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CITY OF PHOENIX MUNICIPAL COURT HEARING OFFICER

Closes June 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM

The Phoenix Municipal Court is accepting applications for the position of Municipal Court Hearing Officer.

DUTIES: A Municipal Court Hearing Officer is responsible for presiding over and adjudicating civil traffic cases under both Title 28, Arizona Revised Statutes and the Phoenix City Code. Additionally, Hearing Officers handle non-traffic, Phoenix City Code violations such as zoning and fire code violations. The successful applicant will be appointed by the Chief Presiding Judge of the Phoenix Municipal Court for a two-year period, renewable by the Chief Presiding Judge.

EXPERIENCE: Qualified applicants will possess either (1) a Juris Doctor or equivalent law degree; OR (2) a Bachelor’s degree with at least three years’ experience in Arizona traffic law. Those highly preferred applicants will possess a law degree, be admitted to the State Bar of Arizona, will have practiced law in Arizona for at least five years, to include experience in, and working knowledge about, traffic laws, the state procedural rules for civil traffic cases, City of Phoenix ordinances, local rules of the Phoenix Municipal Court for civil cases, Rules of Evidence, and courtroom procedures.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT: Applicants must be twenty-one (21) years of age and be of good moral character. Successful completion of a course for certification to act as a Hearing Officer will be required following hire.

HOW TO APPLY: The application is available by clicking here.

CITY OF PHOENIX ASSISTANT CITY PROSECUTOR (ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY II)

Closes June 4, 2026

ABOUT THIS POSITION

Do you view prosecution as a career? Are you ready to make a difference in our City? Apply today to be a prosecutor with the City of Phoenix Prosecutor's Office and join a team of dedicated and committed professionals who make a difference in our City. Together we will work towards making Phoenix a stronger, safer community. 

The City of Phoenix strives to be an employer of choice and has been recognized on the Forbes list of America's Best-In-State Employers for the past two years. The City is the center of one of the fastest-growing job markets and economies in the United States, offering a comprehensive benefits package that includes a traditional pension, a choice of medical plans, paid time off - including paid parental leave, payment of bar dues, potential for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness, and other benefits. So, whether you're an experienced professional or just starting your career, working in public service offers many rewards.

The City Prosecutor's Office offers a fast-paced criminal litigation practice which handles the prosecution of misdemeanor crimes committed in Phoenix, such as assault, shoplifting, theft, prostitution, driving under the influence, and other criminal offenses. As a prosecutor, you will have the opportunity to gain immediate courtroom experience with bench and jury trials; empower victims through support and resources; and engage with communities and neighborhoods. This role offers work that fulfills a greater purpose and has opportunities for growth and development.

This dynamic position includes the following contributions: 

• Negotiating plea agreements designed to improve the lives of the parties involved, as well as our community. 
• Participating in arraignments and pretrial-disposition conferences. 
• Conducting bench and jury trials, participating in motion hearings and oral arguments, and covering daily court appearances. 
• Discussing, researching, and presenting analysis of legal issues. 
• Reviewing and/or initiating charges. 

This position may be eligible for hybrid teleworking options, implemented at the discretion of the Department Director. 

We encourage all applicants interested in employment in the City of Phoenix Law Department to apply. This includes applicants who took the most recent Arizona State Bar exams and are awaiting the Character and Fitness to be completed.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Displays sound judgment.
• Interacts professionally and effectively with victims, defendants, witnesses, office staff, co-workers, attorneys, judges, and court personnel.
• Works well within a team atmosphere.
• Clearly communicates orally and in writing.
• Has ability to independently handle trial work, contested case matters, and/or appellate matters. 

SALARY

Pay Range: $95,451.20 to $134,326.40 annually

Hiring Range: $95,451.20 to $121,825.60 annually

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Your cover letter should include why you are interested in this position, and your resume should include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

To apply, click here.

Part-Time Night Court Commissioners
Maricopa County Superior Court

May 29, 2026


We are currently recruiting for Part-Time Night Court Commissioners. The recruitment portal login, and what you need to know about the position can be found on our website: Night Court Commissioner Recruitments. Additional detail can be found on the attached flyer. Please forward this information to anyone who may be qualified and interested in this opportunity. The deadline to apply is Friday, June 5th at 12 noon.

