Legal Assistant 2 / In-Training

Legal Assistant 2 / In-Training

4/6/20261 min read

Job description

This posting has been reopenend/extended.

This posting is open until filled. The hiring manager reserves the right to make a hiring decision at any time. It will be in your best interest to apply as soon as possible.
Application review will begin the week of November 13, 2023.

Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5p.m. This position requires in-person office work, however, we offer flexibility for some remote work.

About us:
The Environmental & Land Use Hearings Office (ELUHO) houses three quasi-judicial tribunals: the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), the Shorelines Hearing Board (SHB), and the Growth Management Hearings Board (GMHB). These Boards manage a wide variety of cases and make significant decisions affecting Washington State’s environment and local land use plans. Our agency is comprised of a small team of legal and administrative professionals whose mission is to support these three independent and impartial boards. We strive to make board appeal processes easy and accessible, and to provide timely and exemplary review of appealed issues.

ELUHO prides itself on being an employer of choice that values diversity and provides a workplace inclusive of different cultures, backgrounds, and ideas. We are committed to the health and well-being of our employees and their families. We support healthy lifestyles and a healthy work/life balance, and we aim to provide employees with professional development opportunities.

Why you, a skilled professional, will want this position:
We are a smaller state agency that values and appreciates staff for who they are, not just for what they do. The work we do is unique and provides opportunities for innovation and for learning a wide variety of (non-repetitive) skills and responsibilities. Our agency is a place where you will be supported by others who want you to succeed and grow. This position is a growth opportunity for a professional with entry level legal assistant skills to grow into a high level legal assistant job classification.