Docket Specialist

O'Hagan Meyer; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Family Leave

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Training & Development

Wellness Resources

Job summary

O'Hagan Meyer is seeking a full-time Docket Specialist to join its Los Angeles, CA office. The role requires meticulous docketing, deadline tracking, and accurate reporting across jurisdictions.

The candidate will support training, document workflows, and collaborate with teams to manage court deadlines. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in legal work, familiarity with docketing software, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of legal experience.
• Background in docketing or litigation support and administration.
• Paralegal certificate or other legal education is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Enter and maintain litigation deadlines in CourtAlert across multiple offices.
• Update case information, attorney assignments, and case lists.
• Prepare reports and deadline summaries.
• Review pleadings, notices, and orders to identify deadlines.
• Organize and distribute information relating to court calls.
• Support training by documenting procedures and workflows.
• Draft, edit, and file pleadings and discovery with State and Federal Courts and Administrative Agencies.
• Schedule meetings and conference calls.

Skills

Attention to detail

Docketing/calendaring

Communication

Teamwork

Independent work

Education

Paralegal certificate

Tools

CourtAlert

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

O'Hagan Meyer is seeking a full-time Docket Specialist to join its Los Angeles, CA office. We are looking for candidates that have an eye for detail, resourceful, and care about the little things. Candidates will have 5+ years of legal experience, background in docketing or litigation support and administration. Must possess professional communication skills (written, verbal and interpersonal) and can follow procedures and ask questions when unsure. A paralegal certificate or other legal education is a plus.

The Docket Specialist will be responsible for calendaring court dates, deadline tracking and docketing maintenance across multiple jurisdictions. The Docket Specialist also provides timely reports of response dates on a regular basis and works on specific projects and research assignments.

Primary Duties Include but are not limited to:

• Assist with entering and maintaining litigation deadlines in the firm’s docketing/calendaring system – CourtAlert across multiple offices
• Assist with updating case information, attorney assignments, and case lists
• Help prepare reports and deadline summaries
• Review pleadings, notices, and order to identify deadlines
• Organize and distribute information relating to court calls.
• Support training efforts by documenting procedures and workflows
• Drafting, editing, and filing pleadings and discovery with State and Federal Courts and Administrative Agencies.
• Scheduling meetings and conference calls.
• Copying, scanning, and saving documents to file.

Ideal candidate should have a very strong understanding of the litigation process as well as Federal, State and Local court rules and procedures, excellent computer skills with knowledge of Adobe Acrobat, MS Excel, and MS Office, including Outlook; excellent oral and written communication skills; exceptional attention to detail; able to work independently as well as with the team; Working well as a team in a congenial office; exceptional organizational skills. Experience with CourtAlert or other docketing programs is a plus. Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and time management.

O'Hagan Meyer participates in E-Verify. O'Hagan Meyer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Position is in-person, full-time, and M-F with the possibility of some overtime.

Salary: $60,000 - $80,000

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Wellness Resources