150+ Legal & Compliance Jobs in Phoenix, AZ

Direct local openings show a wide split. AHCCCS advertised an Associate General Counsel – Regulatory role at $82,500, while Arizona DES listed an Associate General Counsel role at $125,000–$150,000 in August 2026. Broader Phoenix postings center on about $102k to $150k, but that range blends attorneys, compliance managers, and support roles.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 107 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $84,000 at the 25th percentile, $124,561 at the median and $152,500 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Phoenix is a real Legal, Compliance & Risk market, but it is more selective than broad. We observed more than 450 postings across more than 250 companies over the last 90 days, and recent local openings include Phoenix-based Associate General Counsel roles, a Maricopa County Attorney I–III posting dated September 3, 2026, and a DOJ attorney opening that lists Phoenix as a possible duty station. The squeeze is that Arizona-wide employment in this field is up 2.8% year over year while active postings are down 15.7%, which usually means fewer open seats per qualified applicant. That makes this a good market for specialized, locally available candidates and a harder market for generalists or true entry-level applicants.

Best positioned: Licensed Arizona attorneys and experienced compliance or risk candidates with employment, liability, healthcare regulatory, or litigation depth have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming Phoenix is a broad-based legal boom; the best opportunities are concentrated in specific practice areas, employer types, and mid-to-senior profiles.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 193 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Morgan & Morgan, PA: 9 open roles
2. Lewis Brisbois: 7 open roles
3. Ashurst Perkins Coie Group: 6 open roles
4. Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP: 5 open roles
5. az.gov: 4 open roles
6. Maricopa: 4 open roles
7. 1800lionlaw: 3 open roles
8. American Express: 3 open roles
9. City of Phoenix: 3 open roles
10. Clsaz: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Phoenix: 135
• Scottsdale: 30
• Tempe: 10
• Mesa: 9
• Chandler: 3
• Gilbert: 2
• Peoria: 2
• Washington: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 98 (51%), hybrid 73 (38%), remote 20 (10%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in a few employer types, not across the whole metro. In the local sample, about 50% of postings sit in legal services, about 20% in healthcare, about 10% in education, and about 5% in government and public sector. That matches the strongest direct openings: AHCCCS and Arizona DES are hiring regulatory and general counsel roles in Phoenix, Maricopa County is posting Attorney I–III roles, and Lewis Brisbois has multiple liability and labor openings in the metro. That concentration matters because each segment wants a different profile. Government and healthcare are rewarding candidates who can translate regulations into operations, while private firms are paying up for portable litigation, employment, and liability experience. Support roles are steadier than many candidates assume: the Association of Legal Administrators board listed around 20 Phoenix legal-support openings, including multiple legal assistant and paralegal-type roles at firms such as Snell & Wilmer and Holland & Hart, plus the Arizona Department of Administration. The upside is that hiring is fragmented rather than dominated by one employer, so a broad target list works better than a wait-for-one-dream-firm strategy.

• Public-sector counsel and regulatory work (high): State-government and county employers are visibly hiring, including AHCCCS, Arizona DES, and Maricopa County postings in Phoenix.
• Employment, labor, liability, and litigation practices (high): Lewis Brisbois posted labor, professional liability, and general liability roles, and Shields Petitti Zoldan advertised a high-paying hybrid employment-law opening.
• Healthcare and education compliance (moderate): Healthcare and education account for about 20% and about 10% of the local sample, with Community Medical Services and Grand Canyon Education among the most active named employers.
• Paralegal and legal-support pipeline (moderate): The ALA board showed around 20 Phoenix legal-support openings, and local paralegal median pay sits at $62,620.

Where to focus: Start with regulatory, employment, liability, and healthcare-adjacent roles, then widen to education and legal-support employers if you need faster interview flow.

Roles worth searching next

• HR Employee Relations Manager: Employment-law and workplace-investigation backgrounds transfer well from Phoenix labor and employment hiring.
• Privacy Program Manager: Data privacy and data protection are flagged as growth areas, and AI regulation is boosting governance work.
• Legal Operations Specialist: AI is being used for document review, research, contract analysis, and workflow management, which makes process-savvy legal talent more valuable.
• Cybersecurity GRC Analyst: Cybersecurity and risk management are premium skill areas for compliance professionals.

What postings ask for

• Arizona State Bar membership (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most often named certification in sampled Phoenix postings, and the clearest direct openings are attorney and counsel roles. Who: Current attorneys seeking Phoenix counsel, litigation, employment, or government work.
• Legal research (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most-requested hard skill in the local sample at about 30% of postings. Who: Everyone in this category, especially entry-level and paralegal candidates.
• Case management (table_stakes | immediate): Case management appears in about 20% of local postings, which makes it one of the clearest operational filters after legal research. Who: Paralegals, legal assistants, plaintiff-side candidates, and switchers coming from investigations or operations.
• Regulatory compliance (differentiator | immediate): Regulatory compliance shows up in about 10% of local postings and aligns directly with the Phoenix public-sector counsel openings. Who: Career switchers, healthcare candidates, and lawyers targeting government or in-house work.
• Employment, litigation, and liability specialization (premium | near-term): Recent Phoenix firm hiring is clustered around labor, employment, professional liability, and general liability work rather than broad generalist practice. Who: Mid-career attorneys and litigators trying to move up in pay or interview quality.
• Generative AI fluency with legal tools (differentiator | near-term): In 2026, 41% of law firms and 47% of corporate legal departments reported using Generative AI, and employers are increasingly seeking lawyers with AI fluency. Specialized legal AI tools in the market include CoCounsel, Lexis+ AI, Harvey AI, and Spellbook. Who: Attorneys, legal ops candidates, and paralegals who want to stand out without changing practice area.

Questions about this market

What do Legal, Compliance & Risk roles pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

Direct local openings show a wide split. AHCCCS advertised an Associate General Counsel – Regulatory role at $82,500, while Arizona DES listed an Associate General Counsel role at $125,000–$150,000 in August 2026. Broader Phoenix postings center on about $102k to $150k, but that range blends attorneys, compliance managers, and support roles. Phoenix can pay well, but not evenly. The May 2025 BLS mean for the legal occupational group was about $116,600 annually, while paralegal median pay was $62,620 and lawyer median pay was $159,670.

Where is demand for Legal, Compliance & Risk roles in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in a few employer types, not across the whole metro. In the local sample, about 50% of postings sit in legal services, about 20% in healthcare, about 10% in education, and about 5% in government and public sector. That matches the strongest direct openings: AHCCCS and Arizona DES are hiring regulatory and general counsel roles in Phoenix, Maricopa County is posting Attorney I–III roles, and Lewis Brisbois has multiple liability and labor openings in the metro. That concentration matters because each segment wants a different profile. Government and healthcare are rewarding candidates who can translate regulations into operations, while private firms are paying up for portable litigation, employment, and liability experience. Support roles are steadier than many candidates assume: the Association of Legal Administrators board listed around 20 Phoenix legal-support openings, including multiple legal assistant and paralegal-type roles at firms such as Snell & Wilmer and Holland & Hart, plus the Arizona Department of Administration. The upside is that hiring is fragmented rather than dominated by one employer, so a broad target list works better than a wait-for-one-dream-firm strategy.

Which employers are hiring the most Legal, Compliance & Risk talent in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

Recent postings show the most activity from Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (20 postings), Community Medical Services (15 postings), NACBA (10 postings), Ororun (10 postings), Ashurst Perkins Coie Group (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Legal, Compliance & Risk roles in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 30% hybrid, with 60% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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