UNIT CHIEF COUNSEL

Job Summary :

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office Solicitor General Office / Capital Litigation Section is seeking a Unit Chief Counsel to assist the Chief Counsel of the Capital Litigation Section in reading and reviewing all written briefs and pleadings of substance (primarily federal habeas responses) filed by assistant attorneys general in the Section.

Remote Options : This position may be eligible for Remote Work three days a week.

Job Duties :

The position will attend moot courts and oral arguments of those being supervised and discuss with them the merits of their work; review and approve timesheets and manage leave requests; assist the Chief Counsel of the Capital Litigation Section with hiring, training, mentoring, and appraising performance. The employee will assist other attorneys in the Section in representing the State of Arizona at federal habeas corpus evidentiary hearings and Rule 32 hearings in state courts.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs) :

Knowledge of management, personnel rules.

Knowledge of legal research methods, legal principles and their application.

Knowledge of Arizona statutory law, Arizona and United States Constitutions, trial and administrative hearing procedures, rules of evidence, state and federal judicial systems.

Litigation skills and abilities, communication, oral advocacy, research, writing.

Skill in analyzing difficult and complex legal problems.

Negotiation skills, relationships with people.

Ability to apply legal principles and precedence to a case.

Ability to present facts, law and argument clearly and logically in written and oral form.

Selective Preference(s) :

N / A

Pre-Employment Requirements :

• Travel is required for this position. A valid Arizona Driver’s License is required, along with consent to have your driving record run periodically.
• Admission to, and good standing with, the Arizona State Bar is required (include on resume the date(s) of admission in Arizona and any other states). Candidate must have an active Arizona State Bar license.
• Attorney applicants are required to submit a writing sample with their resume / application profile.

The writing sample should contain an analysis of some substantive legal issue and provide insight concerning your ability to think and to explain and advocate for a particular position.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply :

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits :

The Attorney General's Office offers a comprehensive benefits package to include :

Student Loan Assistance

Sick leave

Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster / adopted child (pilot program)

Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year

Health and dental insurance

Retirement plan

Life insurance and long-term disability insurance

Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance

For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our

Retirement :