As our Legal Specialist, you will perform complex legal analysis to assist with the management of the rule writing process; draft effective and concise rules; provide legal guidance on rule language and impact; testify to rules in development; and plan the rule development strategy.
Major Responsibilities:
- Review environmental reports, rules, and plans
- Draft environmental regulations
- Ensure adherence to regulatory and statutory requirements for issuing regulations
- Make recommendations concerning compliance and legal issues
- Assist with impact analyses of new laws and rules
- Correspond professionally and expeditiously with applicants, stakeholders, and the public on environmental issues
Selective Preference(s):
- Juris Doctor Degree (required)
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in environmental/chemical engineering, environmental resource management, or environmental science preferred
- 5 years’ legal experience (JD may substitute for 3-4 years’ experience)
- Experience with State and Federal environmental regulations, environmental research, agency policies and processes, or other regulatory knowledge is preferred
Benefits:
Among the many benefits of a career with the State of Arizona, there are:
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Accrual of sick and annual leave beginning at 12 and 13 days per year respectively for full-time employees
- A top-ranked retirement program with lifetime pension benefits
- A robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability
- An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program
- We promote the importance of work/life balance by offering workplace flexibility
- We offer a variety of learning and career development opportunities
For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page
Retirement:
ASRS Lifetime Pension Benefits
Contact Us:
Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by contacting HPO@azdeq.gov.
Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. Arizona State Government is an AA/EOE/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.
