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Welcome to Fenton & Keller Careers! If you’re a qualified individual with a passion for the law and helping clients, our professional and collaborative team wants to hear from you. Scroll to the form below to upload your cover letter and résumé to get started.
At Fenton & Keller, a respected law firm in Monterey, California, we value excellence and offer a supportive work environment. Join our team to collaborate with experienced attorneys, grow your skills, and make a difference in our diverse community. We embrace diversity, inclusivity, and equal opportunity, and we look forward to reviewing your application. Take the first step towards a rewarding career at Fenton & Keller today.
We are growing and are seeking applicants for the following positions:
We seek an Associate Attorney with experience in civil litigation and/or employment law. Ideal candidates have hands-on experience with discovery, depositions, motion practice, court appearances, mediations, arbitrations, class action defense, and trial work. Experience advising employers, conducting workplace investigations, and managing administrative claims is a plus. Strong research, writing, and client relationship skills are essential.
Pay: $115,000 – $205,000 per year
Excellent benefits and competitive salary offered. Bonus program available.
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The Fenton & Keller law firm seeks an associate attorney with 5+ years of experience in land use, real estate, and/or public agency administrative law, including easements, city/county permitting, the Coastal Act, CEQA, water rights, land use litigation and writs. Qualified candidates will have strong legal writing, research, and communication skills, and can successfully work independently and with a team.
Pay: $135,000 – $205,000 per year, depending on experience, plus bonus opportunities.
Excellent benefits and competitive salary offered. Bonus program available.
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Fenton & Keller is seeking a highly skilled Administrative Assistant – Litigation to support our attorneys in a fast-paced and collaborative law firm environment. We are looking for candidates with experience in one or more of the following practice areas: employment law, personal injury, civil litigation, business transactions, real estate transactions, and/or estate planning.
Successful candidates will be proactive, professional, detail-oriented, and capable of supporting multiple attorneys with accuracy and efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide strong administrative and litigation support with exceptional attention to detail.
- Prepare, revise, and proofread legal documents for grammar, spelling, and formatting accuracy.
- Manage multiple attorneys’ calendars, deadlines, court dates, depositions, and appointments.
- Draft professional written communications and handle client interactions with discretion and clarity.
- Maintain and organize electronic and physical client files.
- Assist with document filing systems, including e-filing and court filings (preferred).
- Assist with discovery processes, deposition coordination, preparation of pleadings, and Judicial Council forms (preferred).
- Assist with recording and retrieving documents, and Secretary of State filings (preferred).
- Adapt to changing priorities and work independently or as part of a team.
- Learn and master new skills, software, and firm procedures as needed.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Experience with Microsoft Office 365 and Adobe Acrobat.
- Strong proofreading skills with excellent grammar, spelling, and attention to detail.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to multitask, prioritize, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Highly organized, professional, and able to maintain confidentiality.
- Litigation or legal administrative experience strongly preferred.
- Notary Public license preferred but not required.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $22-$35 per hour
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Some examples of incentives that Fenton & Keller provides to its employees are: competitive wages, benefits programs, bonus program (for attorneys), continuing education, company events for employees and employees’ families, and more!
Fenton & Keller provides the following benefits to its employees:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible medical and dependent care reimbursement plan
- 401k Plan (with matching contribution)
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Professional liability insurance
- Professional association dues, and CLE for attorneys and paralegals
- Vacation and approximately 10 holidays per year
- Bonus program available for attorneys
Why Monterey?
The Monterey Bay region has a worldwide reputation for its superb climate, colorful history and culture, exquisite cuisine, and unsurpassed natural beauty. From the beaches and rocky outcrops of the Pacific Coast to the peaks of the Santa Cruz and Santa Lucia Mountains, the Monterey Bay area offers something for everyone. Like islands apart from the busy urban centers of California, Monterey County’s cities, towns, villages and rural areas offer an opportunity for a unique quality of life, while more urban attractions are available in the San Francisco Bay area, just a few hours’ drive to the north. The Monterey area’s vibrant economy is based on a diversified agricultural industry and a year-round visitor-serving sector, and many technology and service related businesses both large and small. Many public and private educational institutions, several of which focus on language, technology, or marine-related fields, provide educational opportunities to local residents and students from around the United States and the world.
Why Fenton & Keller?
Fenton & Keller is an established yet progressive law firm which values its clients and employees and is committed to excellence in the practice of law. We believe that attorneys and staff working in a challenging and supportive professional environment that rewards success, diligence, and efficiency are best able to serve the needs of the firm’s clients and achieve satisfaction in their personal and professional lives. For this reason, we strive to maintain a collegial workplace that values quality and integrity in the practice of law and in our relationships with our clients, with the community, and with each other.
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- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible medical and dependent care reimbursement plan
- 401k Plan (with matching contribution)
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Professional liability insurance
- Professional association dues, and CLE for attorneys and paralegals
- Vacation and approximately 10 holidays per year
Paralegal – Litigation
We are currently seeking qualified paralegal candidates with experience in the areas of civil litigation, personal injury, and/or employment law. Applicants shall be well versed in document preparation, case calendaring, management of deadlines, handling of discovery, subpoenas, preparation of pleadings and Judicial Council forms, legal research, court e-filings, trial preparation, client communications, and file maintenance. Applicants shall have excellent verbal and written communication skills. Applicants shall be proficient in Microsoft Office 365 and Adobe. Applicants shall be organized and detail oriented, able to work independently and as part of a team. Excellent benefits and competitive salary offered.
Associate Attorney
We are currently seeking associate attorney candidates to practice in one or more of the following areas of practice:
- Civil Litigation
- Employment Law
- Business Transaction and Real Estate
- Estate Planning and Administration
- Land Use
Applicants shall have strong legal writing, research, and communication skills. Experience in client communications, legal analysis, entity formation and dissolution, drafting of contracts, drafting of employment policies, preparation of estate planning documents and administration, interviewing witnesses, discovery processes, depositions, motion work, court appearances, participating in mediations and/or arbitrations, handling of matters before government or administrative agencies, preparation of writs, and/or preparing for and participating in trials is desired. Applicants shall be organized and detail oriented, able to work independently and as part of a team. Excellent benefits and competitive salary offered.
Associate Attorney – Business Transaction, Real Estate, Estate Planning and Administration
We are currently seeking associate attorney candidates to practice in one or more of the following areas of practice:
- Business Transaction and Real Estate
- Estate Planning and Administration
Applicants shall have strong legal writing, research, and communication skills. Experience in client communications, legal analysis, entity formation and dissolution, drafting of contracts, drafting of employment policies, preparation of estate planning documents and administration, interviewing witnesses, discovery processes, depositions, motion work, court appearances, participating in mediations and/or arbitrations, handling of matters before government or administrative agencies, preparation of writs, and/or preparing for and participating in trials is desired. Applicants shall be organized and detail oriented, able to work independently and as part of a team. Excellent benefits and competitive salary offered.