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  • 07/24/2021 12:20 PM | WWL Admin (Administrator)

    The Washington Employment Security Department has a great opportunity for two (2) Review Judges to join the Commissioner’s Review Office team! As a delegate of the Commissioner, your decisions and ability to remain independent of influence in the cases you decide, is paramount to ensure that benefits are properly paid, and taxes are properly collected. Your primary responsibilities are to review Administrative Hearing records and transcripts and write formal agency legal opinions in UI benefit and tax cases.

     

    If you’re ready to use your attention to detail to make a measurable difference in our customer’s lives, click the link to apply today!

     

    https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/washington/esd/jobs/3130344/review-judge?keywords=review%20judge&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

     


  • 07/04/2021 4:30 PM | WWL Admin (Administrator)

    Industrial Appeals Judge 3 (Hearing Judge)

    The Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals is recruiting for Industrial Appeals Judges (Hearings Judge).

    Salary Range:  $95,484 – 102,816.  Employees assigned to the Seattle Office receive an additional 5% premium pay.

    Location:  This recruitment pool will be used to fill positions in Lakewood, Olympia, Seattle, Spokane, Yakima.

    Duties:  The Hearings Judge presides over conferences and hearings where evidence is presented pursuant to Rules of Evidence and Superior Court Rules, and issues written decisions resolving appeals filed under the Industrial Insurance Act, Crime Victims Compensation Act, Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act, and other acts as determined by the Legislature.
     
    Required Qualifications

    Candidates must be an active or judicial member of the Washington State Bar Association.

    Desirable Qualifications

    The BIIA is most interested in candidates who have relevant experience, skills and abilities:

    • Experience in industrial insurance cases before the BIIA or equivalent in another state; and/or
    • Experience presiding as a judge in a court of general jurisdiction, a court commissioner, and administrative law judge, or a judge in a military tribunal; and/or Experience in trial practice or presiding over cases in which rules of evidence are followed.
    • Advanced litigation management skills.
    • Extensive knowledge of rules of evidence and procedural issues.
    • Clear and effective oral and written communication skills.
    • Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Outlook.
    • Excellent legal writing skills.

    View the job announcement here:  http://www.biia.wa.gov/Jobs.html

    Please contact Christy Sterling, HR Manager, at Christy.sterling@biia.gov or 360-753-6823, ext. 1123 if you have any questions.


  • 07/04/2021 4:28 PM | WWL Admin (Administrator)

     

    Executive Director, Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals

    $128,856 – 149,292

    The Executive Director is a new position that will serve as the agency's chief executive officer and will be responsible for the agency's day–to-day operations and achieving operational and strategic objectives.  Reporting to the three full-time Board Members, the Executive Director is a member of the agency's Executive Team which includes the Board Members and the Chief Legal Officer.  The position supervises the Chief Judge, Chief Administrative Officer, and the Human Resources Manager.


  • 07/04/2021 4:27 PM | WWL Admin (Administrator)
    Position Summary

    Why It's a Great Opportunity: 
    As an accomplished attorney with experience in state and federal labor and employment law, you will work closely with other attorneys, clients, and staff providing legal advice related to personnel law and human resource matters.  
     
    You will have the opportunity to perform highly complex professional level work in the legal field as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in the Civil Division.  You will serve as a key advisor for Pierce County Human Resources and various human resource needs sharing your expertise on issues related to labor and employment law and litigation.
     
    Learn more about the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office HERE.

    Details here

  • 07/04/2021 4:26 PM | WWL Admin (Administrator)

    The Administrative Office of the Courts is currently recruiting for:

    EQUITY RESEARCHER

    (Senior Research Associate)

    For the Office of Court Innovation, Washington State Center for Court Research

    Job #: 2021-40

    Status: Regular, Full-Time

    Location: Olympia, Washington

    Salary: Range 70: $78,408 — $102,816 per year (DOQ)

    Opens: June 24, 2021

    Closes: July 23, 2021

    For more information about the position and how to apply, please refer to the attached job announcement or go to: https://www.courts.wa.gov/employ/


  • 07/04/2021 4:25 PM | WWL Admin (Administrator)

    Role Overview

    The Private Client group at Stoel Rives LLP is seeking to add a junior associate attorney to its estate planning and administration practice in Portland, Oregon.  Our private client group offers a full range of advice and strategic counsel on planning for taxable estates, including charitable and international planning, administering estates and trusts, and advising on complex gifts.  We also work closely with our corporate, real estate, and tax lawyers in succession planning for family businesses.

    Skills Needed to Be Effective in This Role

    We pride ourselves in forming diverse teams with a wide array of interpersonal and professional attributes. We don’t expect any one person to embody all these skills, but the below serves to describe our ideal team player. If you have many of these skills, and are enthusiastic to learn, we encourage you to apply. 

