Legal Assistant - Trust & Estates (Irvine)

Put your career into high gear as a legal assistant in Klinedinst’s Irvine office. Across the western United States, Klinedinst is dedicated to providing top-caliber legal services while nurturing the professional development and personal advancement of each and every employee. We work hard to promote a positive, vibrant culture built on teamwork and inclusion. If you are interested in joining our team of professionals and are ready for immediate responsibility with opportunities for growth, Klinedinst is the place.
 
Our staff and lawyers work side-by-side throughout every client’s matter to ensure success at every step. At Klinedinst, lawyers and professional staff alike reach across practice areas and geographies to work together in a connected, collegial, and entrepreneurial atmosphere. Applicants should have at least 5 years of experience and be seeking opportunity on a fast-paced legal team servicing clients. This role allows for the development of working relationships within a team, and will be working alongside exceptional attorneys and other team members in a fast-paced environment.
 
The core essential traits ideal for this role include:

• Experience in trust administration, estate planning, conservatorships & probate
• Experience in managing the legal and administrative aspects of trust and estate matters including but not limited to client onboarding, managing client files, coordinating court filings, and communicating with clients, vendors, and other parties involved in the process.
• Experience in and comfortable with forward facing role with clients.
• Intricate knowledge of federal, state and appellate court filing rules and procedures with strong litigation background
• Solid knowledge of service of process, e-filing, and calendaring experience
• Experience as a legal assistant in civil litigation is a plus but not required
• Excellent organizational and oral/written communication skills
• Dedication to excellence in legal services
• Self-starting, positive attitude
• Proactive thinker
• Pay range: $36.06-$41.83 per hour
• Pay will be determined based on applicable experience, and skill set of the candidate.

• Supportive team-based law firm, with excellent support staff
• Opportunities to grow personally and professionally
• Opportunities to work on complex cases with significant responsibilities and client interaction
• Open, honest, and transparent communication within the firm
• Merit-based compensation
• This job requires regular onsite attendance for the first 180 days, though as a dynamic culture we embrace opportunities for hybrid working arrangements when eligible

Please submit your resume today. Recruiters need not apply. Klinedinst PC is committed to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workspace, actively seeking to hire, retain, and promote employees from varied backgrounds. We adhere to strict anti-discrimination, harassment, and retaliation policies based on protected characteristics like race, gender, disability and sexual orientation.