SENIOR PARALEGAL

Arizona Department of Administration; Phoenix, Tucson (AZ, AZ); Hybrid; USD 37,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance

Retirement plan

Sick leave

12 paid holidays per year

Life insurance

Job summary

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is seeking a Senior Paralegal to support Assistant Attorneys General, conducting legal research, drafting documents, and ensuring compliance with legal policies.

This role involves handling confidential matters, preparing discovery and court filings, and coordinating with multiple divisions statewide. Remote work up to two days per week may be available based on performance. Travel may be required and background checks are mandatory.

Qualifications

• Legal research, analysis, and drafting of legal documents.
• Experience with legal memoranda and complex issues.
• Discretion and confidentiality when handling sensitive information.
• Knowledge of court rules, discovery, and filing procedures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with case management systems and tracking deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare legal correspondence, briefs, pleadings, motions, and notices.
• Manage discovery documents and assist with court filings.
• Oversee complex disclosure processes and maintain organized records.
• Support attorneys with research, drafting, and policy review.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Confidentiality

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Organization

Document review

Deadline tracking

Education

Legal Assisting Certificate

Paralegal studies program completion

Tools

Case management software

Discovery/document management

Job description

ATTORNEY GENERAL (DEPT OF LAW)

SENIOR PARALEGAL

ATTORNEY GENERAL (DEPT OF LAW)

Job Location:

Address: STATEWIDE

Posting Details:

Salary: $36,779-$66,009*

Grade: 19

Closing Date: Continuous

Job Summary:

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office (“AGO”) is seeking highly skilled Senior Paralegals to provide legal support to the Assistant Attorney Generals with researching, analyzing, and preparing legal documents. Senior Paralegals work closely with a team of attorneys to draft, review and proofread a variety of documents and policies, rules and laws, and ensure compliance with the office’s legal policies and procedures.
Senior Paralegals have access to highly confidential matters, such as investigations, litigation, case strategy, case evidence and witnesses. In addition, the position will have access to confidential information and reports of administrative nature, therefore discretion and confidentiality are of the utmost importance in this position.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, up to two days a week, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

Senior Paralegals support the following legal divisions:

• Criminal Division- Current # of openings: 3 (Phoenix-2, Tucson-1)
• State Government Division- Current # of openings: 0
• Child and Family Protection Division- Openings available statewide
• Civil Litigation Division- Current # of openings: 1
• Solicitor General’s Office- Current # of openings: 0

*For more information about specific divisions, such as salary ranges and section descriptions, please click on the division hyperlinks above.

Job Duties:

• The responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to timely and accurate preparation of a wide variety of legal correspondence, briefs, pleadings, motions, legal notices and forms. Draft and review legal memoranda analyzing complex legal and factual issues and performing substantive legal research.
• Prepares discovery documents and files appropriate discovery documentation and pleadings with the court.
• Managing the disclosure process in complex cases involving voluminous documents, including organizing the documents and bates stamping, redacting, creating the disclosure index and conducting document review and preparation of discovery materials for trial cases. Prepare for filing with the court complex disclosure statements summary reports and exhibits under the supervision of the attorney.
• The position will also maintain legal records, files, and case management system.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

• Concepts, terminology, principles and procedures of law; methods and techniques of legal research; use of statutes, codes and other legal resources; methods, techniques, and principles for legal writing.
• Understanding of the attorney/client relationship including the need for confidentiality and discretion.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Accurate and detail-oriented with sound judgment and integrity.
• Skilled in researching and extracting information from statutes, codes, legal documents and court decisions.
• Proper use and application of information from legal sources; ability to elicit information in a legal investigation; write complex legal documents; establish and maintain relationships with representatives of the courts and government entities.
• Work well in a challenging and fast-paced environment, respond well to changing priorities and regularly demonstrate a professional, positive and supportive attitude.
• Ability to track court actions in various states.
• Ability to utilize automated case management systems and follow office procedures for maintaining and tracking records.
• Ability to organize, prioritize and perform varied tasks and track multiple deadlines simultaneously.

Selective Preference(s):

A certificate of completion from a Legal Assisting or Paralegal studies program.

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.
• 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 considered.
• 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).

Benefits:

• Student Loan Assistance
• Sick leave
• 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

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Retirement:

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

Contact Us:

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Human Resources at [phone] or email us at [e-mail].
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 [phone] or via e-mail at [e-mail]. 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: [phone], Fax: [phone].