New Arizona Attorney: Any Arizona people out there who have any good relocation tips?

Question

Hi there!

I am from Los Angeles and am moving to Arizona in the next two months. I am a law school graduate and passed the AZ bar exam as well. I have never lived in AZ and would like to know if someone could tell me what cities/towns I could find legal work. I would love to live in Flagstaff or Sedona (trying to avoid that Phoenix heat!) but I am hearing that these are small towns and that it might be hard to find work there. If there are any AZ legal professionals out there who could give me any helpful, positive information, I would greatly appreciate it!

Also, I don't have much legal work experience as I have been working as a teacher for the past three years. However, I am open working in most legal areas and would be willing to work for a very reasonable salary! Finally, I don't have any kids, so that makes the move a little easier.

Answer 1

ck out prescott, az, its about a 100 miles north and the weather is about perfect up here.  besides every body is sueing everybody up here too, hehehehee

Answer 2

I love Flagstaff, but I don't know the situation for new attorney jobs.  I think Sedona would be very hard to break into and the housing market is expensive.  Prescott is a booming town, you could try there first, and it is not far from Phoenix if you decide to relocate.