For more information, please click here.

City Attorney
City of Chandler

May 2026

Application Status

Apply Immediately - Will close once a strong group of candidates has been established. First review of candidates is anticipated for the week of May 25, 2026.

Lead Recruiter

Bryan Noblett

(916) 217-3696
bryan@mosaicpublic.com

THE LAW DEPARTMENT

The Law Department is led by the City Attorney who serves as the legal advisor to the City Council, City Manager, and all City departments and represents the City in all legal proceedings. The Law Department is comprised of three divisions. The Civil Division is responsible for some civil court proceedings in various state and federal courts and for all areas of the law. The Prosecutorial Division is responsible for the prosecution of criminal misdemeanor cases in City Court and appeals to the Superior Court, Court of Appeals, and State Supreme Court. The Liability Litigation Division is responsible for the operation of a comprehensive risk management program, including defending the City in risk management cases.

For more information and to apply, please click here for full job description or click here for brochure. 

Student Success Specialist, College of Law
The James E. Rogers College of Law, Tucson, AZ

May 2026

Duties & Responsibilities
Academic Counseling

Meet one-on-one with students to assess academic performance and learning strategies.
Assist students in developing effective approaches to case reading, outlining, and exam preparation; diagnose challenges related to time management, issue spotting, outlining, and other related skills.
Provide targeted support to students experiencing academic difficulty and connect students with appropriate College and/or University resources to support their needs.
Working with the Assistant Registrars, advise students with respect to academic planning, choosing courses, and registering for courses.
Workshops & Instruction

Design and deliver workshops on topics such as legal analysis, issue spotting, outlining, and exam writing.
Assist in teaching or co-teaching academic success and/or bar exam preparation courses and workshops, as needed.
Develop tutorial and instructional materials, including practice exercises and guides.
Bar Exam Preparation Support

Support administration of bar exam success programming for students and graduates.
Counsel students and graduates on bar exam study strategies and timelines.
Track student and graduate engagement and progress in bar exam preparation activities.
Program Support & Administration

Assist with the planning and coordination of programming and events.
Help maintain records related to student and graduate participation and outcomes.
Perform data reporting and maintain official records for ABA accreditation purposes.
Collaboration

Work closely with College-wide student services and student affairs professionals, associate deans, assistant deans, and faculty with respect to student success.
Interface with the College’s Assistant Registrars, supporting that office with respect to student academic counseling matters and other seasonal peak duties as needed.
Participate in ongoing assessment and improvement of academic support and bar exam success initiatives.
Provide supervision of student worker(s).
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

Ability to explain complex legal concepts in clear, accessible terms.
Strong interpersonal and coaching skills.
Strong organizational and time-management abilities.
Demonstrated ability to adapt instructional and communication approaches to support a variety of learning styles and educational needs.

This job posting reflects the general nature and level of work expected of the selected candidate(s). It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The institution reserves the right to amend or update this description as organizational priorities and institutional needs evolve.

Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required.
Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
Bar passage by examination in any U.S. jurisdiction.
Experience in bar exam success programs and/or law school academic support.
Demonstrated experience in legal education and/or student success work.

Benefits Eligible Yes - Full Benefits
Rate of Pay $59,404 - $74,254

For more information and to apply, please click here. 

City of Phoenix
Assistant City Attorney IV - Civil Division

May 10, 2026
Closes June 22, 2026

Job Id: 61508

State of Arizona 
ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY

May 2026

Salary: $110,000-$135,000
Grade: 1
Closing Date: Open Until Filled

At the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES), we strengthen individuals, families, and communities to improve quality of life across the state. We are committed to service, community, and teamwork—and we are looking for professionals who share that commitment.

The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Associate General Counsel to advise the Department’s Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD). It is DDD’s mission to empower individuals with developmental disabilities to lead self-directed, healthy and meaningful lives. This role partners closely with Division leadership to ensure that programs and operations are conducted in a manner that supports its mission, is accountable, compliant, transparent, responsive, inclusive, equitable, and participatory.

This position provides comprehensive legal counsel across a broad range of matters, including contracts, eligibility determinations, appeals, claims disputes, compliance actions, policy development, rulemaking, public records, and risk mitigation.

DES supports a flexible work culture grounded in trust and performance. This position may be eligible for remote work within Arizona, based on business needs and performance expectations. All work must be performed within Arizona unless otherwise authorized.

