Legal Administrative Professional I - Family Support Division

King County•Family Support Division - 724 West Smith Street Suite 101 Kent 98032, WA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office is looking for a highly motivated individual to join our team as a Legal Administrative Professional I. Legal Administrative Professionals handle a variety of legal office support tasks performed under general supervision, requiring an ability to exercise sound independent judgment. If you seek enriching, meaningful work and a chance to serve your community while working as part of a collaborative team, this opportunity may be for you. About the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office: Our mission is to do Justice: We exercise the power given to us by the people with fairness and humility. We serve our diverse community, support victims and families, and hold individuals accountable. We develop innovative and collaborative solutions for King County and the State of Washington. We are guided by our core values of Integrity, Compassion, Professionalism, and Leadership. Our office is comprised of six divisions that are further organized into specialized units. The Prosecuting Attorney's Office is dedicated to making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles--we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.

Requirements

Knowledge of general office principles and practices; legal office experience or training helpful.
Knowledge of legal procedures.
Knowledge of basic alphabetizing, filing and mathematics.
Knowledge of proper English grammar, usage and spelling.
Knowledge of the operation of standard office equipment, such as personal computer, scanner, copier, mail machine, and multi-line telephone.
Keyboarding skills.
Ability to maintain office confidentiality.
Oral and written communication skills, including the ability to provide information, based on acquired job knowledge and overview, to the public and employees and agencies.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, clients and others.
Skill in working independently or as a team member.
Skill in organizing and prioritizing.
Skill in remaining objective, nonjudgmental, and sensitive with ability to conduct business in a professional manner.
Skill in interacting with individuals from diverse backgrounds, including clients and other agency personnel.
Customer service skills in person and via telephone (discretion, patience, etiquette, professionalism).
Ability to demonstrate predictable, reliable, and timely attendance.
Ability to follow written and verbal directions and complete assigned tasks on schedule.
Ability to read, write, and communicate in English and understand basic math.
Ability to learn from directions, observations, and mistakes, and apply procedures using good judgment.
Ability to work with supervision, receiving instructions/feedback, coaching/counseling and/or action/discipline.
Commitment to Race, Equity and Social Justice work including ongoing cultural competence development.

Nice To Haves

legal office experience or training helpful

Responsibilities

Process various motions, orders, and documents in parentage actions, such as summary judgments, continuances, dismissals, genetic tests, and Guardian ad Litems, which can involve copying, mailing, scanning and e-filing documents with the court and performing data entry in SEMS (Support Enforcement Management System).
This may include preparing and completing certificates of mailing, making copies, and e-filing them with the court.
Copy, mail, and send parentage petitions out for service.
Perform basic locate work using available computer systems.
Confirm the court calendar.
Provide regular support for the reception functions of the office, including answering phones, handling in person customers, screening reception voice mail messages and faxes, processing incoming and outgoing mail.
May be assigned the orientation and/or training of co-workers.
Maintain and update physical files.
Must be able to work independently or as part of a team and interact appropriately with others.
Actively participate in PAO equity work, attending equity trainings and discussions.
Additional responsibilities and/or tasks may be incorporated, or existing ones modified as business needs evolve.