Senior Litigation Docket Clerk

Responsibilities include

• Providing support to litigation attorneys, including calculating deadlines, retrieval of documents.
• Tracking critical dates and related details and communicating information with attorneys, paralegals and/or staff as necessary.
• Reviewing court filings and entering calendar deadlines in centralized docketing software (CourtAlert).
• Searching cases using software and internet resources as necessary.
• Backup assistance with review of court filings to ensure compliance with court rules and procedures.
• Backup assistance for electronic court filings for state, federal district and appellate courts.
• Assisting 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.
• Strong 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 4 years of prior experience in litigation docketing desired.
• Familiarity with CourtAlert (or other rules-based calendaring software such as CompuLaw, MA3000, et al.) preferred.
• Experience with firmwide calendaring preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Experience with federal, state and local court systems, including electronic filing systems (i.e. NYSCEF, NexGen, PACER, et al.).
• A general understanding of court rules and procedures in California state and federal courts and agencies is required.

Compensation & Benefits

• The annual compensation range for this position is $95K - $110K. 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.
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