For more information, please click here.

Tucson City Attorney's Office Positions

Principal Assistant City Attorney: Internal Litigation Unit 

Click here to apply. 

Assistant City Prosecutor 

Click here to apply. 

Maricopa County Attorney's Office Job Opportunities

Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO) – Prosecutor I – III

Please click here for more information

End date: Until filled
Posted: 12/13/25

 

Government Law Admission Program – Prosecutor I-III

Please click here for more information

End date: Until filled
Posted: 12/13/25

 

 

Prosecutor II – Grand Jury Attorney

Please click here for more information

End date: Until filled
Posted: 12/13/25

 

Prosecutor I-II – Charging Attorney

Please click here for more information

End date: Until filled
Posted: 2/23/26

City of Phoenix
Chief Presiding Judge

 

ABOUT THIS POSITION

The City of Phoenix is looking for a knowledgeable and collaborative leader to fill the position of Chief Presiding Judge. This executive-level position will lead the judicial branch and perform 
professional legal and administrative work while serving as the administrative head of the Municipal Court. Responsibilities include complying with the Constitution and laws of the State, rules and directives of the Supreme Court, and charter provisions and ordinances of the City. The Court has original jurisdiction of all proceedings for the violation of any ordinance of the City and concurrent jurisdiction over all misdemeanor violations of the law of the State, committed within the City. The Municipal Court tries both jury and nonjury cases. The Court is not a court of record. The Court?s decisions are subject to review by a higher court by way of an appeal of special action. Supervision is exercised over City Judges and management staff. This individual reports to the Mayor and City Council.

Responsibilities:
 

• Supervises the work of other City Judges and the management staff, counsels them regarding all matter of policy, procedures and effective sentencing and offers suggestions and corrections; 
• Supervises the work of other employees concerned with Court operations;
• Presides at arraignments, pre-trial conferences, trials and other special hearings in court and hears and disposes of cases; 
• Performs extensive public relations activities; 
• Reviews and supervises the maintenance of the trial docket; 
• Approves bonds and signs criminal warrants and other legal documents; 
• Assigns City Court Judges to serve in the divisions of the City Court;
• Records actions of the City Court; 
• Appoints and removes, subject to the civil service of the City of Phoenix, for cause, all Court officers and personnel except City Court Judges; 
• Prepares and supervises all arraignment, trial and sentencing schedules and other Court schedules as deems necessary;
• Collects, safekeeps and transfers to the City Treasurer, all fines, penalties and fees collected in City Court except as otherwise provided by law; 
• Files all reports required by the Constitution and Statutes of the State, and Charter and Ordinances of the City; 
• Adopts regulations for the internal administration of the Court such as: records management, access and safekeeping; information dissemination; public relations; Court security; personnel conduct and intra-departmental contact; 
• Prepares and administers the annual budget;
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance. 
• Demonstrates superior seamless customer service, integrity, and commitment to innovation, efficiency, and fiscally responsible activity;
• Works more than forty hours in a workweek without additional compensation to perform assigned job duties, including weekends, evenings, early morning hours, and holidays as required;
   

 

 

SALARY

 

Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. 

 

RECRUITMENT DATES

 

Recruitment closes March 16, 2026. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

 

HOW TO APPLY

 

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

 

REFERENCE

 

Chief Presiding Judge, ID# 60750

City Attorney - San Luis City Hall, AZ

 

January 27, 2026 Posted

Principal Assistant City Attorney – Civil Division
Tucson City Attorney

Applicants must submit their completed application by 01-25-2026 at 11:59 p.m. MST


APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

The City Attorney is looking for an attorney to practice in the Civil Division of the Office. The attorneys in the Civil Division are assigned to various practice areas as Office needs may change or arise over time. Those practice areas could range from administrative law to zoning; and examples include construction of public works; constitutional law; contracts and intergovernmental agreements; economic development; elections; eminent domain; employment law (Title VII, Arizona Civil Rights Act, FLSA, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, etc.); environmental law; municipal finance and taxation; open meetings and public records; procurement; public utilities and telecom; real estate; water law; land use/zoning and more. While the currently anticipated practice areas for the current position(s) include employment law, real estate development and transactions and land use, given the range of practice areas within the Civil Division the City Attorney will consider applicants whose prior experience may not include experience in the currently anticipated practice areas of need. The City Attorney may choose to hire more than one candidate from this recruitment.

