Northwest Justice Project (NJP) has a few job openings we’d like share with the community.  Please share widely within your networks.

• Our office in Wenatchee which provides coverage for the North Central area of Washington State is seeking someone to lead this incredible team of dedicated legal professionals as the Managing Attorney.    NJP’s Wenatchee office and, its satellite locations in Omak and Quincy serve Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan, Grant, and Adams counties.    

• Our Eviction Prevention Unit has now been in existence for one year providing Right To Counsel representation to those facing eviction.   We have vacancies in  Quincy, Tri-Cities, and Vancouver. 

• NJP’s is also filling a position located in our Mount Vernon office providing services for Skagit Justice Project, a collaboration between NJP and Skagit Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services (SDVSAS) in an innovative program to provide legal services and advocacy to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking throughout Skagit County.

• We will be hiring an attorney in Yakima or Wenatchee for our COVID Consequence Legal Project.  This project is a team of two attorneys and two outreach workers focused on engaging with and responding to the civil legal needs of Latinx and Native Americans who have been affected by hospitalizations and deaths arising out of the COVID pandemic. 

If you would like to learn more about any of these positions or other openings at NJP, you may find all our opportunities  here.

Columbia Legal Services is a civil legal aid organization that advances social, economic, and racial equity for people living in poverty. We support communities and movements by bringing deep legal expertise that is grounded in – and strongly guided by – an understanding of race equity.

We seek systemic solutions by bringing class action lawsuits, using cutting edge legal theories, engaging in policy advocacy, and supporting communities in building their own power. We have a special responsibility to serve people whose access to free legal services is restricted, due to institutionalized or immigration status.

At CLS we seek a team that reflects our organizational values of community, race equity, and justice. This includes hiring staff with connections to the communities we serve whenever possible, and a commitment to strive for justice and equity in our hiring practices and in our staff culture.

Columbia Legal Services seeks a bilingual (English/Spanish) Staff Attorney to join our statewide advocacy team working to dismantle the structures that perpetuate poverty, racism, and other injustices in Washington and increase communities’ access to political power. CLS staff attorneys work as part of a larger team, engaging in systemic, multi-forum legal advocacy and community engagement. Note: this position is based in our Yakima office, but we may consider candidates in Kennewick or Wenatchee.

We accept and review applications on a rolling basis and will remove the position from our website once it is filled (see www.columbialegal.org/get-involved for current information on open positions).

AAG – Torts Division, Olympia/Tumwater (DL: 9/29/22) New!

AAG – Licensing & Administrative Law Division, Olympia (DL: 10/3/22) New!

AAG – Complex Litigation Division, Seattle/Olympia (DL: 10/6/22) New!

AAG – Social & Health Services Division, Seattle (Open continuous; first review 9/28) New!

AAG – Criminal Justice Division, Sexually Violent Predator Unit, Seattle (Open continuous) 

AAG – Tacoma Division’s Torts Section (Open continuous) 

AAG – Regional Services Division, Yakima (Open continuous)

AAG – Transportation & Public Construction Division, Olympia (Open continuous)

AAG – Tacoma Division’s Social & Health Services Section (Open continuous)

Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) position for the Western District of Washington.

 https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/assistant-united-states-attorney-1454L

Snohomish County District Court is recruiting for positions within the Probation and Mental Health Departments! Please follow the links below or see the County Job Opportunities page for more information and qualifications. And please feel free to share within your organization or on your website.

Probation Program Coordinator

Therapeutic Case Manager

Thurston County Public Defense Mission:

"To Defend and Protect Our Clients' Constitutional Rights, One Person at a Time" PLEASE NOTE: This position has a current end date of December 31, 2024.

Thurston County Public Defense is currently recruiting for one (1) Defense Attorney position. A Defense Attorney practices in either District Court, Juvenile Court, or Superior Court with moderate to minimum supervision and/or general direction from a higher-level defense attorney.

Immediate placement for this position will be in the District Court Unit for misdemeanor representation consistent with summary of duties outlined below.

Depending upon qualifications, the successful applicant will be placed either at a Defense Attorney I or Defense Attorney II level. The Defense Attorney II is distinguished by years of experience and the responsibility to handle both adult and juvenile felony and misdemeanor caseloads.

The Administrative Office of the Courts has multiple new job opportunities posted this week. For more information about these positions, to review the job descriptions, inquire about benefits, or to apply, please click below:

• Business Analyst (CLJ-CMS) | Job Details tab | Career Pages (governmentjobs.com) – Range 68C
• Court Technology Educator | Job Details tab | Career Pages (governmentjobs.com) ­– Range 64
• Judicial Administrative Assistant | Job Details tab | Career Pages (governmentjobs.com) – Range 57

MacDonald Hoague & Bayless seeks a Paralegal for our growing immigration practice. Responsibilities include: independently managing a caseload in a high-volume environment, preparing labor certification applications, preparing employment and family-based AOS applications, preparing nonimmigrant visa petitions, preparing immigrant visa petitions, maintaining status reports, communicating with clients, working collaboratively with attorneys, other paralegals, and legal assistants, and contributing to process improvement projects. Must have excellent analytical, management, and writing skills and strong attention to detail. Minimum of two years immigration paralegal experience. College Degree/Paralegal Certificate preferred.

Salary: $50,000 to $75,000 Depending on Experience

Please send resume, cover letter and salary expectations to Carmen Carrillo at CarmenC@@mhb.com.

Looking for a Business Associate in Yakima office.

https://www.stokeslaw.com/attorney-hiring

The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington (ACLU-WA) is seeking 1-2 experienced attorneys to build, file, and litigate through trial complex civil actions in state and federal courts to protect and advance civil liberties for all Washingtonians—work that is important now more than ever.

The ACLU-WA has increased its level of operations during the previous federal administration to fight broad attacks on civil liberties while continuing to vigorously move forward the work of our existing projects. While we will continue to hold the new administration accountable, we are also excited to move ahead on our agenda to protect the rights of immigrants; implement policing and criminal justice changes; end the school to prison pipeline; fight technological invasions of privacy; protect free speech and promote race equity; and expand and protect the civil and human rights of all.

All the details are here!