I think episode 3 itself takes a while. It starts immediately after 2, but encompasses a murder from commission to mistrial, and Matt's face heals completely in the course of the episode. Realistically, it should be around 6 months (for a bare bones murder trial) but because this is TV, I'd hazard that it was a couple of weeks (for the cut and severe bruising to clear all the way up).
Re: season one timeline