Paralegal , Government & Public Records Unit, Seattle or Olympia

Position and Salary

The Attorney General’s Office is recruiting for a permanent full time Paralegal 2 in the Open Government & Public Records Unit. This position is located in Seattle/Olympia, Washington, and is represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE).

Paralegal 2 (Range 55) salary range: $61,644 - $82,872

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:

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  Effective July 1, 2025, Paralegal 2s assigned to work within King County receive Group C Assignment Pay in addition to their base pay. The Group C pay percentage received at this classification is a limited premium and applies at the Paralegal 2 classification.
• King County Paralegal 2s – 5% Group C Assignment Pay

• 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 & dependents;
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. The AGO is a place to belong and make a difference!

About the Open Government and Public Records Unit

The mission of the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is to provide excellent, independent, and ethical legal services to the State of Washington and protect the rights of its people. The newly formed Open Government and Public Records Unit guides and implements the AGO’s PRA practices and represents the AGO in PRA advice and litigation. The Unit is comprised of three groups:
Public Records and Constituent Services (coordinating PRA responses and information inquiries), Local Government PRA Consultation Program (providing guidance to local governments statewide on the PRA) and the Public Records Counsel (advising and representing the AGO in PRA matters.) OPR is led by the Chief Transparency Counsel.

Duties and Essential Functions of a Supervising Paralegal 2

This position supports the AGO by providing paralegal assistance which, absent the paralegal, would be performed by an Assistant Attorney General. These services support the attorneys in the practice of law.

Under the direction of an AAG, duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Conduct searches for, preserve and coordinate review of potentially responsive documents, which may be stored on division ACE sites, F:drive and case management system;
• Prepare and distribute litigation hold notices on select cases involving the AGO;
• Independently compose formal discovery requests;
• Review and prepare responses to formal discovery requests, including interrogatories, requests for production, and requests for admission, as well as CR 30(b)(6) deponents;
• Review opposing parties' answers to discovery requests for completeness, evasiveness, and propriety of objections and follow-up on nonresponsive answers and additional sources of information;
• Identify, locate, collect, organize, analyze, assess and manage documentary, statistical, computer and demonstrative…