Paralegal 2 | Criminal Justice Division | Seattle

State of Washington•King County - Seattle - Downtown Business, WA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Attorney General’s Office is recruiting for a permanent full time Paralegal 2 in the Criminal Justice Division. This position is located in Seattle, Washington, and is represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE). The Criminal Justice Division (CRJ) mission is to work with and support its partners in the criminal justice community to protect Washington citizens and state agencies from criminal activity and fraud. CRJ is comprised of five units: the Major Economic Crimes Unit (MECU), the Criminal Litigation Unit (CLU), the Sexually Violent Predator Unit (SVP), the Signature Projects Unit (SPU) and the Washington State Patrol/Criminal Justice Training Commission Unit (WSP/CJTC). While tasked with distinct responsibilities, these units draw on each other’s expertise and collaborate to combat criminal activity, return stolen funds to state agencies, and create safe communities. The MECU and CLU investigate and prosecute criminal cases when requested by the Governor or any of the 39 county prosecuting attorneys, including multi-jurisdictional crimes, violent crimes, financial crimes, and crimes involving specialized expertise such complex fraud, criminal conspiracies, corporate corruption, public corruption, organized retail crime and schemes that target state agencies. The SVP Unit identifies Washington’s most prolific and dangerous sexually violent predators and works to civilly commit those who continue to pose a serious risk to re-offend. The SP Unit has three subunits: HITS, SAIST, and the Missing & Murdered Indigenous People Cold Case Unit. The HITS Unit assists law enforcement by providing investigative expertise and maintaining a statewide database to analyze data regarding crimes and perpetrators and identify and apprehend serial offenders. The Sexual Assault Investigations Support Team (SAIST) implements measures to ensure that lawfully-owed DNA is collected and tested so that cold cases, including serial offenders, can be brought to justice. The Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Cold Case Unit assists federal, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies in investigating unsolved cases involving Indigenous people, who are disproportionately subjected to violent crime. The WSP/CJTC Unit represents and advises the Washington State Patrol and the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission. Additionally, the CRJ participates in numerous working groups and task forces, including Organized Retail Theft Task Force, Missing & Murdered Indigenous Persons Task Force, Seattle University Criminal Justice Advisory Board, Commercial & Sexually Exploited Children Task Force , Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations (SAFE) Advisory Group , Hate Crimes Working Group , Identify Theft Task Force, and the Catalytic Converter Theft Task Force.

Requirements

Four years of experience through: Paralegal certification, Two-year paralegal degree, Paralegal plus (or nine-month paralegal, post BA) certification, and/or Paraprofessional experience in support of an attorney OR One year experience as a Paralegal 1 in Washington State Service.
Applicable paraprofessional experience may have been gained through previous Paralegal or Legal Assistant work.
Examples of paraprofessional experience in support of an attorney include: Preparing legal pleadings and legal correspondence, Ensuring and verifying timely and proper service of legal documents, Calculating, verifying, and calendaring critical events and other dates, Managing case documents, files and exhibits, Tracking and organizing discovery documents, Researching legal issues and verifying legal citations and references for accuracy.

Nice To Haves

Litigation experience.

Responsibilities

Assist the Assistant Attorneys General at all stages of criminal prosecution from investigation through trial on organized retail crime, financial crime, general prosecution, and sexually violent predator cases.
Research and draft documents.
Prepare and organize investigative materials.
Gather, analyze, review, organize, and summarize documents for production in discovery and/or use by staff attorneys, while ensuring compliance with discovery rules.
Draft responses to discovery requests and review for completeness.
Use computer databases to create, maintain, and track case-related matters.
Create tracking sheets to better organize complex litigation.
Assist attorneys in preparing for witness and victim interviews, assist at such interviews, and prepare summaries of interviews.
Assist attorneys in preparing for depositions, assist at depositions, and prepare deposition summaries.
Perform legal research and draft memoranda of case law, legal opinions, statutes, and court rules.
Assist in trial preparation and at trial, including creating witness lists, exhibit lists, contacting and scheduling victims and witnesses, creating trial and exhibit notebooks, displaying exhibits, managing trial technology, and performing other tasks as needed.
Travel may be required to assist attorneys at trial.

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision for employees & dependent(s)
Vacation, Sick, and Other Leave
11 Paid Holidays per year
Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) plans
Life Insurance
Dependent Care Assistance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Tuition Waiver
Deferred Compensation
Employee Recognition Leave
Flexible schedules
Part-time/hybrid telework options
A Wellness Program
Infants in the Workplace Program
Employee Assistance Program (provides counseling, webinar, and other cost-free support resources)
Numerous employee-driven affinity groups to foster community and connection, including Bereavement, Elder Care, Parenting, POC, LGBTQ+, Veterans and more.