County Attorney

Immediate Hiring Notice!

$10,000 Signing Bonus – Now Hiring Deputy County Attorneys

The Mohave County Attorney’s Office is recruiting prosecutors at all experience levels, including entry level prosecutors, for several Deputy County Attorney positions based in Mohave County (our main office is in Kingman). Entry‑level Attorney I positions start at $85,363, with substantial increases based on experience—up to $153,000 for Attorney IV roles.

New prosecutors are eligible for a $10,000 signing bonus, paid upfront, with no repayment required after two years of residency in Mohave County.

The office also offers:

• Moving expense reimbursement up to the value of one month’s salary
• Generous PTO, including an annual option to cash out up to 60 hours
• Annual 3% merit step increases
• Flexible schedules, including remote work up to two days per week (or one day per week with a 4/10 schedule)

What It’s Like to Work Here

Our office emphasizes work–life balance, professional growth, and meaningful responsibility from day one. Prosecutors handle vertical prosecution with real independence and discretion over their cases. The team environment is collaborative, with mentoring, training, and an open‑door culture that supports learning at every stage.

We are committed to helping attorneys build strong litigation skills, especially jury trial experience, and we take pride in our mission to “Do Justice.”

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Interested candidates should apply through the Mohave County Human Resources website.

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Our Mission

To conduct the prosecution of all felony offenses within the County and the prosecution of misdemeanors in the unincorporated areas. Advise law enforcement agencies and the grand jury. Assist crime victims and witnesses. Represent County government and its agencies, and other public agencies.

Matt Smith has been the Mohave County Attorney since December, 2003, when he completed former County Attorney Bill Ekstrom’s unexpired term. He was then elected as Mohave County Attorney in 2004, and re-elected in 2008. Matt is a graduate of the University of Arizona with a J.D., 1985, and Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Political Science, 1982.

He moved to Kingman in 1987. Matt began his legal career as a prosecutor with the Mohave County Attorney’s Office 36 years ago, and served the community as head of the felony trial division for 7 of those years. As County Attorney he supervises an office of 25 prosecutors and 4 civil deputies. He continues to do trial work and specializes in handling death penalty and child molestation cases.

In each of Arizona’s 15 counties, a County Attorney is elected to handle numerous criminal and civil legal responsibilities with a four-year term of office. 

The County Attorney is an elected official serving a four-year term.