Job Description

Location(s)

Cerritos, California

Details

About Kemper 

Kemper is one of the nation’s leading specialized insurers. Our success is a direct reflection of the talented and diverse people who make a positive difference in the lives of our customers every day. We believe a high-performing culture, valuable opportunities for personal development and professionalchallenge, and a healthy work-life balance can be highly motivating and productive. Kemper’s products and services are making a real difference to our customers, who have unique and evolving needs. By joining our team, you are helping to providean experiencetoour stakeholders that delivers on our promises.

Kemper’s Law Clerk Intern Program 

Kemper’s Law Clerk intern program will enable you to broaden your understanding of the business, make valuable connections, andseta course for your professional journey with us. You will work on civil litigation matters thatimpactour clients.     

Kemper is looking for students who want to learn, work hard, and are willing to a makereal-life impact on cases that will involve attorneys and paralegals.  We deliver meaningful experiences in various areas of the litigation process like pleadings, discovery, depositions, mediations/arbitrations,trial, and much more.  Are you ready to create your own journey by joining ours? 

What Kemper’s Law Clerk Intern Program Provides: 

• Projects that support our attorneys in litigation

• Real-time constructive feedback

• A resource team toassistwith training and career development

• Collaboration with managers who have excellent legal acumen

• Opportunities to interact with the senior leadership team and attorneys

• Dedicated program managers and knowledgeable mentors

• Lasting career connections with fellow law clerk interns

Responsibilities:

• Assistattorneys with drafting discovery responses,reporting toclaims,preparing formediation/arbitration/trial.

• Work independently and/or as part of a team to draft pleadings, connect with clients, gather documents and information, process closures, etc.

• Perform legal research as needed.

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Must be a 2nd year or 3rd year law student (or 4th year law student if in a part time program or JD/MBA program) enrolled in an ABA-approved law school.

• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

• Energeticand eager to tackle new projects.  

• Self-directed and able to work with little supervision. 

• Interestin civil litigation, personal injury, and insurance

• Good collaborative and relationship-buildingskills

• Thisis a hybridposition and requires 4 days per week in our Cerritos office.

• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. 

This position pays $30.00 per hour.

Kemper is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disabilitystatusor any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where weoperate We are committed to supporting diversity and equality across ourorganizationand we work diligently tomaintaina workplace free from discrimination.

Kemper does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property ofKemperand Kemper will not beobligatedto pay a placement fee.

Kemper will never request personal information, such as your social security number or banking information, via text or emailAdditionally, Kemper does not use external messaging applications likeWireAppor Skype to communicate with candidatesIf you receive such a message,deleteit.