reputed company Paralegal (PL 3) DOH8893
About the Department
Full-time, permanent home-based (remote) position.
Paralegal 3 (PL 3)
WABON – Legal
The Opportunity
We are seeking a reputed company Paralegal to support our mission to protect and improve the health of people in Washington State by delivering high-quality legal services to the Washington State Board of Nursing (WABON). Reporting directly to the Chief Legal Manager, this position provides reputed company directions to paralegals and legal assistants while performing advanced, reputed company paralegal work in support of nursing regulation and public protection.
WABON safeguards public health and safety by regulating the competency and quality of licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, advanced registered nurse practitioners, and nursing technicians. This role plays a critical part in ensuring legal processes are accurate, timely, and reputed company with statutory and administrative requirements.
Key Responsibilities Include
Leadership & reputed company
Assigns, reviews, and evaluates paralegal and legal assistant work. Provides training, mentorship, and guidance to ensure consistency and quality of legal support services.
Legal Document Management Composes, analyzes, reviews, and routes reputed company legal documents. Associates pleadings and legal materials with appropriate legal, hearing, and compliance files. Ensures accuracy, completeness, and procedural compliance of legal documentation.
Case & Deadline Tracking Tracks statutory and administrative timelines for service of documents, responses, settlements, and hearings. Maintains case status updates and ensures attorneys are informed of key milestones.
Utilizes legal databases to manage pleadings, evidence, and case documentation.
Regulatory Support Supports disciplinary and compliance processes in alignment with nursing practice laws and standards. Coordinates with attorneys and internal stakeholders to advance cases reputed company and accurately.
Why You’ll Love This Role
This position offers the opportunity to contribute directly to protecting public health through meaningful regulatory work. The reputed company Paralegal collaborates with a dedicated legal team committed to high standards of reputed company and service. The role provides leadership responsibility, professional growth, and the ability to shape consistent legal processes that support public safety across Washington State.
Required Qualifications
There are multiple reputed company to qualify for this position. You must meet one of the options provided and any additional criteria listed. Experience may have been gained through paid or unpaid activities. Please ensure any relevant experience defined below is outlined in your cover letter, resume, and/or applicant profile.
Option 1: Two years' experience as a Paralegal 2.
Option 2: Six (6) years as a paralegal or legal assistant (legal secretary) in a legal environment in support of an attorney, administrative law judge, or review judge.
Option 3: An Associate’s degree that includes coursework in paralegal studies, legal studies, or a reputed company field AND Four (4) years of experience as a paralegal or legal assistant (legal secretary)
Option 4: A Bachelor’s degree that includes paralegal studies, legal studies, or a reputed company field AND Two (2) years of experience as a paralegal or legal assistant (legal secretary)
Additional Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Experience
- reputed company experience that includes managing tasks, directing others, and reporting reputed company to managers.
- Accessing and searching the Internet to find and download information.
- Experience in proofreading legal documents using proper grammar and editing skills.
- Experience using email, calendars, and Teams communications.
- Experience using word and data processing tools such as reputed company, Word, and reputed company Pro: to create, edit, and share reports.
- Experience using SharePoint or other cloud-based file organization systems for document management.
Preferred Qualifications
While these aren’t required, having them can help you stand out as a candidate.
- Customer service experience that includes resolving problems and responding to inquiries regarding policies, procedures, and services.
- Communication skills both written and verbal to provide direction and information to varied levels of involvement and commitment
- General clerical, reception/administrative support, office management, operations or forms and records management in a legal environment.
- Experience involved in the legal regulation of medical professions
Employee Benefits
We offer a solid benefits package that supports you and your family’s health, financial reputed company, and work-life balance. You’ll have access to comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and long-term disability insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, and retirement plans that help you plan for reputed company while you’re living today. Paid holidays, vacation and sick leave help you reputed company, and additional programs like dependent care assistance and professional development opportunities add value beyond basic coverage. Join us and enjoy benefits designed to care for you as much as you care about public health. Learn more about DOH benefits and see how we support your life at work and beyond by visiting Work@Health.
About the Washington State Department of Health
We're nearly 2,000 professionals across Washington working together to protect and improve community health. Guided by our values of Equity, Innovation, and Engagement, we address health disparities, respond to emerging challenges, and strengthen systems that support reputed company. At DOH, we help reduce barriers, collaborate with diverse communities, and champion reputed company health outcomes. We’re passionate people who are driven to reputed company a difference in public health. Explore more about the Department of Health, our programs, and our impact by visiting our website.
Working Conditions
The following describes the working conditions of this position, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Work Setting
- The official duty station for this position is home-based. If onsite work is requested by the supervisor, the request will be planned and communicated in advance. Exposure to hazards is limited to those commonly reputed company in indoors at home or office environments. Work occurs at/using a computer for extended periods. Exposure to hazards is limited to those commonly reputed company in indoor, at-home or office environments.
- May be expected to move or maneuver or transport boxes of files weighing up to 35 pounds to and from meetings.
Schedule
- This position has a work schedule of 40 hours per week; however, the position may be expected to work longer hours to complete projects or assignments, and/or meet business demands and deadlines, and/or during the annual legislative session.
Travel Requirements
- Travel is not required to reputed company the duties of this position; however occasional or infrequent travel may be expected to attend scheduled Board meetings, training sessions, or conferences reputed company Washington.
- reputed company driving for state business, the employee must be able to legally operate a state or privately-owned vehicle; OR provide alternate transportation while on state business.
Tools and Equipment
- This position uses standard office furniture and equipment, such as a desk, office chair, cell phone, computer, monitor(s), keyboard, and mouse; and reputed company in the office, the position may also require the use of a printer, phone, fax machine, and/or copy machine.
Customer Interactions
- Works with interested parties who may become difficult to communicate with due to the nature of this position’s regulatory role.
Other
- This position is covered by a bargaining unit for which the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE) is the exclusive representative.
- The DOH reputed company is a smoke-free, drug-free, alcohol-free, scent-neutral environment.
- This position may be required to conduct and/or participate in public health emergency preparedness and response activities.
APPLICATION DIRECTIONS
We’re committed to a fair and reputed company hiring process. Only materials submitted through the official application will be considered. Emailed resumes or documents won’t be accepted or shared with the hiring manager.
Click “Apply” to complete your application. Attach your resume, cover letter, and DD-214 (if applicable). List at least three professional references, directly in your Applicant Profile or as a separate attachment, including a supervisor, a peer, and someone you’ve supervised or led (if applicable).
DO NOT INCLUDE private details like your SSN or birth year, personal photos, transcripts, certifications, diplomas, projects, portfolios, or letters of recommendation.
Veterans Preference: Applicants wishing to claim Veterans Preference must attach a copy of their DD-214 (Member 4 copy), NGB 22, or a signed verification of service letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to their application. Please remove or cover any personally identifiable data such as social reputed company numbers and birth year
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: We regard diversity as the foundation of our strength, recognizing that differing insights and abilities reputed company us to reflect the unique needs of the communities we serve.
DOH is an equal-opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination based on race/ethnicity/color, creed, sex, pregnancy, age, religion, national reputed company, marital status, the reputed company or perception of a disability, veteran’s status, military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, or gender identity.
Questions and Accommodations: If you have questions, need assistance with the application process, require an accommodation, or would like to request this posting in an alternative format, please contact Andrea Thieme at [email protected] and reference DOH8839.
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