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Deputy City Attorney - Government Team - City Attorney's Office (8177)

City and County of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 1 mo ago
Legal$159k–$278k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually the posting includes "About The Office", "Job Description", "About the Government Team", "Deputy City Attorney Position And Responsibilities", "Qualifications", "Additional Information" includes Salary And Benefits, etc. We need to use

for section headings: e.g., About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. But we must only include sections when posting has real, specific content. We should map content to these headings appropriately. We have: - About the Office (description) -> could be "About the role"? Actually "About the role" is generic; but we have "About The Office". Could treat as "About the role" maybe. But we need to follow instruction: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we should use those exact headings if we have content. If we don't have content for a heading, we omit it. We have content about the office (description) -> could map to "About the role". We'll put that. Responsibilities: we have "Deputy City Attorney Position And Responsibilities" with details. So we can use

Responsibilities

. Requirements: we have "Qualifications" section with Minimum Qualifications and Desired Qualifications. Could map to Requirements. We'll put

Requirements

. Skills: maybe we can extract from desired qualifications: communication skills, legal analytical skills, etc. Could put under Skills. But we already have Qualifications; maybe we combine? The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine Qualifications and Skills into one Requirements section? But they said use headings like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We need to decide. We have content for Qualifications (minimum and desired). We could put that under

Qualifications

. Then we could also have a

Skills

if we want to separate skills from qualifications. But we might avoid thin sections. The desired qualifications list includes skills: excellent oral and written communication skills, excellent legal analytical skills, ability to assume responsibility, ability to work collaboratively, ability to manage assignments, ability to staff public meetings, strong interpersonal skills, commitment to valuing diversity, interest in public service. Those are skills. Could be placed under Skills. Meanwhile Minimum Qualifications: licensed to practice law in California. That's a qualification. Thus we could have two sections: Qualifications (minimum) and Skills (desired). Or combine into Requirements. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe better to have one Requirements section that includes both minimum and desired qualifications. But they gave example headings; we can still use Requirements as heading and put all qualification content there. That seems fine. Then Benefits: we have "The City offers robust health, retirement and other benefits." plus link. So we can have

Benefits

. Pay: we have compensation range and salary scale. So

Pay

. Schedule: we have "The Office provides a hybrid work schedule for eligible employees." So we can have

Schedule

. We should not include sections like "About the role" if we already used About the Office? Actually we could use About the role as heading for the office description. But we already have "About The Office". Could map to About the role. Let's do that:

About the role

with office description. We must not repeat the job title as a heading. The job title is Deputy City Attorney. We'll not use that. We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings; we can fold minor metadata into a short

or drop it. We have Application Opening, Deadline, Compensation Range, Recruitment ID. We could include those in a short paragraph under maybe About the role or at top. But we should not create headings for them. We'll include them in a

maybe after the About the role section. We must remove boilerplate: EEO, etc. Also remove application instructions, etc. So we will keep only substantive content: office description, responsibilities, qualifications (minimum and desired), benefits, pay, schedule. Also maybe mention hybrid work schedule. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the details exactly as given, but we can format into HTML. Let's extract sections: About the Office paragraph: "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. The Office provides a hybrid work schedule for eligible employees. To learn more about the City Attorney’s Office please visit our website." We could keep that as

under About the role. Responsibilities: from "Deputy City Attorney Position And Responsibilities" paragraph: "An attorney on the Government Team typically serves in an advisory role as general counsel to a mix of City officials and agencies. In that capacity, the attorney may perform many functions – providing interpretations and advice, both orally and in writing, formally and informally, on a broad range of legal issues. The attorney’s role could include interpreting City or State law or advising on the legal risks of a particular government action; drafting ordinances, ballot measures, and administrative regulations; reviewing contracts for legal and procedural sufficiency; and providing legal advice to commissioners before and during commission meetings. The attorney functions as the Office’s expert on laws administered by the City officials and agencies that the attorney advises. The attorney also may develop expertise in areas of law that transcend issues particular to the attorney’s client agencies and are relevant to many or all components of City government." We can put that as

under Responsibilities. Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications: "Licensed to practice law in California." Desired Qualifications list bullet points. We'll format as

  • ... etc. We need to preserve all detail. So we will include both minimum and desired. We could structure as:

    Qualifications

    Minimum Qualifications: Licensed to practice law in California.

    Desired Qualifications:

    • Three or more years of experience, especially in an advice capacity as a government lawyer.
    • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
    • Excellent legal analytical skills.
    • Ability to assume responsibility for assignments and to work independently and efficiently.
    • Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and clients.
    • Ability to manage and appropriately balance multiple assignments, meet deadlines, and adjust to fluctuations in workload.
    • Ability to staff public meetings, including evenings.
    • Strong interpersonal skills and a positive attitude.
    • Commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.
    • An interest in and commitment to public service.
    But we need to avoid adding extra formatting like if not in original? The instruction didn't forbid adding tags for emphasis, but we should preserve content; adding is okay as it doesn't change meaning. However safer to just keep as plain text. We could just have paragraphs. We'll do:

    Qualifications

    Minimum Qualifications: Licensed to practice law in California.

    Desired Qualifications:

    • Three or more years of experience, especially in an advice capacity as a government lawyer.
    • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
    • Excellent legal analytical skills.
    • Ability to assume responsibility for assignments and to work independently and efficiently.
    • Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and clients.
    • Ability to manage and appropriately balance multiple assignments, meet deadlines, and adjust to fluctuations in workload.
    • Ability to staff public meetings, including evenings.
    • Strong interpersonal skills and a positive attitude.
    • Commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.
    • An interest in and commitment to public service.
    Benefits: from "Additional Information Salary And Benefits": "The City offers robust health, retirement and other benefits. For more information please visit: https://sfdhr.org/benefits-overview." Also mention attorneys represented by Municipal Attorneys Association. We'll include that. Pay: "The Deputy City Attorney position has a 16-step salary scale ranging from $158,548-$277,810. The successful applicant is appointed to a salary step based on years of experience as a lawyer." Also compensation range earlier: $158,548 - $277,810. We'll include that. Schedule: "The Office provides a hybrid work schedule for eligible employees." Also maybe mention hybrid work schedule already in About the Office; but we can still have schedule section. We also have Application Opening and Deadline; we could include those in a short paragraph under About the role or at top. Since they are minor metadata, we can fold into a short

    . Let's add a paragraph after About the role: "Application Opening: September 25, 2026. Application Deadline: Continuous, earliest close 5:00 p.m. Friday, October 9, 2026. Compensation Range: $158,548 - $277,810. Recruitment ID: RTF0166441-01108348." We must not create headings for those. Now ensure we don't include boilerplate: EEO, etc. We removed. Now output only HTML fragment. Let's craft:

    About the role

    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

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