RESOURCE PARALEGAL

State of Washington•Olympia, WA

48d•$66,372 - $89,316•Hybrid

About The Position

As our TEP Resource Paralegal, you'll be the go-to legal resource for Providers with questions about their clients' criminal legal situations-like active warrants, past charges, or pending hearings. Using secure databases, your role is to help identify legal matters and get Providers connected to the right public defenders or legal resources across the state. In a state with 150+ discrete courts, and non-unified prosecutorial and public defense systems, this is no small task. And, this is a new program, so some amount of trial and error should be expected. The successful candidate for this role should be comfortable with collaborating on a team that is essentially building the plane while flying it. Periodic travel may be required in Washington State, including occasional overnight travel. Out-of-state travel occurs infrequently.

Requirements

An associate's degree in legal assistant or paralegal studies, or legal-related studies, and/or Paralegal certificate from an accredited program. Relevant experience may substitute for this requirement.
3-5 years of experience as a legal assistant or paralegal in Washington state, with a focus on criminal defense
3 years of experience and proficiency with, Washington court systems and legal databases, such as but not limited to JABS, JIS, and Odyssey
Experience locating, interpreting, and summarizing criminal records, court dockets, and legal documents at the felony and misdemeanor leveL
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills
Ability to deliver consistent and reliable attendance
Strong organization and time management skills, including self-direction and punctuality
Comfort handling sensitive, confidential information with discretion and professionalism
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively across teams and with different system actors (lawyers, prosecutors, social workers, court representatives, etc.)
Ability to work on-site at our offices in Olympia at least four days per week

Nice To Haves

Experience in a public defense office or with an indigent defense contractor
Experience working directly with vulnerable or justice-involved individuals
Experience working with behavioral health professionals
Ability to develop processes, and the flexibility to adapt and evolve processes when necessary
Demonstrated commitment to equity, justice, and public service

Responsibilities

Be available to answer calls and emails daily during business hours, Monday through Friday, from Providers in Washington requesting criminal legal system information about their clients
Research and analyze relevant points of criminal legal system involvement for eligible individuals as requested by Providers; use public databases or confidential or secure systems daily like JABS, JIS, and Odyssey to identify warrants, pending cases, prior convictions, or other legal-system involvement of the individual as available in existing databases
Attend meetings with HCA, Providers, and regional legal system partners
Connect Providers with local public defense agencies or other legal resources for follow-up or direct legal representation; help liaise between Providers and legal system actors as needed; provide consultation and support to Providers interfacing with legal system actors.
Create and lead trainings for Providers and other Trueblood teams on navigating the criminal legal system, understanding legal terminology, or process, or other applicable training topics related to supporting Trueblood class members
Continually research and compile relevant information about the different courts, prosecutorial, and public defense providers across the state
Build relationships with system actors in counties and cities
Perform legal research projects as assigned, research all statutes and case law necessary to complete projects under the direction of a supervising attorney
Collect and maintain statistical data for the compilation of monthly and/or annual statistics for internal use, budget preparation, public inquiry, and management reports
Be part of a collaborative, mission-driven team working to ensure legal and behavioral health systems work better for Washington's most vulnerable populations
Other duties as assigned

Benefits

paid holidays
vacation and sick leave
retirement and medical, dental, vision and life insurance coverage for self and family
options for deferred compensation
pre-tax flexible spending accounts
eligibility for federal public loan forgiveness

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