“People Who Want to Make a Difference While Making a Living”

About the Program

Category: Personnel Management, Employment and Training (Best in Category)

Year: 2023

Like many other industries across the country, the criminal justice system is not immune to a shortage of qualified personnel. Since 2021, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO) has faced a 20% vacancy rate across all positions; the highest in several years. In response County Attorney Rachel Mitchell launched a unique and aggressive employee recruitment campaign to seek and hire qualified individuals to serve the residents of Maricopa County. “Restoring trust with victims and this community can only be accomplished with a qualified workforce. When I took my oath as County Attorney, I said recruitment and retention were at the top of my list and this campaign will help attain this goal. The work we do in this office is hard, but it is meaningful, and it is necessary,” said County Attorney Rachel Mitchell. The campaign consists of a new and separate website (https://mcaocareers.com/) along with a strategic digital advertising campaign geared toward communicating with qualified individuals in the following areas: • Attorneys seeking employment in the public sector; • Law students who recently graduated; • Paralegal professionals and • Highly qualified administrative professionals familiar with the legal system