Paralegal 2 with In-training, Children, Youth, and Families Division, Olympia

Paralegal 2 with In-training, Children, Youth, and Families Division, Olympia

• Collaborate with AAGs in developing legal strategy, and analyzing, selecting, and summarizing documents to identify information relevant to factual or legal issues.
• Trial preparation, to include identifying, locating, organizing, and preparing exhibits and trial notebooks for dependency and termination of parental rights trial.
• Attend litigation meetings, and when necessary, set team meetings to provide case status and determine how to proceed with critical deadlines.
• As required, serve as liaison with opposing counsel on the development of a discovery plan related to the production of electronic and paper discovery.
• Independently investigate facts of cases, research, recommend, and interview potential witnesses.
• Independently review matters referred from our client agency and independently contact the client to obtain additional factual information and evidence in support of the case, draft pleadings, memoranda, affidavits and correspondence necessitated by litigation.
• Serve as initial point of contact for client, opposing counsel, pro se litigants and/or courts; provide case information, schedule hearings, obtain information for attorney, if necessary.
• Confer with litigation experts; coordinate meetings between experts, clients, counsel, and other parties

• Combination of 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
• Combination of 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

• 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;

The Attorney General’s Office is recruiting for a permanent full-time Paralegal 2 in the Children, Youth, and Families Division.