Docket Clerk
Web ID: LSSFEL2
Classification: Administrative \ ClericalLegal
City: Los AngelesPalo AltoSan Francisco
State: CA
Compensation: $75,000.00 - $98,000.00 per year
Education: A degree from an accredited U.S. college or university is required.
Benefits: Comprehensive Benefits Package
Job Description: The Docketing & Court Services Clerk will be responsible for providing first-level support for the Firm’s automated docket and calendar system and procedures in CA, including all state and federal cases via routine data entry, daily maintenance, and communications with case teams.
Location: Remote with ability to work in office if needed. Local to Los Angeles, Palo Alto or San Francisco.
Duties
- With guidance and supervision by attorneys, enters docket dates from court documents and correspondence and ensures appropriate maintenance of data in the CourtAlert system.
- Ensures daily preparation and distribution of reports from the docketing system including weekly lawyer deadlines reports and other case-specific reports as needed.
- Provides necessary support and oversight for information workflows related to scheduling, calendaring, and procedures in litigation matters in the CA offices, and as needed for Firm lawyers in other offices.
- Evaluates processes and recommends improvements to the current systems and procedures related to docketing for CA cases.
- Responds to requests related to litigation scheduling, court rules, etc., from lawyers and staff.
- Provides first-level support for CA state and federal ECF, other pleadings and court papers filings, and case record file access and administration.
- As available, provides support for general paralegal tasks in the CA office.
The Docketing & Court Services Clerk will be responsible for providing first-level support for the Firm’s automated docket and calendar system and procedures in CA, including all state and federal cases via routine data entry, daily maintenance, and communications with case teams.
Location: Remote with ability to work in office if needed. Local to Los Angeles, Palo Alto or San Francisco.
Duties
- With guidance and supervision by attorneys, enters docket dates from court documents and correspondence and ensures appropriate maintenance of data in the CourtAlert system.
- Ensures daily preparation and distribution of reports from the docketing system including weekly lawyer deadlines reports and other case-specific reports as needed.
- Provides necessary support and oversight for information workflows related to scheduling, calendaring, and procedures in litigation matters in the CA offices, and as needed for Firm lawyers in other offices.
- Evaluates processes and recommends improvements to the current systems and procedures related to docketing for CA cases.
- Responds to requests related to litigation scheduling, court rules, etc., from lawyers and staff.
- Provides first-level support for CA state and federal ECF, other pleadings and court papers filings, and case record file access and administration.
- As available, provides support for general paralegal tasks in the CA office.
Job Requirements:
- At least two years of docketing or similar litigation calendar database experience at an AMLAW 100 or 200 firm in CA preferred.
- A degree from an accredited U.S. college or university is required.
- Hands-on experience with a strong working knowledge of the Court Alert system preferred.
- Working knowledge of CA and Federal court rules, including local rules of the various courts in CA preferred.
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal skills, and a strong service orientation; excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and a willingness to work reasonable overtime as needed.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office software.
- Prior experience as a paralegal a plus.
- A degree from an accredited U.S. college or university is required.
Location: Remote with ability to work in office if needed. Local to Los Angeles, Palo Alto or San Francisco.
To apply email your resume to elawrence@legalspecialists.net
Please include the job title Docket Clerk in the subject line of your email.
- At least two years of docketing or similar litigation calendar database experience at an AMLAW 100 or 200 firm in CA preferred.
- A degree from an accredited U.S. college or university is required.
- Hands-on experience with a strong working knowledge of the Court Alert system preferred.
- Working knowledge of CA and Federal court rules, including local rules of the various courts in CA preferred.
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal skills, and a strong service orientation; excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and a willingness to work reasonable overtime as needed.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office software.
- Prior experience as a paralegal a plus.
- A degree from an accredited U.S. college or university is required.
Location: Remote with ability to work in office if needed. Local to Los Angeles, Palo Alto or San Francisco.
To apply email your resume to elawrence@legalspecialists.net
Please include the job title Docket Clerk in the subject line of your email.