Job Description

Position and Salary

The Attorney General’s Office is recruiting for a permanent full time Paralegal 2 in the Medicaid Fraud Control Division. This position is located in Olympia, Washington, and is represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE).

Paralegal 2 (Range 55) salary range: $59,844 - $80,460. The base pay offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the preferred candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

The 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.

The AGO provides a workplace that is understanding of work-life balance and promotes advancement by offering a wide variety of professional development and growth opportunities.

Excellent benefits
Washington State offers one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation, including Medical/Dental/Vision for employees & dependent(s); Vacation, Sick, and Other Leave; 11 Paid Holidays per year; Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) plans; and Life Insurance. Beyond these traditional benefits, we offer Dependent Care Assistance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Tuition Waiver, Deferred Compensation, Employee Recognition Leave, and more. With the goal of employee health and wellness, we also offer:

• Flexible schedules and part-time/hybrid telework options;
• A Wellness Program, an Infants in the Workplace Program, and 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.

Duties and Essential Functions of a Paralegal 2:

Provides complex substantive support for multi-yearlong investigations and with evidence obtained from pre-litigation discovery through litigation and post-litigation. Collects, organizes, and analyzes evidence, factual information and documents related to investigations and cases in litigation, in both hard copy and/or electronic form. Composes legal documents. Organizes and maintains litigation, investigation, discovery, and research files and tracks cases status and documents using document tracking logs and case management systems. Participates in team meetings. Identifies, compiles and prepares documents for investigations, discovery and litigation. Files and serves legal documents according to current state, federal and local court rules in multiple state and federal courts.

Incorporates technology into case management processes and case analysis; Maintains documents, logs and reports. Logs, tracks, numbers documents, and assists with the organization and preparation of large volumes of documents; utilizes document databases. Ensures witnesses are subpoenaed and proper services and notices are completed in accordance with state and local statutes and rules. Acts as liaison between AAGs and other AGO personnel, opposing counsel, experts, witnesses, court and/or judicial department personnel and/or members of other agencies as well as the general public. Performs legal technical work in support of an AAG, investigation team, and litigation actions. Checks legal citations for accuracy; advises attorneys of upcoming deadlines and special items needing their attention. Prepares trial, legal, and exhibit notebooks. Schedules witnesses for trial; keeps clients and witnesses informed of progress of cases. Assists attorney in developing legal strategy.

Analyzes facts of cases and interviews potential witnesses. Assists with preparing questions for depositions and summarizes deposition contents. Prepares and reviews discovery requests and responses. Reviews and summarizes documents produced through the Civil Investigative Demand (CID) process; develops and maintains databases for tracking documents and witnesses.

Back up to other legal support team members as needed.

Qualifications:

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

• Three years’ experience as a Paralegal 1 in Washington State Service.

Examples of paraprofessional experience in support of an attorney:

• 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

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

In addition to completing the online application, applicants must attach the following documents to their profile in order to be considered for this position:

• A letter of interest, describing your specific qualifications for the position;
• A current resume detailing experience and education.

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