Description (Summary)

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced legal professional to join our team as the Attorney Bureau Chief in the office of the Pima County Attorney. There is currently an opening in the Special Victims Unit.

In this challenging and dynamic role, you will supervise, assist, and lead a team of attorneys and support staff. Incumbents oversee functions within their respective criminal bureaus, analyze workloads, case flow, court schedules, and complex legal issues, and develop plans, schedules, assignments, and solutions, in addition to evaluating attorney and staff performance. Work is performed with considerable latitude, independent judgment, and professional discretion.

This classification is appointed, unclassified, and exempt from the Pima County Merit System Rules.

Minimum Qualifications

Juris Doctorate. Ten (10) years of previous experience practicing law in criminal, civil, or administrative proceedings.

• 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.

Pay Range

• Full Range: $126,987.00 – $241,276.00 Annually

  Salary offers are based on the candidate’s equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification.

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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 Deputy County Attorney Baird Greene at Baird.Greene@pcao.pima.gov  or (520) 724-8577.

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 Deputy County Attorney Baird Greene at Baird.Greene@pcao.pima.gov  or (520) 724-8577.

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)

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

Pay Range

• Hiring Range: $22.16 – $26.04 Per Hour
  Full Range: $22.16 – $29.92 Per Hour 

  Salary offers are based on the candidate’s equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification.

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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:

1. 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.

OR:

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

Pay Range

• Hiring Range: $17.36 – $20.40 Per Hour
  Full Range: $17.36 – $23.44 Per Hour

  Salary offers are based on the candidate’s equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification.

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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

Pay Range 

• Hiring Range: $16.54 – $19.43 Per Hour
  Full Range: $16.54 – $22.33 Per Hour 

  Salary offers are based on the candidate’s equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification.

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Description (Summary)

OPEN TO CURRENT PIMA COUNTY EMPLOYEES ONLY.

Establishes communication with victims/witnesses, provides crisis intervention services, advises victims of their statutory rights, keeps victims/witnesses informed regarding their cases, provides referrals to appropriate community resources, and serves 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 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 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.

Pay Range

• Hiring Range: $21.11 – $24.80 Per Hour
  Full Range: $21.11 – $28.49 Per Hour

Salary offers are based on the candidate’s equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification.

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