ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

REHABILITATION & REENTRY

Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements.

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.

DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL

Job Location:

Address:

Office of the General Counsel
701 East Jefferson Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85034
https://corrections.az.gov

Posting Details:

Salary:  $135,000.00

Grade: 3

Closing Date: 04/19/2026

Job Summary:

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry (ADCRR) is seeking a driven and expert-level Attorney to join our Office of General Counsel as the Deputy General Counsel. The ideal candidate will put forth a perfect effort, operate with integrity, and support the Director and Deputy Directors as we reimagine corrections. The Deputy General Counsel, under the direction of the General Counsel, provides strategic legal counsel to the Agency on a variety of complex, high-profile subjects and is a senior manager within the Office of General Counsel, providing oversight, guidance, and direction to administrative and professional staff in the Public Records Unit and Appeals Unit.

Job Duties:

- Serves as a trusted legal and operations advisor to Agency divisions and executive leadership
- Identifies, assesses, and helps to mitigate legal and operational risks across Agency divisions
- Develops, revises, and implements policies, procedures, and internal guidance to support compliance and operations
- Manages the Subpoena & Public Records Unit, a team of administrative staff responsible for responding to public records requests and subpoenas
- Manages the Appeals Unit, a team of administrative staff responsible for responding to inmate disciplinary and grievance appeals
- Assists with dispute management, claims, and litigation in coordination with outside counsel
- Assists with negotiation and preparation of diverse contracts and intergovernmental agreements
- Requires up-to-date legal knowledge and ability to ensure responses are complete and accurate legally and procedurally
- Drives on State business
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:
- State and Federal laws, rules, and regulations governing ADCRR's operations, including but not limited to employment, contract, administrative, criminal, health, data privacy, and corrections law
- 42 U.S.C. $ 1983 and related civil rights provisions
- Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA)
- Public records law and litigation
- All phases of administrative proceedings and civil litigation
- Personnel management

Skill in:
- Analyzing and solving complex legal issues and problems
- Drafting and preparing complex and sensitive documents, including but not limited to legal opinions, reports, affidavits, motions, discovery, and declarations
- Senior-level oral and written communications and strong interpersonal skills in one-on-one interactions as well as large groups
- Complex negotiations
- Effectively collaborating with individuals in positions at all levels
- Conflict management and resolution
- Organizational skills to coordinate and keep on target multiple complex projects simultaneously
- Complex analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making

Ability to:
- Identify and propose solutions to complex legal, operational, and programmatic issues
-Prepare complex and sensitive correspondence
- Present legal positions clearly and logically in written and oral form
- Effectively lead, motivate, and develop staff to achieve program goals and strategies and improve operations

Selective Preference(s):

- At least three (3) years, preferred five (5) to seven (7) years, of experience combined in the following areas: corrections law, criminal law, civil rights law, health law, or prior experience representing state