LITIGATION AND LEGAL SUPPORT MANAGER
Job Location:

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

Posting Details:

Salary: $92,250.00 Grade: 24 Closing Date: 07/05/2026

Job Summary:

Are you an expert Paralegal? Do you have a degree or are you a certified Paralegal? Join our team of legal professionals. Apply today!

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry (ADCRR) is seeking an experienced paralegal to fill the Litigation and Legal Support Manager position. The Litigation and Legal Support Manager serves as the operational and administrative manager for the Legal Support Unit within the Office of General Counsel. This position provides leadership, coordination, and oversight of legal support operations and litigation activities; expertly performs paralegal responsibilities including discovery production and subpoena response; and functions as the primary administrative liaison between legal support staff, attorneys, and executive leadership.

Job Duties:

- Supervises assigned legal support staff, including workload distribution, performance management, coaching, and employee development
- Establishes operational priorities, procedures, and workflow processes
- Develops and implements process improvements
- Monitors unit productivity and performance metrics
- Establishes expectations and goals for programs, staff, and measures performance
- Performs legal support activities, including litigation support, legal access monitoring, publication review, e-discovery, and records management
- Prepares reports, summaries, organizational updates, and operational analyses for executive leadership
- Maintains the integrity of data related to the business, and develops and/or maintains management reports
- Participates in organizational planning, restructuring initiatives, and special projects related to legal support operations
- Assists with implementation of agency initiatives affecting legal and administrative support services
- Collaborates with ADCRR attorneys, the Attorney General's Office, and outside counsel to meet discovery and litigation needs
- Composes correspondence dealing with legal or sensitive subject matters that require sound judgment
- Drives on State business
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:
- Administrative and civil litigation processes
- Data entry application systems
- State and Federal laws, rules and regulations governing the Agency's operations
- Management and supervisory practices
- Organization and operations of the Office of the Attorney General

Skill in:
- Leadership
- Communicating effectively orally and in writing
- Investigation
- Research, analysis, evaluation
- Organization and project management
- Conflict resolution

Ability to:
- Rapidly process and interpret complex information
- Sustain concentration to manage competing demands in a high-paced and stressful business environment
- Anticipate based on pattern recognition
- Employ advanced oral communication skills to convey complex information in a high-demand and stressful work environment
- Function well in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines

Selective Preference(s):

- Paralegal Degree and/or Certificate
- Experience performing administrative work in a criminal justice or law office environment
- Five years of experience in a paralegal role

Benefits:

We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:
- Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
- Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options
- Exceptional retirement program
- Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
- An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave 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). Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.

Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.

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