Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of Arizona Public Records Requests, coordinating collection of responsive records from multiple departments, reviewing documents, identifying and redacting confidential or exempt information, and ensuring timely, compliant responses.
• Provide legal guidance on confidentiality laws, assist with trademark and intellectual property matters, and draft or review communications-related contracts.
• Coordinate responses to special actions or legal challenges arising from public records processes and collaborate across departments to ensure consistent legal and communications practices.
• Provide legal counsel to smaller City departments as needed, offering guidance on contracts, ordinances and other legal issues as they arise.

Requirements

• Four years of experience as a practicing civil or criminal attorney.
• Experience in municipal law; the review, negotiation, and drafting of contracts or other primary responsibility for participation in transactional work.
• Experience with significant client contact; primary responsibility for civil litigation, and pleading and motion-practice.
• One year of government law practice; and a working knowledge of the legal subject matter involved with the department to which assignment will be made.
• Graduation from an accredited school of law.
• Admission to the bar of the State of Arizona.

Preferred

• Experience handling complex, high-volume projects within the legal environment while simultaneously supporting multiple clients.
• Experience with municipal law including public records, procurement and open meeting law.
• Experience drafting and negotiating complicated contracts or other transactional work is also preferred.