Description (Summary)

Coordinates and conducts professional legal work in the Office of the Pima County Attorney.  Incumbents perform entry level and/or intermediate level legal work in the area assigned for either criminal or civil cases.

Minimum Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of law.
• Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write “see resume” on your application.
• A resume, cover letter and writing sample are required with a completed application. Documents must be uploaded to the application at time of submission.

Preferred Qualifications

• None listed

Annual Compensation 

• $78,500.00 – $149,150.00 Annually

For positions in PCAO’s Criminal Division, contact Chief Criminal Deputy Attorney Bruce Chalk at Bruce.Chalk@pcao.pima.gov  or (520) 724-4767.

For positions in PCAO’s Civil Division, contact Chief Civil Deputy Attorney Sam Brown at Sam.Brown@pcao.pima.gov or (520) 262-5110.

Please call or email to let us know when you have submitted your application!

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Description (Summary)

Coordinates and conducts professional legal work in the Office of the Pima County Attorney. Incumbents perform advanced level legal work in the area assigned for either criminal or civil matters.

Minimum Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of law.
• Five (5) years of relevant prosecution, defense, or civil experience.
• Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write “see resume” on your application.
• A resume, cover letter and writing sample are required with a completed application. Documents must be uploaded to the application at time of submission.

Preferred Qualifications

• None listed

Annual Compensation 

• $91,201 – $173,282 Annually

For positions in PCAO’s Criminal Division, contact Chief Criminal Deputy Attorney Bruce Chalk at Bruce.Chalk@pcao.pima.gov  or (520) 724-4767.

For positions in PCAO’s Civil Division, contact Chief Civil Deputy Attorney Sam Brown at Sam.Brown@pcao.pima.gov or (520) 262-5110.

Please call or email to let us know when you have submitted your application!

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Description (Summary)

PCAO is seeking an experienced attorney (6+ years) to serve as the supervisor for the Appellate Unit. Candidates must have significant litigation and appellate experience, as well as supervisory experience. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, detail-orientated, and challenge-ready!

Minimum Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate.
• Six (6) years of relevant prosecution, defense, or civil experience.
• Must pass a thorough background investigation.

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write “see resume” on your application.

Annual Compensation

• $106,223 – $201,824 Annually

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Description (Summary)

Performs paraprofessional legal work assisting attorneys in case preparation. Work ranges from handling routine assignments to autonomous decision making in coordinating, processing and monitoring complex and specialized legal casework.

Minimum Qualifications

1. An Associate’s, Bachelor’s or Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited college in a field such as paralegal, legal assistant, law, business, legal secretary, criminal justice, political science, interdisciplinary studies, regional development, communications, or a closely related field as defined by the Appointing Authority at the time of recruitment.

OR:

2. A certificate of completion in paralegal or legal assistant studies from an American Bar Association (ABA) approved program at an accredited college or university.

(Additional relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application.  Do not substitute a resume for your application or write “see resume” on your application.

Preferred Qualifications

• None listed

Annual Compensation 

• $22.16 – $24.10 Hourly

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Description (Summary)

In direct support of legal functions, performs a variety of specialized legal secretarial tasks, which require distinct knowledge of legal procedures, documentation and legal time constraints and make independent decisions regarding the processing of legal documents. This classification has primary responsibility for completion of assigned tasks and functions by an attorney or paralegal.

Minimum Qualifications

1. An Associate’s degree or a certificate of completion from an accredited college or technical school as a legal secretary.
   
                                                                                      OR:
2. Successful completion of course work in legal terminology or legal office procedures from an accredited school and one year of legal clerical experience involving the preparation and processing of legal documents or providing legal clerical support to an attorney.

3. Two years of legal clerical experience involving the preparation and processing of legal documents or providing legal clerical support to an attorney.

• (Additional relevant education from an accredited college or technical school and/or experience may be substituted.)
• Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application.  Do not substitute a resume for your application or write “see resume” on your application.

Preferred Qualifications

• None listed

Annual Compensation 

• $17.36 – $18.88 Hourly

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Description (Summary)

Performs paraprofessional legal work assisting attorneys by conducting in-depth legal research and report documentation.

Minimum Requirements

1. Second or third year law student in or graduate of a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.

OR:

2. Completion of course work from an accredited college of law in criminal procedures, constitutional law and legal research.
   (Additional relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college of law may be substituted.)

• Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application.  Do not substitute a resume for your application or write “see resume” on your application.

Preferred Qualifications

• None listed

Annual Compensation 

• $21.11 Hourly

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Description (Summary)

Processes legal documents of a specialized nature with some instruction with respect to details of the assignment.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Six (6) months of legal clerical experience.

OR

2. One (1) year general clerical experience.
3. (Additional relevant education from an accredited college, university or trade/vocational school may be substituted.)

• Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application.  Do not substitute a resume for your application or write “see resume” on your application.

Preferred Qualifications

• None Listed

Annual Compensation 

• $16.54 – $22.33 Hourly

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Description (Summary)

The Victim Advocate establishes communication with victims/witnesses, provides crisis intervention services, advises victims of their statutory rights, keeps them informed about their cases, offers referrals to community resources, and acts as a liaison between victims/witnesses and the Pima County Attorney’s Office personnel.

Minimum Qualifications

A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in social or behavioral science, criminal justice, public administration or a closely related field as determined by the appointing authority at the time of recruitment and one year of experience in the area of assignment or other closely related field. 

(One calendar year of experience in the Pima County Victim Witness Volunteer Program, which encompasses a minimum of 240 volunteer hours, would satisfy the experience in the area of assignment requirement.) 

(Additional relevant education from an accredited college or university or experience may be substituted for any or all of the aforementioned education or experience.)

• Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application.  Do not substitute a resume for your application or write “see resume” on your application.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Graduate of the Pima County Attorney’s Office Victim Witness Basic Crisis Training.
2. Experience working with victims of crime in the criminal justice system.
3. Experience in crisis response/intervention.
4. Experience in social service or mental health service provision.
5. Bilingual (English/Spanish).

Annual Compensation

• $21.11 Hourly

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Description (Summary)

Supervises and participates in the work of Victim Advocates in daily operational activities involved with providing professional crisis intervention services to crime victims and witnesses for the Pima County Attorney’s Office.

Minimum Qualifications

A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in social or behavioral science or a closely related field as determined by the appointing authority at the time of recruitment and three years of experience as a Victim Advocate.

(One calendar year of experience in the Pima County Victim Witness Volunteer Program encompassing a minimum of 240 volunteer hours, will satisfy one of year experience as a Victim Advocate.) 

(Additional relevant education from an accredited college or university or experience may be substituted for any or all of the aforementioned education or experience.)

Annual Compensation

• $52,251 –  $57,476 Annually

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