Supervising Court Staff Attorney

3 days ago


San Francisco, California, United States Superior Court Full time
Job Title: Supervising Court Staff Attorney

Job Summary:

The Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Supervising Court Staff Attorney to join our team. As a key member of our staff, you will be responsible for providing legal research and assistance to the Court in a unique unit. This includes analyzing, interpreting, and summarizing legal authorities for presentation to the judicial officers in pre-trial, trial, and post-trial matters.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Supervise a team of attorneys and/or support staff to operate the unit charged with a particular area of legal services to and on behalf of the Court.
  • Provide input on policy direction, workload analyses, work assignments, and work reviews of all members of the unique unit.
  • Oversee the day-to-day activities of staff in that specified unit.
  • Conduct research on special projects assigned or requested by judicial officers or Executive staff.
  • Participate in management meetings and projects.
  • Serve on Committees within the court.
  • Prepare reports and correspondence as needed.
Requirements:
  • Must be an active member in good standing of the California Bar, including maintaining compliance with mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) requirements.
  • Five (5) years of increasingly responsible professional-level legal experience that includes litigation or legal research in support of the judiciary or a legal division.
  • Prior work experience in a leadership capacity and/or overseeing a small group of legal staff.
Desirable Qualifications:
  • Knowledge of principles and practices of supervision applicable to developing an internal group of professionals.
  • Program management practices and techniques.
  • Principles, practices, methods, legal research, and analysis materials.
  • California statutes related to California trial court processes, Rules of Court, and Rules of Evidence.
  • Civil, criminal, family, constitutional, and administrative law principles.
  • Legal terms, procedures, forms, and documents used in court cases.
  • Proper English usage, grammar, punctuation, vocabulary, and spelling.
  • Customer service skills and techniques.

We offer a generous benefits package, including various health and dental insurance plans, a contributory retirement plan, a deferred compensation savings program, paid vacation, sick leave, floating holidays, and holiday pay.



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