Legal Administrative Professional - Family Support Division

Job Opportunity

If you seek enriching, meaningful work and a chance to serve your community while working as part of a collaborative team, this opportunity may be for you.

About the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office:

Our mission is to do justice:

• We exercise the power given to us by the people with fairness and humility.
• We serve our diverse community, support victims and families, and hold individuals accountable.
• We develop innovative and collaborative solutions for King County and the State of Washington.

We are guided by our core values of integrity, compassion, professionalism, and leadership.

Our office is comprised of six divisions that are further organized into specialized units.

This position is open to all qualified applicants.

Work Location:

Kent Family Support Division, 724 West Smith Street, Suite 101, Kent WA 98032

Work Schedule:

This position works a 40-hour work week schedule, normally Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This position is eligible for King County's generous benefits package.

Employees assigned to this position enjoy a hybrid work schedule that allows telecommuting with a minimum of three-days in office per week, subject to business needs and a telecommuting agreement. If a successful candidate is new to the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, they will be required to work in office four days a week for the first six months of employment.

Salary:
Range 38 - $29.25 (step one) - $37.08 (step ten)

Application Process:

• Submit a resume
• Respond to the supplemental questions
• Fully complete King County application.

Applications and/or supplemental questionnaires that state "see my resume" or are blank, are considered incomplete and will not be considered competitive.

Selection Process:

Materials will be reviewed for qualifications, and the most competitive candidates may be invited to participate in a panel interview process. Current PAO employees who are represented by Teamsters Local No. 117 will receive priority consideration.

For more information regarding this recruitment, please contact:

Karla Avila Vargas (She/Her)

Kvargas

Finalists must successfully submit to a criminal background check, reference check, and be fingerprinted.

In addition to the benefits listed on the benefits tab, employees with less than 2 years of service will receive .25 per hour less than the hourly salary table due to a mandatory contribution toward the Teamsters Pension Trust that was voted by members of the collective bargaining agreement between our office and Teamsters Local No. 117. This contribution is made by the employee and after two years it is paid by the employer.

• Process various motions, orders, and documents in parentage actions, such as summary judgments, continuances, dismissals, genetic tests, and Guardian ad Litems, which can involve copying, mailing, scanning and e-filing documents with the court and performing data entry in SEMS (Support Enforcement Management System). This may include preparing and completing certificates of mailing, making copies, and e-filing them with the court
• Copy, mail, and send parentage petitions out for service
• Perform basic locate work using available computer systems
• Confirm the court calendar
• Provide regular support for the reception functions of the office, including answering phones, handling in person customers, screening reception voice mail messages and faxes, processing incoming and outgoing mail
• May be assigned the orientation and/or training of co-workers
• Maintain and update physical files
• Must be able to work independently or as part of a team and interact appropriately with others
• Actively participate in PAO equity work, attending equity trainings and discussions
• Additional responsibilities and/or tasks may be incorporated, or existing ones modified as business needs evolve

• Knowledge of general office principles and practices; legal office experience or training helpful
• Knowledge of legal procedures
• Knowledge of basic alphabetizing, filing and mathematics
• Knowledge of proper English grammar, usage and spelling
• Knowledge of the operation of standard office equipment, such as personal computer,…