Litigation Docket Clerk

Responsibilities

• Support litigation attorneys by calculating deadlines and retrieving documents.
• Track critical dates and communicate information with attorneys, paralegals, and/or staff as necessary.
• Review court filings and enter calendar deadlines in centralized docketing software (CourtAlert).
• Search cases using software and internet resources as needed.
• Provide backup assistance with reviewing court filings to ensure compliance with court rules and procedures.
• Offer backup assistance for electronic court filings for state, federal district, and appellate courts.
• Assist with other administrative projects or provide general back-up support as necessary.

Qualifications

• An understanding of court docketing and calendaring procedures and familiarity with court filings and general rules of court for processing pleadings.
• Excellent organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• General level of knowledge of court rules and procedures in California state and federal courts.
• Strong research ability and knowledge of court rules and procedures.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey information clearly and effectively.
• Flexibility to work overtime and weekends, based on department needs is required.

Experience

• Experience working in a large law firm highly desired.
• Minimum of 2 years of prior experience in litigation docketing desired.
• Familiarity with CourtAlert (or other rules-based calendaring software) preferred.
• Experience with firmwide calendaring preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and experience with rules-based calendaring software (e.g. CourtAlert, CompuLaw, MA3000, et al.).
• Experience with federal, state, and local court systems, including electronic filing systems (i.e. NYSCEF, NexGen, PACER, et al.).

Compensation & Benefits

The annual compensation range for this position is $85-100k. The salary offered within this range will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations.

Benefits offered for this position include health care; retirement benefits; paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time; parental leave; basic life insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts; as well as discretionary, performance-based bonuses.