Description

With more than 200 attorneys and professional staff, the Seattle City Attorney’s Office is one of the largest law offices in Seattle and is the third largest public law office in the state. Our office is committed to making Seattle a safe, healthy, empowered, and thriving community for everyone. We strive to address historical injustices within the court system with self-examination and to pursue justice in Seattle with integrity, creativity, and fairness. We believe working transparently, innovatively, and in collaboration with our partners in the community is necessary to achieve outcomes that promote equity, accountability, and healing.

The Constitutional and Complex Litigation Section defends lawsuits against the City of Seattle and brings affirmative litigation in practice areas including constitutional, charter, regulatory, ethics, public records, and municipal and local government powers. Additionally, attorneys are involved in litigation involving the Seattle Police Department defending § 1983 cases alleging violations of constitutional rights and representing the City in inquest trial proceedings.

The Seattle City Attorney’s Office is seeking a litigation paralegal to work in the Constitutional and Complex Litigation Section.  The position will provide litigation support to the attorneys in the section at both the trial and appellate phases in City, State, and Federal court actions.  

Requirements

Job Responsibilities

• Perform factual research, including document review, management and records research
• Manage pre-trial discovery, including preparation of discovery requests and responses, document collection from departmental clients, document review, organization and indexing, and preparation of document and deposition summaries
• Assist attorneys to prepare for hearings and trials, including proofreading and cite-checking of briefs, preparation of trial notebooks and court copies
• Assist in preparation of witness testimony, oral and written
• Prepare and complete court filings and service of documents
• Manage court deadlines
• Review large volume of electronic and hard copy records for responsiveness and redaction
• Provide other assistance to the section, office, and the team as required
   

Qualifications
To be successful in this role you will have: 

• Working knowledge of court rules in City, State and Federal trial and appellate courts.
• Demonstrated ability to:
  • Organize and track multiple complex projects simultaneously
  • Collaborate with individuals at all levels, addressing complex and high-profile problems
  • Work independently, providing timely results
  • Manage court deadlines, discovery, witness preparation, and general trial preparation.  
• Working level proficiency in:
  • Proofreading, with attention to detail
  • Case management software such as Nuix or Relativity
  • Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word)  

This position requires one of the following:

• A Bachelor's Degree and two years’ experience performing paralegal duties
• A certification from a nationally accredited paralegal training institution or three years of related experience
• A combination of education and/or training and/or experience which provides an equivalent background