecting the interests of the City and County,

3. Supervises the preparation of and tries condemnation actions in connection with the acquisition of privately owned lands for municipal proposals.

Criminal:

1. Acts as Chief Trial Deputy in the preparation and prosecution of the, most involved and important criminal, cases in the Superior Court, advises, supervises and reviews the work of subordinate attorneys and investigators in connection with the prosecution of criminal cases; supervises and participates in the gathering and presentation of evidence to the Grand Jury relative to possible issuing of indictments by the Grand Jury.

2. Advises, supervises and reviews the work of subordinate attorneys in connection with the presentation of felony preliminary hearings and trials of all misdemeanor cases in the Municipal Court; supervises the issuance of all citations, both felony and misdemeanor, assigns all complaints and citation matters; supervises the disposal of suspicion-of-felony arrests.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of: state, federal and municipal codes, laws and ordinances, particularly as applied to civil and criminal laws; legal processes and techniques of courtroom and jury trial work; administrative and supervisory techniques and methods, particularly as they relate to the activities of the City or District Attorney's office.

Ability or Skill to: speak and write effectively in the preparation and presentation of assigned legal cases; exercise considerable judgment and tact in dealing with court officials, juries, law enforcement agencies and other governmental agencies in connection with legal assignments.

Minimum Qualifications

These minimum qualifications establish the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license(s) which are required for employment in the classification. Please note, additional qualifications (i.e., special conditions) may apply to a particular position and will be stated on the exam/job announcement.

Education:

Experience:
Ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience as a practicing attorney, with emphasis on jury trial and courtroom work, including at least three (3) years of responsible supervisory and administrative experience.

License and Certification:
Active membership in good standing with the State Bar of California. Substitution

Disaster Service Workers

All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

CLASS: 8183; EST: 6/2/1971; REV: 9/26/2019;