- Award-Winning Workplace – Recognized as a Best Place to Work SoCal and Best Place to Work: Law Firms, with Great Place to Work certification.
- Strong, Collaborative Culture – The firm emphasizes mutual respect, teamwork, open communication, and camaraderie.
- Excellent Work-Life Balance – Offers remote/hybrid flexibility, competitive billable-hour expectations, and unlimited vacation and sick time for attorneys who meet requirements.
- Professional Growth & Mentorship – Attorneys receive professional development, mentorship, career advancement guidance, continuing education, and opportunities to build their careers.
- Meaningful & Specialized Legal Work – Keystone is California’s largest law firm focused exclusively on probate litigation and administration, handling complex and high-value matters.
- Competitive Compensation & Bonuses – Opportunities include year-end discretionary bonuses, billable-hour bonuses, and attorney origination bonuses.
- Modern Technology & Remote Support – The firm invests heavily in technology and operates as a paperless, technology-driven law firm, supporting efficient remote and hybrid work.
- Inclusive & Supportive Environment – Keystone promotes diversity, inclusion, equality, and an environment where employees are encouraged to contribute ideas and perspectives.
- Strong Employee Satisfaction – 98% of employees surveyed by Great Place to Work say Keystone is a great place to work.
- Opportunities to Make an Impact – Attorneys work on challenging matters while having opportunities for recognition, publications, speaking engagements, and business development support.
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What you will be doing:
- Research legal issues for trust and estate litigation matters.
- Draft pleadings, discovery, memoranda, motions, and other legal documents.
- Handle trust and estate litigation matters from inception through trial, including taking depositions, attending mediations, and settlement negotiations.
- Attend hearings on a regular basis in the probate courts.
- Make independent decisions and advise clients on pre-litigation and litigation matters.
- Handle conservatorship or guardianship matters from initiation of proceedings to representation of conservators or guardians for the duration of these matters.
- Handle probate administrations from initiation of proceedings to discharge of personal representative.
- Consult and advise trustees or beneficiaries on trust administration.
- Other projects, as assigned.
Experience you will need:
- Demonstrated interest in probate, trust, and estate law.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Must possess attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
- Ability to multitask and meet deadlines in a fast-paced office environment.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to manage cases and clients independently.
- 5 plus years of demonstrated probate and trust litigation experience; or 8-10 years plus of civil or family law litigation experience with strong job stability and references required.
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