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The Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, invites applications from qualified individuals interested in a 6-month appointment serving as Court Staff Attorney I-II providing complex legal research and legal consultation for judicial officers in the Real Property Department. The incumbent must be an attorney with professional legal experience as a member of the State Bar of California. An incumbent with more than two years of legal experience as a member of the State Bar of California may be appointed at the Court Staff Attorney II level. The 6-month appointment will begin approximately March/April 2025.

The selected applicant cannot have other employment while employed at the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco.

This selection process is being conducted in accordance with San Francisco Superior Court Personnel Rule 4. An eligibility list will not be established.

FINAL FILING DATE:

12:00PM, February 21, 2025

COMPENSATION:

Court Staff Attorney II

$4,584.10 to $5,572.28 biweekly ($119,186 to $144,879 annually)

Court Staff Attorney I

$3,772.02 to $4,584.10 biweekly ($98,072 to $119,186 annually)

The Court offers a generous benefits package including a variety of health and dental insurance plans, paid sick leave, and holiday pay.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Essential Duties:

Performs complex professional legal assignments and research in Real Property Department; reviews and summarizes legal arguments, procedural history, and evidence, in matters related to a variety of legal cases and Court calendars arising out of real property disputes; researches legal authorities, including statutory and case law, appellate court decisions, and legislative history, using both traditional and computerized legal research methods.

Prepares memoranda for matters researched, summarizing background, identifying and analyzing factual and legal issues, and recommending disposition of legal issues for use by Real Property judicial officers; meets with judicial officers and provides written and oral briefings on the results of research; drafts rulings for Court cases, including minute orders, formal orders, tentative decisions, statements of decision, and judgments for review and use by judicial officers; drafts correspondence to counsel and other concerned parties regarding matters pending before the Court.

Responds to judicial officer inquiries on procedural and substantive issues during trials and pre-trial hearings, including motions, evidentiary objections, jury instructions, status of case authorities cited by counsel, and points of substantive law.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Conducts Real Property ex parte hearings daily.
• Prepares memoranda, orders, and tentative rulings for the Real Property judges on the Law and Motion calendar and other directed research topics daily.
• Assists in calling daily Law and Motion calendars and weekly Unlawful Detainer calendars.

This is a fast-paced and high-volume department that will expose the candidate to a wide-variety of pre-trial litigation tasks. By the end of the appointment, the candidate will have worked on almost every possible motion and ex-parte application prepared and argued by a variety of litigants, including self-represented litigants. This could be an excellent opportunity for associates in a landlord/tenant law practice to take a leave from their firms to learn key court skills.

Working Conditions: Work is performed in an office and courtroom environment; continuous contact with judicial officers, executive management, litigants, attorneys, other staff and the public. The assignment will be at the Civic Center Courthouse.

Physical Requirements:Sit for extended periods; frequently stand and walk; normal manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination; lift and move objects weighing up to 25 lbs.; corrected hearing and vision o normal range; verbal communication; use of office equipment, including computer, telephone, calculator, copiers, and FAX.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Current membership in the State Bar of California.

Two or more years of full-time professional legal work experience as a member of the State Bar of California is required for the Court Staff Attorney II level.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

• Principles of Civil, Unlawful Detainer, Constitutional, Criminal and Administrative Law.
• California codes and statutes applicable to Civil and Criminal law.
• Judicial procedures and the Rules of Evidence.
• Legal research methods.
• Computers and software used in professional legal work.

Ability to:

• Perform professional legal and legal research work.
• Analyze facts and apply legal precedents and principles to assigned legal review and research work.
• Provide sound legal advice to judicial officers when requested.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Prepare and present reports.
• Operate a computer and use appropriate software in the performance of professional legal work.
• Effectively represent the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, with the public, petitioners, law enforcement agencies, and other government jurisdictions.
• Maintain confidential information when required by legal or ethical standards.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.

Supplemental Information

HOW TO APPLY

Interested individuals must apply online and include a valid email address where the applicant can receive future correspo