Legal Assistant 3 id-8194

May 8, 2025

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced legal assistant to be part of Washington State’s quasi-judicial environmental and land use boards.

This lead role offers a chance to do meaningful legal work impacting Washington’s natural resources, citizens, communities, and economies, at a substantiable pace.

ELUHO Offers:

A healthy work/life balance

Highly diverse case work with practical deadlines

Camaraderie in a supportive team atmosphere

Comprehensive compensation packages, including benefits and paid leave

Opportunity to work directly with governor appointed board members and top environmental law firms across the state and nation

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About us:

The Environmental & Land Use Hearings Office (ELUHO) houses three independent quasi-judicial tribunals: the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), the Shorelines Hearing Board (SHB), and the Growth Management Hearings Board (GMHB). Our Boards manage and make significant, impartial decisions on a wide variety of cases affecting Washington State’s environment and local land use plans. We are a small team comprised of legal and administrative professionals whose mission is to support our Boards by making board appeal processes easy and accessible, so together, we can reach our common goal of proving timely and exemplary review of appealed issues.

ELUHO prides itself on being an employer of choice that values diversity and provides a workplace inclusive of different cultures, backgrounds, and ideas. We are committed to and supportive of a healthy work/life balance for all our employees and the well-being of not only them, but their families too. We aim to support healthy lifestyles and provide employees with professional development opportunities.

Why you, a skilled professional, will want this position:

Our agency is a place where you will be supported by others who want you to succeed and grow, and we value and appreciate staff for who they are, not just for what they do. Also, because we are a smaller state agency, the work we do is unique and provides staff with opportunities for innovation and utilization of diverse skills in the performance of duties and responsibilities.

Who we are looking for:

You are an experienced legal professional and adept in case management practices. You take pride in your work, value teamwork and are looking for meaningful employment in an environment that cultivates growth and longevity. You are dependable, detail-oriented and skilled in problem-solving. You can manage your time effectively, work independently, and demonstrate good judgment. You are a creative thinker who enjoys bringing ideas forward and are invested in the work you perform. You are a proactive and effective communicator. And, you enjoy leading, training, mentoring, collaborating and building positive relationships with others.

What you will be doing:

You will be part of a small team of legal professionals who work closely with one another to provide technical and complex legal support functions. These functions include tracking and managing case timelines and documents, scheduling hearings and conferences, working directly with attorneys, and reviewing/proofreading legal materials. In addition, you will provide customer service to attorneys, litigants, state agencies, vendors, the public, and others.

Duties

Some of what you will enjoy doing includes:

Preparing, drafting, editing, proofreading, and citation checking various legal documents;

Managing Board calendars and e-filing systems;

Overseeing the process for certifying records to the Courts;

Indexing, filing case documents;

Drafting correspondence, legal letters, and memos;

Notifying Board members, judges, and professional staff of procedural changes;

Providing assistance to Board members and judges during hearings, mediations, and conferences;

Composing, organizing, and entering case information into a case management system;

Coordinating court reporters, interpreters, and others for hearings, conferences, and mediations;

Coordinating with Board chairs to prepare for upcoming Board meetings;

Posting Board meeting notices as required by law;

Taking and preparing Board meeting minutes;

Preparing statistical reports;

Leading, training and mentoring lower-level legal support and office staff;

Maintaining a well-organized office filing system;

Responding independently and promptly to requests for information and other requests;

Preparing and processing vendor, travel, or expense voucher/invoices;

Receiving and screening clients, vendors, and the public by phone and in person while directing them to the appropriate resources; and

Assisting the agency Director and Director of Legal and Administrative Services with special projects.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

High School diploma or equivalent

AND

Four years of experience in a legal environment in support of an attorney, administrative law judge(s), industrial insurance appeals judge(s), review judge(s) or equivalent

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