Attorney - Early Resolution - Public Defense Services

Position: Attorney I - Early Resolution - Public Defense Services
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** Job Description Summary
** Department - Public Defense Services#
** Job Description
**** OPEN UNTIL FILLED
**** Job Type: Unclassified
**** Job Classification: 3001 - Attorney I
**** Salary Grade: A2
**** Pay Range:
**** Pay Range: $81,328 - $154,523 Annually
**** Range Explanation:
*** Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
* Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.
*** The first review of applications will be on11/28/2025.
*** The Pima County Public Defender’s Office represents indigent individuals upon appointment by the Court in felony and misdemeanor cases in Pima County and provide direct client representation and handle diverse caseloads of various offenses, allegations, and degrees of seriousness. Attorneys work collaboratively and holistically with paralegals and/or secretaries, social workers, and investigators to understand the circumstances and priorities of each client and advocate for their desired outcomes through strategic and personalized litigation, negotiation, and mitigation.

Attorney I level attorneys perform entry-level and/or intermediate-level legal work. Attorneys at this level receive close supervision and support from higher-level attorney personnel in the performance of their duties. More experienced attorneys in this classification work increasingly independently under the general supervision of higher-level attorney personnel. Extensive officewide support and professional development opportunities are provided and encouraged in order to facilitate the delivery of sustained, high-quality legal representation.

This Attorney I position will involve representing a higher volume of low-level felony cases until they resolve through plea agreements and sentencing or are transferred to a trial team and will not involve trial litigation.

For more information on the Pima County Public Defense Services Department and the offices in this department, please visit their website at: .
* This classification is in the unclassified service and is exempt from the Pima County Merit System Rules.
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* Essential Functions:

** As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.
* Prosecutes or defends a variety of criminal or civil cases in Justice Court, Juvenile Court, Superior Court, Federal Court, and Appellate Courts which may include misdemeanor, felony, dependency, delinquency, mental health, guardianship, conservatorship, probate administration, contract, tort, environmental, real estate, tax issues, child support, or appellate cases;
* Represents County departments, boards and commissions in civil litigation and administrative matters;
* Engages in negotiations for compromise and settlement of cases and complies with Victims’ Rights;
* Engages in pretrial, trial, post-trial and appellate practice as required by cases;
* Prepares litigation, deposes witnesses, provides witness notification, and conducts bench and jury trials;
* Researches legal questions;
* Researches and drafts legal motions, pleadings, briefs and other legal documents;
* Reviews, evaluates, and participates in investigations;
* Complies with all rules regulating professional responsibility;
* Upholds the values and goals of the assigned Department and County.
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* Minimum Qualifications:

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* ** Juris Doctorate.
**** 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.
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* Preferred Qualifications:

(Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions…