ATTORNEY GENERAL (DEPT OF LAW)

 

EXECUTIVE STAFF ASSISTANT

Job Location:

Address: 2005 N CENTRAL AVE, PHOENIX, AZ  85004

Posting Details:

Salary: $40,496 - $65,000 

Grade: 20

Closing Date: 04/05/2026

Job Summary:

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office Criminal Division is seeking an Executive Staff Assistant.

This position is a high-level administrative, operational, and strategic support to executive leadership within a complex criminal justice and law enforcement environment.

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office Criminal Division is seeking an Executive Staff Assistant.

This position is a high-level administrative, operational, and strategic support to executive leadership within a complex criminal justice and law enforcement environment.

This role requires a high degree of professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment when handling sensitive information, including materials relating to legal matters, personnel issues, critical incidents, and interagency operations.

This position serves as a confidential partner to leadership --whether supporting the Criminal Division Chief or Chief Special Agent in law enforcement-related issues --and ensures that executive priorities, communications, and workflows are carried out efficiently and accurately. The position is responsible for managing demanding calendars, coordinating large volumes of communication, and preparing correspondence, reports, presentations, and briefing materials for internal and external stakeholders. Responsibilities include organizing and supporting meetings, coordinating travel and reimbursements, maintaining filing and records systems, and assisting with the preparation of legal, administrative, and operational documents.

This position may research statutes, policies, or legal references; extract information from reports; and prepare materials for use by the Division Chief, staff, or law enforcement partners. This position must be able to manage multiple competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment, maintain exceptional accuracy, and adapt quickly to shifting priorities.

The role requires strong communication skills, advanced proficiency with office software, and the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with attorneys, law enforcement officials, command staff, Attorney General’s Office leadership, and community stakeholders.

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

Job Duties:

Serves as the primary administrative support for the Chief Counsel, handling detailed and complex tasks with accuracy and efficiency. Responsibilities include drafting correspondence, managing calendars, scheduling appointments, organizing and preparing briefing materials for meetings, and managing/filtering the Division Chief's email communications.

Assists in the composition and editing of letters, reports, presentations, and legal documents. Supports the preparation of section reports, statistical summaries, and meeting packets. May draft internal memos, assist with pleadings, and research information.

Attends and participates in meetings when necessary. Provides support for initiatives, monitors workflow for Criminal Division Chief, and ensures preparation and follow up for key deliverables.

Manages or assists with various special projects as assigned by the Criminal Division Chief or Criminal Division leadership. Tasks may include research, data collection, drafting project documents, tracking progress, and preparing summaries or recommendations.

Supports the Criminal Division Chief and Chief Special Agent in maintaining professional relationships with law enforcement partners. This may include assisting in coordination with police agencies, preparing materials for law enforcement meetings, helping analyze current topics or issues in law enforcement, and contributing to recommendations or policy development relating to law enforcement and prosecution functions. These duties are supportive in nature and do not involve independent operational law enforcement activity.

Other duties as assigned as related to the position.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

KNOWLEDGE
• Knowledge of the principles of public administration, organization, preparation of reports and maintenance of record filing systems.
• Working knowledge of local, state, and fe