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Job Description
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The City of Renton is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Paralegal to join our legal team in delivering and enhancing effective legal services for the City. Responsibilities include supporting attorneys at every stage of criminal proceedings, such as case management, discovery, trial preparation, legal research and drafting, document management, and coordinating communication among witnesses, attorneys, and internal departments. The candidate works independently and exercises a high level of discretion. Experience in municipal or district courts, as well as familiarity with criminal defense or prosecution, is highly desirable.
Minimum Requirements EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND LICENSE REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum 2 years of college-level coursework in Paralegal Studies or related field
- 3 years secretarial or administrative support experience in legal office, including at least 1 year of paralegal experience.
- Notary Public License or ability to obtain within six (6) months of employment.
- Successful passing of a required background check.
2025 Annual Salary as listed
2026 Annual Salary $84,012 - $102,264
If invited to interview applicants will be notified via email in January
Working for the City of Renton comes with an excellent benefits package, including:
- Deferred compensation with the City contributing 3% of the employee's salary.
- VEBA Plan with the City contributing 1% of the employee salary.
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance at affordable rates.
- Paid leave for vacation, sick, eleven holidays and two "personal" holidays a year.
- State of Washington Department of Retirement Systems Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) plan enrollment.
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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Perform a variety of paralegal, legal administrative, secretarial, clerical and public relations duties to assist the City's attorneys; perform a variety of legal office support activities.
- Draft, review and/or prepare legal documents including but not limited to pleadings, memoranda, affidavits, correspondence, ordinances, resolutions, legislation, agenda bills, contracts, subpoenas, and discovery requests related to criminal and/or civil proceedings.
- Prepare and maintain accurate and complete case files; arrange for filing and service of legal documents; deliver material to courts as needed.
- Independently monitor assigned cases to include investigating facts or cases, conducting research, recommending potential witnesses, and assisting with interviews.
- Track legal matters and maintain related legal and technical files and records, including brief bank; maintain and organize electronic files, locate documents and additional records in other departments and/or outside agencies; continually prioritize projects; review legal documents with attention to detail.
- Provide substantial support and coordination during trials, including preparing witnesses, monitoring trial deadlines, organizing evidence, assembling trial binders, issuing and tracking service of subpoenas and assisting with jury selection.
- Manage city witnesses during trials by coordinating schedules and court appearances, answering questions, and educating witnesses on courtroom etiquette, laws and available resources.
- Transcribe dictation, proofread legal documents and correspondence to ensure correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, legal terminology and format.
- Become competent in, follow, and actively support the vision, mission, values, and behavior statements of the department and the City.
- Answer telephone calls and greet visitors; explain programs, policies and procedures to citizens, defendants, witnesses, attorneys and staff within scope of authority; provide information of general or limited technical nature; take messages and refer callers to appropriate person or department as necessary.
- Coordinate communications with other departments, agencies, outside counsel and cities as assigned.
- Contribute to an environment of teamwork and respect.
- Foster a culture of equity and inclusion by recognizing the diverse needs and perspectives of groups and individuals.
- Remain current with relevant technological advancements as it relates to field.
- Participate in and help provide cross-training in processes as directed by management to ensure a well-rounded team for coverage purposes.
- Maintain regular, reliable, and punctual attendance.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- May be assigned to support City priorities during emergencies.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Move throughout City facilities and buildings.
- Operate a computer and other office equipment.
- Communicate with City employees and residents.
- Lift or move items weighing up to 25 pounds occasionally.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Work is performed in an office environment.
- Noise level in the office is moderately quiet.
- Work evening and/or weekend hours as needed.
- Night meetings may be required.
Approved reasonable accommodation requests will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
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Selection Procedure
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Please consider visiting the City of Renton's
Career Center
for more information about our hiring process, benefits and other useful information. The City of Renton embraces a diverse and inclusive workforce and prides itself on promoting collaboration and teamwork in a positive environment while providing high quality services to the community. For more information about the City of Renton, please visit the following website:
Why Renton
The City has adopted an anonymous application process that prevents hiring managers from seeing personal identifiers, including candidates' names, addresses, and other similar information. This eliminates the possibility of unintentional or implicit bias during the screening of applications. For that reason, you will not have the ability to attach any documents to your application, including a cover letter or resume. Please make sure to submit a complete, detailed, and updated job application.
Accommodation: Individuals needing accommodation in the application, testing, or interview process may contact sjacobs@rentonwa.gov at least 2 days prior to the need. Communication from the City of Renton: We primarily communicate via e-mail during the application process. E-mails from rentonwa.gov and/or governmentjobs.com should be placed on your safe domain list to ensure you receive notifications in a timely manner. As a precaution, you may also want to check your junk e-mail folders. We also communicate via text and encourage you to sign up for text alerts when completing your job application.
Recruitment Process: The screening process will include a review of minimum qualifications and applicants selected for an interview will be invited via email to self-schedule a time through the Government Jobs account. At minimum, this position will be subject to a standard criminal background check and professional reference check.
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City of Renton
$81,804.00 - $99,576.00 Annually
medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, vision insurance, child care, vacation time, paid holidays, sick time, long term disability, retirement plan
Dec 18, 2025