Legal Assistant 3

5 days ago

City of Glen Eira, Australia State of Washington Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Legal Assistant 3 to join our team at the State of Washington. As a Judicial Appeals Analyst, you will play a critical role in supporting the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals (BIIA) in its mission to provide fair and efficient appeals processes for workers' compensation cases.

Key Responsibilities
  • Assist Industrial Appeals Judges in identifying and retrieving facts in orders, letters, and other documents to establish the BIIA's jurisdiction to grant and hear cases.
  • Receive and analyze incoming appeals, assigning docket numbers, and entering docketing and party information into a database.
  • Create a jurisdictional history of the appeal by retrieving information from ORION, analyzing content of documents to determine their potential legal impact, and extracting information from ORION to determine which copies of orders are necessary for use by judges in resolving appeals.
  • Review and analyze the L&I record in ORION and determine whether the appeal should be granted or denied by the Board pursuant to RCW.
  • Draft Orders denying appeal for the review/approval of a BIIA Judge or Assistant Chief Judge; draft Orders Regarding Jurisdiction, Orders Directing Amendment, and Orders Granting Relief on the Record.
  • Write memoranda (researching agency significant decisions and other court decisions regarding workers' compensation law to do so).
Requirements
  • High school diploma or equivalent and four (4) years of experience in a legal environment in support of an attorney, administrative law judge(s), industrial insurance appeals judges(s), review judges(s) or equivalent.
  • Option 2: One year as a Legal Assistant 2 (formerly Legal Secretary 1) in WA State Government.
  • Option 3: A two-year degree in Legal Secretary Studies, Paralegal Studies or related field and two (2) years of legal office experience.
  • Option 4: A bachelor's degree and two (2) years of legal office experience.
Competencies
  • Accountability - Takes responsibility for own actions and can be relied upon to achieve excellent results with little oversight.
  • Adaptability to Changing Needs/Flexibility - Embraces changing business needs and adapts approach, goals, and methods to achieve success.
  • Customer Focus - Builds and maintains internal and external customer satisfaction with the services offered by the organization.
  • Diversity and Inclusion - Recognizes the value of cultural, ethnic, gender and other individual differences. Understands differences in and responds appropriately to others.
  • Effective Respectful Communications - In a respectful manner, conveys clear messages that are effective in communicating information and ideas with others.
  • Ethics and Integrity - Earns trust, respect, and confidence of coworkers and customers through honesty, candor, and professionalism in all interactions.
  • Relationship Building - Builds constructive working relationships characterized by a high level of teamwork, cooperation, and mutual regard.
  • Safety Focus - Adhere to all workplace safety laws, regulations, standards and practices.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Exceptional proofreading, editing, and typing skills. Ability to proofread for accuracy and content.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Outlook.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to prepare legal pleadings and correspondence.
  • Ability to analyze situations accurately and take effective action.
  • Ability to work independently.
  • Ability to use litigation software and case management systems.
  • Ability to assist customers regarding inquiries, complaints or problems.
  • Ability to multitask, prioritize workload, and effectively manage time.
  • Knowledge of the following: workers' compensation, basic legal research; legal terminology; local, state, and federal court rules and their application; court procedures; legal forms and documents and their processing; sources for checking legal citations; proper citation of case law, regulations, and statutes; current legal office practices, methods and procedures; law office communications; correct punctuation, spelling, grammar, and vocabulary; database/index systems, and discovery procedures.
Benefits

This position includes medical, dental, life insurance, long-term disability, retirement, deferred compensation, flexible spending account, dependent care assistance, paid time off (sick leave, vacation leave, personal holiday, personal leave day), 11 paid holidays, and an Employee Assistance Program. Tuition Reimbursement is available for eligible employees subject to guidelines and funding.

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