The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is looking for a qualified and motivated Litigation Support Analyst, to join its Information Support (IS) Team.

About the Office: 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 just over 300 talented, dedicated, and diverse 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, ideas and lived experiences of our employees enriches our workplace and enhances our work.  We aspire to recruit, employ, retain and promote capable 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, age and candidates with disabilities.  We have a clear vision: to be the place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come and stay, and where employees feel welcomed, engaged and valued for their work and contributions to the Office and the City.

To learn more about the City Attorney’s Office please visit: https://www.sfcityattorney.org/

The Office has established Affinity Groups to foster community and inclusivity, and provide safe spaces for employees with shared identities and their allies to gather, share thoughts and experiences, and create opportunities for employees to connect; these Groups include:  African American/Black American; Asian Pacific American Alliance; First Generation Professionals; La Alianza; LGBTQ+; Native American; and Women’s Initiative.  The Office also has a New Parents Network for parents of young children to connect and find support and community with their Office colleagues.  And the Office has a Racial Equity Task Force to recommend steps to: increase racial and ethnic diversity through improved outreach, recruiting and hiring; enhance Office culture to make the Office more supportive, aware, communicative, and empathetic to its diverse employees; and retain our diverse workforce and provide fulfilling and rewarding work and professional development.  To learn more about the Office’s efforts to provide a welcoming, diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace please click here. 

About the IS Team: The IS Team is made up of ten employees supporting all Technology needs for the City Attorney’s Office.  This position will report to the Litigation Support Coordinator and will assist with supporting all Litigation Support Tools including Ipro, CaseMap/TimeMap, Text Map, Law PreDiscovery, Trial Director.  This position is an addition to the Team.

Litigation Support Analyst Position and Responsibilities: The Litigation Support Analyst will work collaboratively with members of the Litigation Support Team as well as Deputy City Attorneys, Paralegals and Legal Assistants in a fast-paced, high-volume civil litigation practice.  The responsibilities listed below represent the range of duties assigned and are not intended as an exhaustive list.

• Act as an internal litigation support consultant and provide direct support to attorneys and legal support staff to develop, implement and support efficient, cost-effective discovery processes, case automation systems, and practice support applications.
• Consult with practice teams to identify and implement best practices for the identification, preservation, collection, analysis, processing, review, and presentation of paper and electronic discovery materials.
• Advise, consult, and assist attorneys and paralegals on eDiscovery case management, as well as act as a liaison with eDiscovery vendors
• Stay current on the rapidly changing technology developments relating to litigation support.
• Coordinate and monitor our use of litigation support vendors. 
• Create, update, and maintain databases in practice support applications, including but not limited to: Ipro, CaseMap/TimeMap, Text Map, Law PreDiscovery, Trial Director and be familiar with hosted solutions (for example, kCura Relativity, etc.) or other similar litigation support and eDiscovery software tools as required.
• Identify case-specific litigation support application needs with attorneys, paralegals and clients.
• Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot case-specific databases, image bases, and image load files, to facilitate the retrieval of documents and testimony during discovery and trial preparation.
• Conduct automated searches to prepare for depositions, hearings and trials.
• Proficient using Text Pad and Microsoft Excel to manage and manipulate data files.
• Manage City Attorney Opinion Database.

Minimum Qualifications

• Paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program, or other significant work experience that satisfies statutory requirements (i.e., Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 6450 compliant).
• Minimum five years of experience as a paralegal or legal assistant, which includes a minimum of two years of experience as a litigation support analyst or project manager in a civil litigation law firm. 

Desired Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and writing skills, and an ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively with attorneys, other paralegals, legal assistants, secretaries and others. 
• Ability to analyze legal problems, and perform detailed analytical work with accuracy and initiative. 
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines, accept and implement written and oral instructions, and communicate effectively and tactfully with attorneys, office personnel, court personnel, vendors and representatives of other governmental departments/entities and the general public. 
• Working knowledge of civil legal procedures, legal terminology and court rules.
• Adept in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with Adobe Professional, Cisco WebEx, Microsoft Teams, TextMap, IPRO Eclipse, CaseMap, Trial Director, or other similar software.  Experience with Relativity a plus.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a positive attitude.
• Commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.
• Desire and ability to work successfully as part of a team.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

Salary and Benefits: The position has a five-step salary scale ranging from $108,264 - $131,534.  The successful candidate will be placed at a salary step based on years of experience and additional relevant degrees, certifications, credentials or skills. 

The City offers robust health, retirement and other benefits.  For more information please visit: https://sfdhr.org/benefits-overview. 

Paralegals are represented by the International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers, Local 21, which has a Memorandum of Understanding with the City that can be found at MOU.

Verification of Education and Experience:
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at http://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements

Notes:

1. Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.
2. Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirements by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

Appointment Type: Permanent Exempt (PEX) – This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer.

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

• Information About The Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

Filing Deadline: Interested Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as this announcement will close on March 25, 2022.

Question: If you have any questions regarding this job, please contact [email protected] or Lillian Chow at [email protected].

Application Opening: 03/09/2022

Application Deadline: 03/25/2022

Analyst Name: Marylou Remo

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:  All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment.  For details on how it is applicable to your employment, please click here.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.