This position requires:

• Juris doctorate from an accredited law school and five (5) years civil practice
• Member in good standing of the State Bar of Arizona

An uploaded letter of intent along with your resume is required for this application. Any application submitted without the required documents will be considered incomplete.

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be evaluated on the education and work experience in their employment profile.

The most qualified applicants will then be invited to participate in a panel interview and will be required to provide a legal writing sample composed within the last 3 years, no larger than 10 pages.

INTERVIEW INFORMATION:

Highest scoring applicants will be invited to attend an in-person interview to be held on the week of February 2, 2026.

Hiring interviews will be held the week of February 9, 2026.

click hereFor more information and to apply, please 

City of Phoenix
Assistant City Attorney IV (NC) - Civil Division

Closes January 21, 2026

The City of Phoenix Law Department encompasses a team of dedicated and highly qualified attorneys addressing the wide variety of legal needs of City departments providing services to the community. This department is comprised of two divisions, the City Attorney's Office, which represents the City in civil matters, and the City Prosecutor's Office, which handles the prosecution of misdemeanor crimes committed in Phoenix.

Assistant City Attorneys in the Civil Division of the Law Department work in one of six areas: Public Safety, Litigation, Transportation, Human Resources, City Services, and Community Development.

The Civil Division is seeking an Assistant City Attorney IV for the Litigation Section to represent and advise various City departments and employees in litigation matters in both federal and state court from pre-litigation claims through appeals, including investigation, discovery and discovery disputes, dispositive motions, mediations and settlement conferences, pre-trial motions, arbitrations, jury trials, and appeals.

An attorney in this position is expected to be primarily responsible for multiple litigation cases at a time and will periodically present cases to the City's Claims Committee and the City Council. Assistant City Attorneys report to an Assistant Chief Counsel and generally work independently in performing their duties. All attorneys in the Law Department are assigned and may be reassigned based on the best interests of the City, as determined by the City Attorney.

This position is eligible for up to 4 days a week of remote telework, with one in-office day per week for meeting with your section, implemented at the discretion of the City Attorney. Attorneys are expected to meet the needs of the City, including handling all court obligations, City Council or City management meetings, and other in-office obligations.

IDEAL CANDIDATE
Exhibits the following attributes:

High professional and ethical standing in the legal community.
Willingness to work extended hours, with a flexible schedule.
Knowledge of municipal litigation, including pre-litigation, discovery, motion writing, arbitrations, and appeals.
SALARY
Pay Range: $126,734.40 - $177,444.80 annually.

Hiring Range: $126,734.40 - $168,272.00 annually.

For more information and to apply, please click here.

Outreach and Response Coordinator

Office of Institutional Equity at the University of Arizona

12/17/2025

To learn more, please view here: https://arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/23950?c=arizona

Civil Rights Investigator
Office of Institutional Equity at the University of Arizona

To learn more, please view here: https://arizona.csod.com/ui/internal-career-site/app/job-details/24705

Maricopa Public Defender position

This role leads our largest defense office in Maricopa, and the Director reports to Public Defense Services, which oversees five indigent defense offices. The posting is currently scheduled to close on December 17th. If you know anyone who may be qualified and interested, please encourage them to apply. Here is the application link: https://maricopa.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/MC_External/details/Director--Office-of-the-Public-Defender_JR20899.

JO# 30182 – Commercial Real Estate Associate Attorney 

• Draft and negotiate key commercial real estate transaction documents, including:
  • Leasing agreements for retail, office, and industrial properties
  • Purchase and sale agreements
  • Real estate-secured loans, loan modifications, and workout documents
• Work closely with clients to provide strategic legal counsel and transactional support
• Collaborate with a team of experienced attorneys to deliver high-quality legal services

• Hands-On Mentorship – Learn from top professionals in the field
• Professional Growth – Access continuous learning and advancement opportunities
• Competitive Compensation – Salary commensurate with experience and contributions
• Comprehensive Benefits – Health care benefits with no monthly contributions

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
• Licensed to practice law in the state of Arizona
• 1-4 years of experience in commercial real estate transactions
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and client communication skills