Legal Assistant 2; Non Regulatory & Education Division - Internal

Internal Only

NOTE:

This position is open to current OAH employees only. External applicants will not be considered.

This appointment is anticipated to last up to twelve (12) months and may be extended based on budget and business needs.

This position is eligible for full-time telework but may be required to report to an OAH facility on occasion. When working remotely, the alternate worksite must be located in Washington state.

The Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) is currently looking to fill two non-permanent Legal Assistant 2 (LA2) positions in our Regulatory & Education Division (REG). These positions will support the Work Zone Speed Camera (WZSC) caseload.

The LA2 position is critical to the successful completion of the OAH mission and contributes to the mission by providing legal support services to the agency. This includes scheduling, case management, arranging for interpreters or court reporters as needed, order formatting and development, creating and processing case-related documents, transmittal of records, ensuring timely and proper service of legal documents, managing case documents, data entry, and providing support to parties and Administrative Law Judges (ALJs).

This is a represented position under the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE)-General Government collective bargaining agreement.

The 1981 Legislature created OAH to offer Washingtonians an independent, fair, and neutral forum to hold administrative hearings on disputed matters referred by state and local government agencies. Operating out of field offices in Olympia, Tacoma, and Spokane Valley there are currently 230 employees, including 120 Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) who preside over administrative hearings involving unemployment insurance benefits, child support, food assistance, medical benefits, business and professional licensing, and more.

OAH conducts hearings for more than 30 agencies and 160 programs. Our referring agencies include the Employment Security Department (ESD), Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), Health Care Authority (HCA), Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB), Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), and others. For more information about OAH, please visit our website .gov.

OAH Mission:
To hear and independently resolve disputes between the public and state agencies with an impartial, quick, and easy to access process. OAH Vision:
All people of Washington can meaningfully participate in their hearing and understand the result. OAH Values:
Fairness and independence Diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect Performance excellence Integrity

• Performance Excellence:
  We deliver high quality, timely work.
• Convenience & Accessibility:
  We make it easy for people to do business with us.
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Respect:
  We promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect.
• Good Stewards:
  We are efficient, effective, and accountable.

• Work that is important and makes a difference
• In-house training and professional development opportunities
• Healthy work/life balance, including remote work options
• Comprehensive benefits package

This recruitment announcement may be used to fill multiple open positions for the same classification, in addition to the position listed in this announcement.

• Process incoming requests for hearing, accurately inputting case and party information into the OAH case management system (PRISM).
• Schedule hearings and other case events, ensuring that hearings can be conducted and have decisions issued timely according to caseload requirements.
• Contact agency representatives and attorneys to determine availability and possible scheduling conflicts.
• Handle and process complex appeals, including analyzing information to determine the proper processes.
• Ensure each case party receives the necessary documents both prior and after their hearing.
• Plan, organize, and schedule workload.
• Make changes to scheduling and workflow processes in order to meet goals set by management.

• Processes requests from participants, parties, and ALJs.
• Track and organize incoming documents, and exercise independent judgment in reading documents received to assess the next appropriate action to be taken.
• Ensure all case information is…