Recruitment

This website contains the most current information on employment opportunities in the Office.

The City Attorney handles employment applications only for law students, attorneys, and unclassified management. The City's Personnel Department handles applications for all other legal positions including legal assistants/paralegals, investigators, and legal secretaries. Employees in these allied legal positions, like most city employees, are in the civil service system.

Law students and attorneys hired by the City Attorney are not in the civil service system. They are political appointees who serve as at-will employees.

For information concerning any positions other than those for law students, attorneys, and unclassified management, see the City's employment opportunity page.

Internship and Volunteer Opportunities

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the San Diego City Attorney's Office. If you have a passion for public service, volunteers are a vital part of the essential work we do. Our office offers a variety of exciting volunteer opportunities from Administrative Interns, Victim Services Volunteers, Certified Legal & Post Bar Clerk Internship programs and Volunteer Attorneys. If you are interested in contributing your talents by gaining valuable experience in our many divisions or giving back to your community, use the links to the right to view our current opportunities. Applications for all of the volunteer positions are accepted throughout the year, with open positions being filled on a case-by-case basis, based on the needs of the office. Please follow the application process for the division you are interested in.

Volunteer/Intern Photo Album