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$111,896 (CL 28) San Francisco, CA Please submit applications by August 12, 2026 One-year term position, renewable up to a maximum of five years depending on performance and budget. The Office of Staff Attorneys (OSA) se…
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San Francisco, California, United States · Hybrid
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San Francisco, California, United States · Hybrid
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San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
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San Francisco, California, United States · Hybrid
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Meaden & MooreSan Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$30/hr–$32/hr
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San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
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San Francisco, California, United States · Hybrid
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San Francisco, California, United States · Hybrid
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San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
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San Francisco, California, United States • Hybrid
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Staff attorneys are responsible for the substantive and procedural processing of motions and fully briefed cases. This includes researching legal issues, drafting non-precedential decisions, and presenting recommendations to panels of judges.
Candidates must possess a J.D. from an accredited law school and at least two years of post-J.D. legal work experience. Applicants must be licensed and authorized to practice law in any U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia.
The Office of Staff Attorneys (OSA) seeks attorneys who are dedicated to supporting the federal Judiciary’s mission of ensuring equal justice under the law. We are excited to welcome team members who have excellent judgment and a high level of personal integrity, thrive on independent work and are open to feedback, adapt easily to new work assignments and legal developments, and embrace new challenges in response to court needs.
OSA is the central legal staff for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and is a highly collegial environment. OSA has subject area teams of attorneys who focus on civil, immigration, criminal, or habeas matters. Staff attorneys report to a team supervisor and the Chief Staff Attorney.
We value diversity and are committed to equity and inclusion in our workplace. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and seek a diverse pool of applicants in terms of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, disability, religion, and socio-economic circumstance.
For more information, please visit: https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov.
Staff attorneys are responsible for the substantive, procedural, and administrative processing of motions and fully briefed cases. This position will foster your legal research, writing, and oral presentation skills. Applicants who are hired for this position will be placed in a subject area team within OSA, depending on staffing needs as well as applicant experience and interest. We have several openings across subject areas.
Processing motions and cases entails:
Staff attorneys may also be called upon to respond to public inquiries and requests for information, and to process emergency motions on an expedited basis outside of regular work hours.
With increased experience, staff attorneys may handle a higher volume of assignments, conduct peer review of cases, and work on increasingly complex matters.
*OSA is headquartered in San Francisco, California and most staff attorneys are based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Opportunities to work from other courthouses in the Circuit (including Pasadena, California; Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington) are sometimes available.
Please submit a single pdf application packet through the Career Portal that includes:
Please answer each of the following questions in a paragraph or two. Responses will be evaluated to assess an applicant’s ability to write clearly and concisely.
Our tentative plan is to conduct interviews the week of August 17, 2026.
If selected for an interview:
Only candidates selected for an interview will be notified. Unsuccessful candidates will not receive notice. Applicants scheduled for interviews should advise the Human Resources department if any accommodation is needed for the interview. Travel and relocation expenses will not be reimbursed. More than one position may be filled from this announcement.
To be employed by the judiciary, an applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident in the process of applying for citizenship. Successful applicants are provisionally hired pending results of a background investigation and fingerprinting. Positions with the U.S. Courts are at-will, excepted service appointments, and may be terminated with or without cause by the Court. Employees are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees. Direct deposit of pay is required.
The Court reserves the right to modify the conditions of this job announcement, or to withdraw the announcement, for any reason including, but not limited to, budgetary issues. Any modifications may occur without prior written or other notice.
We value diversity and are committed to equity and inclusion in our workplace. The Ninth Circuit encourages applications from all qualified individuals and seeks a diverse pool of applicants in terms of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, disability, religion, and socio-economic circumstance.
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is the nation's busiest federal appellate court. Judicial districts within the Ninth Circuit include the districts of Alaska, Arizona, Central California, Eastern California, Northern California, Southern California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Eastern Washington, Western Washington, the U.S. Territory of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The establishment of the Ninth Circuit in 1866 began the development of the federal judicial system for the western United States. The court's regular meeting places are Seattle at the William Kenzo Nakamura United States Courthouse, Portland at the Pioneer Courthouse, San Francisco at the James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals Building, and Pasadena at the Richard H. Chambers U.S. Court of Appeals.
Offices: James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco, CA 94103, US
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