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Legal Administrative Professional I - Front Desk/ Victim Services

King County, Seattle, WA, United States


Summary
The King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office is looking for two highly motivated individuals to join our team as a

Legal Administrative Professional I . The candidate chosen for this role will be the first point of contact for visitors, who may be dealing with traumatic and complex matters, and will be responsible for a high volume of phone calls and emails.

About the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
Our mission is to do Justice.

We exercise the power given to us by the people with fairness and humility.

We serve our diverse community, support victims and families, and hold individuals accountable.

We develop innovative and collaborative solutions for King County and the State of Washington.

We are guided by our core values of Integrity, Compassion, Professionalism, and Leadership.

Location
King County Courthouse, 516 Third Avenue, Seattle, WA.

Work Schedule
This position works a 40‑hour work week schedule, normally Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The position requires full‑time, in person work. This position is eligible for King County’s generous benefits package.

Salary
Range: $29.25 (step one) to $37.08 (step ten) hourly.

Union Membership
Positions in this classification are represented by Teamsters Local No. 117.

Job Duties

Provide exceptional customer service, in the spirit of a public servant, to visitors and callers, while relaying information in accordance with PAO policy.

Direct calls to appropriate individuals/units within the office or refer the caller to external resources or partner agencies.

Maintain a high level of discretion, tact, and confidentiality when working on highly sensitive subject matter and/or material.

Professionally interact with the public, law enforcement officers, defense attorneys, judges, court staff, and PAO colleagues.

Utilize the PAO case management system, Prosecution by Karpel (PbK) to look up basic information and upload documents as requested.

Read criminal cases, with an attention to detail, to determine victim information: annotate information into PbK; produce and distribute victim notification packets, and letters.

Monitor and address shared queues in PbK.

Process Special Sexual Offender Sentencing Alternative (SSOSA) reports and Special Assault Unit (SAU) declines.

Complete Domestic Violence (DV) Info Net reporting.

Provide administrative duties for U‑VISA processing.

Maintain and update the Victim Assistance Unit (VAU) reception manual.

Help to train new VAU personnel.

Manage parking validations for victims and witnesses.

Electronically filed documents through the Superior Court Clerk’s Office online portal.

Assist supervisor, paralegal(s), and Restitution Investigators with additional PbK entry and other duties as assigned.

Monitor, distribute, and scan a large volume of US mail, emails, and faxes received.

Order and maintain office supplies.

Manage office equipment (e.g., computer, fax, copy and printer machines, including the distribution of delivered toner and scheduled pick up for toner recycling).

Assist with special projects as they arise.

Actively participate in PAO equity work, attending equity trainings and discussions, support for the PAO’s Race, Equity and Social Justice police and principles, work with PAO colleagues and management to identify opportunities for improvement.

Additional responsibilities and tasks may be incorporated, or existing ones modified, as business needs evolve.

Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills

Knowledge of general office principles and procedures, particularly in the criminal justice system.

Ability to manage tasks from beginning to end, obtaining all information needed for completion.

Skills in using computers and the ability to become proficient in the use of database programs such as PbK (with training), Word, Excel, Adobe Pro, and Outlook.

Skills in organization to appropriately prioritize and complete a variety of tasks in an accurate manner with frequent interruptions.

Customer service skills in person and via phone (discretion, patience, etiquette, professionalism).

Ability to assist individuals that may be in crisis.

Experience working independently or as part of a team.

Skills exercising initiative and following through with work assignments.

Demonstrate predictable, reliable, and timely attendance.

Follow written and verbal directions and complete assigned tasks on schedule.

Learn from directions, observations, and mistakes, and apply procedures using good judgment.

Ability to meet deadlines with attention to detail and to assume unscheduled and unexpected responsibilities.

Ability to accept supervision, coaching and feedback.

Knowledge of the criminal justice system and general office principles and practices.

Ability to communicate effectively and follow written and verbal directions.

Commitment to Race, Equity and Social Justice work, including ongoing cultural humility development.

Skill in exercising tact, courtesy, and judgment with individuals from a variety of backgrounds.

Knowledge of the criminal justice system and the PAO is a plus, but not required.

Desired Qualification (not required)
This position may be eligible for the bilingual premium pay of $1 per hour for all hours worked. Desired languages include Spanish, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Shanghai, Other), Dari, Russian, and/or Vietnamese. To qualify for the bilingual pay premium, applicants must demonstrate sufficient language proficiency.

Special Requirements
Finalists must successfully submit to a criminal background check, reference check, and be fingerprinted.

EEO Statement
King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

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