Litigation Paralegal

Henderson Law Group is currently seeking a litigation paralegal for its office in West Olympia. This position will work as the primary support staff to Partner Stephanie Henderson Stocker. The successful applicant with be expected to work in person at our office in West Olympia from 8-5 Monday-Thursday and 8-4 Friday. We are not hiring for hybrid or remote work.

Stephanie worked for two years in the Employment Litigation Practice at the Spokane law firm of Paine Hamblen. She then served as legal clerk for Chief Justice Gerry Alexander of the Washington State Supreme Court before joining the Seattle law firm of Carney Badley Spellman, where she focused her practice in the Employment Law and Litigation practice groups. Stephanie joined Henderson Law Group in 2013 and has since represented many clients in high profile cases that have been featured in television news reports and articles in print. She has been recognized for excellence in her practice as well as for her community service. Stephanie's current practice is heavily focused on plaintiff's employment law.

Stephanie previously sat on the Executive Board of Directors for Safeplace Olympia and was Chair of Women United Thurston County. Stephanie is looking for someone who is passionate about helping others and who is driven to succeed.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare pleadings and other legal documents, correspondence, and exhibits, format and proof.
• Assist in the preparation of legal memoranda, including state, federal, and appellate pleadings, cite-check, apply Blue Book rules, format and proof.
• Gather facts, documents, and evidence to assist in the initiation of legal action or motion practice.
• Assist with discovery requests and responses; conduct document searches; organize documents and coordinate document productions, including bates-stamping, redaction, production logs, and e‑discovery.
• Maintain and search databases.
• Work with clients to gather and convey information.
• Prepare materials for oral arguments.
• Prepare for trials; organize exhibits, witness materials, the trial notebook, and all other supporting documents; coordinate trial logistics.
• Perform administrative functions such as word processing functions, perform filing, efiling, service and mailing of pleadings, documents, correspondence and courtesy copies, calendar deadlines and meetings.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate preferred with minimum 3-5 years’ experience as a litigation paralegal.
• Understands complex legal concepts and terminology.
• Knowledge of the rules regulating paralegals/legal assistants.
• In-depth knowledge of Washington State and Federal court rules and procedures.
• Knowledge of Federal ECF efiling systems, and the ability to learn efiling systems in other jurisdictions.
• Ability to perform legal research using Casemaker.
• Ability to draft pleadings and discovery.
• Ability to work independently, organize and prioritize workload, and adapt to changing priorities.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
• Ability to perform under tight deadlines and maintain patience in high pressure situations.
• Strong working knowledge of advanced functions of Microsoft Office (including Word, Outlook and Excel) and Adobe Acrobat.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, planning, verbal and written communication skills.
• Must manage highly confidential information with professionalism and unquestionable integrity.

Please include at least three professional references with your resume. Starting salary is negotiable based on qualifications and experience.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Ability to Relocate:

• Olympia, WA 98502: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person