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• Overview

  Aetna is hiring a Legal Assistant in Lynnwood, WA.

• Role description

  Aetna is a growing organization looking for a mid-level Legal Assistant to add to our Lynnwood, WA team. A $76,000 - $120,000 freelance role for a mid-level professional ready to own deliverables and grow within a high-trust team.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Keep mid-level expectations grounded in what the freelance role can deliver
  • Own one slice of Aetna's general mission end to end
  • Communicate progress, blockers, and results to stakeholders and leadership
  • Keep Aetna leadership honest with numbers they can act on
  • Guard the Aetna customer experience through every Trial Preparation change
  • Adapt quickly to shifting priorities in a fast-paced general environment
  • Keep Data Protection handoffs warm so Lynnwood partners never feel dropped

  What You'll Bring

  • Comfort owning general decisions in a WA market
  • The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly
  • Real curiosity about why Aetna customers do what they do
  • Hands-on familiarity with Trial Preparation, sharpened by Statutory Interpretation side projects
  • Comfort working in a fast-paced, values-led environment
  • Strong multitasking ability without sacrificing quality
  • Resilience measured across 5 years of general cycles

  Long before general was fashionable, Aetna was already solving it for businesses scattered across WA. A mid-level title opens doors here, but earning real trust is what keeps them open.

  Picture $76,000 - $120,000 as the floor, not the ceiling, with growth coaching and a benefits package that actually flexes around your life.

  The Lynnwood, WA office is bringing people on this season, and this is one of those roles.

  Drop us your application and tell us, in your own words, why Aetna caught your eye.

• Required skills

  • GDPR Compliance
  • Westlaw
  • Policy Drafting
  • Data Protection
  • Trial Preparation
  • Risk Assessment
  • Statutory Interpretation
  • Active Listening
  • Conflict Resolution

• Benefits & perks

  • Accidental death and dismemberment coverage
  • Coffee Bar
  • Board Games
  • Pet Insurance
  • Parental Leave
  • Relocation Assistance
  • Employee discount program
  • Health coaching
  • Certification Reimbursement
  • Fertility benefits and IVF coverage
  • New hire onboarding stipend

• Apply before 2026-08-06

  Submit your application for this Freelance general position.