Address:  Tucson or Phoenix 

Salary: 90,000 - 121,000 

Grade: 22

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

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.

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 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.

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• 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.
• All applicants under serious consideration for hire with the Attorney General's Office are required to be fingerprinted by the Office and complete a criminal background check through State and Federal agencies. A job offer cannot be tendered until the candidate has successfully passed the initial background check. Your record does not automatically constitute a bar to employment. Factors such as, but not limited to, age at time of offense and age of offense, as well as the relationship between the offense and the job for which you apply will be taken into account.

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: Driver’s License Requirements.

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

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 benefits page

• Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS).
• Please note, enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Human Resources at (602) 542-8056 or email us at humanresources@azag.gov.

During all phases of the selection process, people with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the AG’s Human Resources Office at (602) 542-8056 or via e-mail at HumanResources@azag.gov. The Arizona Office of the Attorney General does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age in its programs, activities or in its hiring and employment practices. The following division has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Operations Division, 2005 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004, Phone: (602) 542-8056, Fax: (602) 542-8000.
The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.