    · Experience with, or interest in trusts and estate planning;

    · Ability to manage multiple projects in collaboration with our partners and senior associates;

    · Excellent written and oral communication skills;

    · Good judgment, responsiveness, and perseverance;

    · Strong intellectual curiosity;

    · Self-motivation;

    · A commitment to client service and team success;

    · JD from an accredited university;

    · Active membership in the Oregon State bar or ability to waive in (preferred).

    Stoel Rives: Part of our Team

    A broader question you may have is, “How will this position enhance my legal skills and career trajectory?”  At Stoel Rives, we offer a unique lateral integration program and core competency model that are designed to provide a roadmap of the practical skills, abilities, and client service techniques our lawyers need to succeed and progress at the firm.  We also established a New Lawyer Integration Program that has deepened our relationships and connections with our new lawyers, while providing them with the mentoring, resources, and information necessary for success.

    How You Will Live Life Well at Stoel Rives

    At Stoel Rives, you will enjoy a robust benefits package that includes an inclusive parental leave policy, paid family medical leave, equivalent health benefits for LGBTQ+ employees’ spouses and partners, a generous employer health savings account contribution, telemedicine services, day care and medical expense flexible spending account, and employee assistance program. In 2017, we launched an extended leave support program for our lawyers who take family, medical, and other approved leaves. This program also aids with transitioning to and from leave.

    We are also proud participants of the ABA Well-Being Pledge, strongly believing that the well-being of our employees is paramount to the success of the firm. In addition, the firm’s Culture Committee supports the firm’s mission, vision, and values in bringing together spectacular client service and job satisfaction. 

    To learn more about the benefits of working as an attorney at Stoel Rives, click here.

    What We Are Doing to Ensure A Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Environment

    Stoel Rives places a high priority on attracting and retaining lawyers with different backgrounds and life experiences. This makes us better and happier as people, as an organization, and as legal advisers. We are proud to offer many engagement opportunities including a firmwide DE&I Committee, Associates Committee, Pro Bono Committee, Affinity Groups, and Parenting Circle.

    We proudly partner with Diversity Lab to implement innovative programs to advance Stoel Rives’ DE&I goals, including the aggressive metrics-based goals we’ve adopted as one of five founding Move the Needle Fund firms. Our efforts with Diversity Lab include certification under the Mansfield Rule, to boost the representation of diverse lawyers in our firm’s leadership by broadening the pool of candidates considered for opportunities, along with participation in the OnRamp Fellowship for legal returners and the OnTrack Sponsorship program.


  • 07/04/2021 4:22 PM | WWL Admin (Administrator)

    The Metropolitan King County Council hereby gives notice of judicial vacancy in the Southwest Electoral District of the King County District Court. The Council currently intends to fill this vacancy pursuant to state law and county code. To be eligible to serve as a district court judge in this position, an individual must be a registered voter and legal resident of the Southwest Division’s electoral district and a lawyer admitted to practice law in Washington State.  RCW 3.34.060; K.C.C. 2.68.075.  The election precincts that make up the Southwest Division’s electoral district are set forth in Section 1.C.2 of King County Ordinance 19095.  Pursuant to K.C.C 2.70.020, to be considered for appointment, a candidate must have a current rating of, at a minimum, “qualified” for a district court judicial position from the King County Bar Association and at least one other bar association operating in King County with an eligible judicial candidate evaluation process, as defined in K.C.C 2.70.020.F.2.  Under the County Code, ratings are “current” until the expiration date stated in the rating communication or until three years after the date the rating communication was issued if no expiration date is stated. Any individual wishing to be considered for appointment must deliver to the clerk of the council, in electronic form, the following application materials:

    1.  A letter of interest, which must specify the division of the district court to which the applicant is requesting appointment and should explain why the individual wishes to serve as a district court judge, how the applicant is qualified to do so and specify the division of the district court to which the applicant is requesting appointment;

    2.  The individual’s resume;

    3.  A copy of the completed responses to questionnaires submitted to the King County Bar Association to obtain its rating;

    4.  A copy of the communication from the King County Bar Association and from at least one bar association defined in K.C.C 2.70.020.F.2 informing the individual of the individual's rating for appointment to the district court; and

     5.  Any supporting information the individual would like the council to consider.

    These application materials must be received by the clerk of the council, in electronic form, not later than 4:30 p.m., August 9, 2021.  The clerk's email address is: clerk@kingcounty.gov

    For questions, regarding the KCBA evaluation process, contact Anne Daly at AnneD@kcba.org or (206)267-7018.