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Yekta Aarabi
Paralegal
Los Angeles,CA
Overview
5
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Attorney
Civil Litigation Paralegal
06.2025 - Current
Job overview
- Create legal pleadings for service and efiling.
- Assisted with the preparation of trial materials and documents.
AttorneyLos Angeles, CA
Civil Litigation Paralegal
04.2025 - Current
Job overview
- Provide litigation support.
- Manage e-filings, draft judicial council forms and pleadings, proofread documents, and create and serve clients with retainer agreements.
- Maintain a digital system of cases, along with their corresponding documents.
- Calendar all dates.
Richards, Watson GershonLos Angeles, CA
Litigation Legal Secretary
10.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Provide litigation support to four attorneys in a fast-paced legal environment.
- Manage state and federal court e-filings, legal calendaring, and trial preparation.
- Proofread legal correspondence, judicial council forms, and discovery documents.
- Maintain organized digital and physical filing systems and handle client communications.
Kulik Gottesman Siegel & WareSherman Oaks, CA
Litigation Legal Secretary
02.2024 - 03.2025
Job overview
- Supported three attorneys specializing in HOA law and personal injury litigation.
- Oversaw litigation calendaring for three attorneys, tracking court deadlines, appearances, and procedural compliance across high-volume caseloads.
- Trial preparation, travel reimbursements, and state and federal e-filings.
- Prepared TOC and TOA, judicial council forms, and subpoena requests.
Kosloff LawLos Angeles, CA
Paralegal / Litigation Legal Secretary
04.2021 - 01.2024
Job overview
- Focused on family law, estate planning, wills, and probate matters.
- Drafted pleadings, discovery requests, wills, trusts, and other legal documents.
- Managed client intake, billing, discovery coordination, docketing, and state court e-filings.
Bet TzedekLos Angeles, CA
Legal Secretary
06.2022 - 09.2022
Job overview
- Supported seven attorneys in the Unlawful Detainer Prevention Unit.
- Managed legal correspondence, coordinated client communications, handled document translations, and processed court filings.
Education
California State University, Northridge
B.A. from Journalism
01.2008
West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, CA
Associate of Arts from Paralegal Studies
12.2025 - 06.2026
University Overview
- Dean's List all of 2026
Websites
Certification
- Legal Document Assistant (Los Angeles County)
- Paralegal Certificate, West Los Angeles College
- Legal Assistant Certificate, Beverly Hills Bar Association, 2022
Summary
Legal professional with strong skills in writing, organizing and project managing cases. Experienced working with diverse populations to optimize representation. Paralegal motivated to continually improve and extend personal skills and knowledge to attain increased responsibility and opportunities for professional growth.
Skills
- Litigation support
- Calendar management
- Proofreading
- Motions preparation
- Client communication
- Document review
- Document drafting
- Legal research
- Trial preparation
- Discovery process
- Deadline adherence
- Document preparation
- Meeting coordination
- Excellent communication
- Legal document processing
- Professionalism
- Hearings and depositions
Affiliations
- CALDA
Software
Languages
Persian
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
West Los Angeles College
Associate of Arts from Paralegal Studies
12.2025 - 06.2026
Civil Litigation Paralegal
Attorney
06.2025 - Current
Civil Litigation Paralegal
Attorney
04.2025 - Current
Litigation Legal Secretary
Richards, Watson Gershon
10.2024 - Current
Litigation Legal Secretary
Kulik Gottesman Siegel & Ware
02.2024 - 03.2025
Legal Secretary
Bet Tzedek
06.2022 - 09.2022
Paralegal / Litigation Legal Secretary
Kosloff Law
04.2021 - 01.2024
California State University, Northridge
B.A. from Journalism