Paralegal 3 | Regional Services Division | Washington State

State of Washington•Multiple Locations Statewide, WA

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Attorney General’s Office is recruiting for a permanent full time Paralegal 3 in the Regional Services Division (RSD). This position can be located in any RSD office location, including Kennewick, Yakima, Wenatchee, Vancouver, Port Angeles, Everett and Bellingham, and is represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE). The Regional Services Division is made up of seven sections located in communities across Central Washington and Western Washington outside the Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia corridor. The division provides legal services to a variety of state agencies and institutions of higher education in the counties surrounding each of the seven locations. By sharing information and strategies across the division, the employees in Regional Services are able to provide excellent legal services through the efforts of employees who live in and play an active part in the communities they serve. This position provides statewide coordination, oversight, training, and direct support for the management of the Regional Services Division’s public records. Additionally, the position has oversight and will help coordinate how the Division organizes, responds to and tracks discovery across the seven RSD Offices as well as being responsible for coordinating professional staff support for the RSD Appellate unit. This position also supervises a Paralegal 2 who performs related public records work and provides guidance, coordination and support to staff across the division. This position requires a high degree of organization, an ability to analyze facts, knowledge of the public records and discovery processes and experience training others. This recruitment announcement may be used to fill multiple open positions for the same classification, in addition to the position(s) listed in this announcement.

Requirements

Combination of six 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 Two years’ experience as a Paralegal 2 in Washington State Service.
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

Expert level experience supporting an attorney(s) in propounding and responding to discovery. Examples include drafting and responding to interrogatories, requests for admissions, requests for production, use of MFT for distribution, and the use of Everlaw.
Expert level experience in locating responsive records, identifying and redacting confidential information, and the use of Everlaw.

Responsibilities

Provides statewide coordination, oversight, training, and direct support for the management of the Regional Services Division’s public records.
Has oversight and will help coordinate how the Division organizes, responds to and tracks discovery across the seven RSD Offices.
Responsible for coordinating professional staff support for the RSD Appellate unit.
Supervises a Paralegal 2 who performs related public records work.
Provides guidance, coordination and support to staff across the division.

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
An Infants in the Workplace Program
The Employee Assistance Program, which 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.