CORPORATION COMMISSION

Address: 1200 W Washington St, 1st Floor
Phoenix, AZ, 85007

Salary: 100K - 115K DOE 

Grade: 2

Closing Date: 12/23/2025

The Rules Attorney oversees and coordinates all aspects of the Commission's rulemaking, including ensuring compliance with the Commission's Rules Review Procedures, the Arizona Administrative Procedures Act (as applicable), and any other applicable law; meeting with Commission Division personnel to determine rulemaking goals; crafting rule language and all documents required for the formal rulemaking process; reviewing and summarizing public comments and making modifications to the proposed rules if needed; conducting oral proceedings; conducting workshops as appropriate to obtain additional, detailed stakeholder input; working with Commission Division personnel and/or third-party contractor on the preparation of a preliminary and a final Economic Impact Statement for each rulemaking; crafting and filing recommended orders for rulemakings and 5-year review reports for the Commission's consideration; answering questions for Commissioners and their advisors and assisting with preparation of amendments to recommended orders for rulemaking or 5-year review reports; appearing at Open Meetings and supporting recommended orders for rulemaking or 5-year review reports; submitting formal rulemaking documents to the Office of the Secretary of State ("SOS") for publication in the Arizona Administrative Register and working with the SOS to ensure publication occurs; submitting final rulemakings to the Office of the Attorney General ("AG") for certification (if required) and working with the AG to obtain certification. Also responsible for overseeing and coordinating all aspects of the creation of the Commission's 5-year rule review reports and their adoption by the Commission. May perform other duties as assigned.

Establish and take ownership of a schedule for all Commission rulemaking and 5-year review report activity that reflects the Commission’s priorities and the requirements of the Commission’s Rules Review Procedures, the Arizona Administrative Procedures Act (as applicable), and any other applicable law. Modify the schedule as necessary when priorities or other requirements change.

Review existing rules to identify technical and legal issues; review comments received from interested stakeholders (internal Division personnel and external) concerning rules (existing, draft, or proposed) to determine whether and how to address the comments; review Commission’s Rules Review Procedures, Arizona Administrative Procedures Act (as applicable), and any other applicable laws to ensure compliance; review rules and regulations of other jurisdictions for guidance in creating rule language (as appropriate). Perform research as needed to identify economic impacts of rules.

Coordinate with Division personnel, third-party contractors (as applicable), Commissioners and their Advisors (as appropriate), the Executive Director, Commissioners and their Advisors, the SOS, and the AG throughout the different stages of the rulemaking, 5-year review report, and Open Meeting process. Coordination may involve in-person or remote meetings, email correspondence, telephone calls, or other forms of communication.

Create memos to open Commission rulemaking or 5-year review report dockets, rule language, 5-year review reports, summaries of public comments received with Commission responses, recommended orders, amendments, Economic Impact Statements, and formal rulemaking documents (e.g., Notices of Rulemaking Docket Opening, Notices of Proposed Rulemaking, and Notices of Final Rulemaking). File documents within the applicable Commission rulemaking or 5-year review docket, with the SOS, and with the AG.

Preside over rulemaking oral proceedings to obtain public comment on proposed rules and over workshops to obtain detailed input from interested stakeholders concerning draft or proposed rules. Appear and support recommended orders for rulemaking and 5-year review reports at Open Meeting.

Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge
Rules Attorney must have or acquire a strong working knowledge of the constitutional and statutory authority of the Commission and the Commission’s Rules Review Procedure.

Rules Attorney must have a strong working knowledge of the Arizona Administrative Procedures Act (particularly concerning rulemaking), the SOS’s rules on rulemaking, and the Arizona Rulemaking Manual.

Skills
The Rules Attorney must have exceptional interpersonal communication skills to meet with Commission Division personnel to determine the goals of rulemaking and how well those goals are being met with existing and crafted language and with other stakeholders who may be unhappy with the Commission’s rulemaking goals or the policies reflected therein.

The Rules Attorney must have excellent skills in project management, to ensure that rulemaking and 5-year review projects progress reasonably and come to fruition.

The Rules Attorney must have excellent organizational and writing skills to be able to reduce detailed and often technical directives into well-organized, clear, concise, and understandable rule language that is, to the extent possible, written in plain English.

The Rules Attorney must have great attention to detail, skill in producing error-free work, and skill in effectively editing the Rules Attorney’s own written work for errors.

Ability
The Rules Attorney must have the ability to read, comprehend, and discuss and describe highly complex and technical material on a wide variety of subjects.

The Rules Attorney must have the ability to identify critical legal issues, particularly as they impact Commission authority to adopt rules.

The Rules Attorney must have the ability to learn and master diverse areas of the Commission’s authority.

The Rules Attorney must have the ability to interact effectively with the general public.

The Rules Attorney must have the ability to communicate effectively with persons of different education levels and backgrounds (professional, technical, and other) to obtain the substantive/program information necessary to write rule revisions and 5-year review reports.

Juris Doctor Degree, and admitted to practice, or willing to seek admission, in Arizona.

-Any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of an employment/reference check and confirmation of any degrees/certifications.
-A.R.S. Section 40-101 prohibits Commission employees from having certain financial interests in entities that the Commission regulates. Applicants shall be required to disclose any interests they may have in the regulated entities during the application process, and as a condition of employment, to divest themselves of any prohibited interests.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

- Excellent comprehensive benefits, including a top-ranked retirement plan, low-cost health coverage, supplemental policies such as vision and short-term disability, and generous paid vacation and sick leave programs
- Career and personal development support; multiple training and education opportunities and resources; qualifying Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer
- Interesting, challenging work in a public sector environment with the chance to make a real difference in our state
- We are a recognized Arizona Veteran Supportive Employer

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

This position participates in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) defined benefit pension.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact ACC Human Resources at humanresources@azcc.gov for assistance. The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.