{"id":48735,"date":"2023-03-23T10:21:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T17:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=48735"},"modified":"2023-03-20T10:21:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T17:21:32","slug":"job-legal-office-assistant-environmental-land-use-hearing-office-olympia-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-legal-office-assistant-environmental-land-use-hearing-office-olympia-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Legal Office Assistant, Environmental & Land Use Hearing Office (Olympia, WA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Salary: <\/strong>$2,827.00 – $3,734.00 Monthly
Location: <\/strong>Thurston County \u2013 Olympia, WA
Job Type: <\/strong>Full Time – Non-Permanent
Remote Employment: <\/strong>Flexible\/Hybrid
Department: <\/strong>Environmental & Land Use Hearing Office
Job Number: <\/strong>2023-ELUHO-004
Closing: <\/strong>4\/2\/2023 11:59 PM Pacific<\/p>\n

Schedule: <\/strong>Monday \u2013 Friday, 8 a.m. \u2013 5p.m. This temporary position requires in-person office work, however, we offer flexibility for some remote work.<\/p>\n

About us: <\/strong>The Environmental & Land Use Hearings Office (ELUHO) houses three quasi-judicial tribunals: \u00a0the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), the Shorelines Hearing Board (SHB), and the Growth Management Hearings Board (GMHB). \u00a0 These Boards manage a wide variety of cases and make significant decisions affecting Washington State\u2019s 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.
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<\/strong>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.
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What you will be doing: <\/strong>Our legal support team works together to provide technical and legal support functions. As part of the team, you will be the first point of contact for the public, vendors, and customers. You will help ensure the office is fully functional and that staff have what they need. In addition, you will perform basic legal support to attorneys and administrative appeals judges.\u00a0<\/strong>
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Who we are looking for: <\/strong>You are a team player who can communicate well with your team and others to understand work assignments and meet expectations. You are also able to work independently and use good judgment and problem-solving skills. We work with time sensitive legal issues, so you must be dependable with regular in-person attendance. \u00a0Because you will be supporting 3 different boards, you must be flexible and adaptable to the different way each board functions. \u00a0You must be detail oriented, observant, and able to switch gears midstream to change your work priorities and processes as needed.
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Why you, a skilled professional, will want this position: <\/strong>You will learn a wide variety of skills and take on a range of responsibilities. You will wear many different \u201chats\u201d and will have the chance to backfill for higher level positions. You will build direct professional relationships with judges and attorneys and will provide customer service to state agencies, attorneys, and others outside of the agency. Most of your work will be non-repetitive and will require your good, creative thinking. Your innovative ideas will be appreciated. \u00a0Lastly, you will be supported by a team that wants you to succeed.<\/p>\n

Duties
<\/strong>Some of what you will enjoy doing includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n