Supervising Paralegal 2, Complex Litigation Division, WA State Office of the Attorney General
Washington State
- Thurston County, WA Tumwater, WA
- $58,104-78,120 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
The base pay offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the preferred candidate's job-related knowledge, skills, and experienceThe following stipends may apply based on position requirements:
- Incumbents assigned to our Seattle office location receive an additional 5% King County Location Pay stipend.
- Incumbents assigned to a position designated as requiring dual language skills will receive a 5% Dual Language Requirement Pay stipend.
- Economic justice and consumer protections (safeguarding consumers, protecting youth, seniors, and other vulnerable populations)
- Social justice and civil rights (addressing discrimination, environmental protection, and veteran and military resources)
- Criminal justice and public safety (investigative and prosecutorial support, financial crimes)
- And
- Composes, formats, proofreads, prepares, serves, and files pleadings, motions, briefs, and other legal documents in State and Federal courts.
- Prepare initial responsive pleadings and correspondence in a civil lawsuit, subsequent answer and jury demand; discovery pleadings, both propounded and responsive, such as interrogatories and requests for production; motions, affidavits, briefs, responses, and proposed orders; cost bills; deposition notices and subpoenas; appellate pleadings, motions, and briefs, as well as other documents required by court rule.
- Prepares and initiates lawsuits in State and Federal Courts.
- Checks legal citations and references and checks case citations using WestCheck.
- Obtains due dates from court documents or court rules and keeps tickle calendar; keeps litigation team informed of approaching due dates.
- Schedules depositions and hearings, and makes arrangements with court reporters, conference rooms, and travel reservations.
- Contacts court/judge, attorneys, and parties to legal actions to obtain and relay technical information at attorney's request. Accepts calls for attorney and sets appointments; schedules hearings and meetings on the attorney's behalf.
- Receives, reads, and dockets incoming mail.
- Reviews Critical Events prepared by Critical Event Reader to verify accuracy of date calculations and postings to team calendars.
- A letter of interest, describing your specific qualifications for the position;
- A current resume detailing experience and education.
- You may not reapply to this posting for 60 days.
- The initial screening of applications will be solely based on the contents and completeness of the "work experience" and "education" sections of your application in
- Please be sure to remove private information such as your Social Security number, date of birth, etc.
- All information may be verified and documentation may be required.