Docketing Clerk

Harris Beach Murtha; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Harris Beach Murtha is seeking a Docketing Clerk to calendar court appearances, filing deadlines, and conduct research on docketing, court rules, and civil procedures across NY, CT, MA, and federal courts. The role emphasizes accuracy, organization, and initiative.

The position supports e-filing protocols, deadlines calculation, and research with familiarity in MA3000, CourtAlert, and eLaw tools, offering a hybrid or remote work option across multiple offices.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience within a law firm as a Docketing, Calendar, or EBT Clerk preferred
• Familiarity with MA3000, CourtAlert, eLaw or similar docketing/calendaring tools
• Knowledge of NY, CT, MA and/or Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
• Experience computing deadlines for state, federal and appellate courts and government agencies across the country
• Knowledge of court websites, docket searching, and document retrieval databases (e.g., PACER, E-Track/E-Courts, S.C.R.O.L.L., NYCAL, Courtlink, Lexis/Nexis)

Responsibilities

• Electronically file in state and federal court with knowledge of e-filing protocols
• Answer or research questions on calendaring, civil procedure, and judge’s rules in State and Federal cases
• Consult with attorneys to ensure compliance with court rules and procedures, including Appellate and Bankruptcy proceedings
• Prepare and provide calendar and case reports and daily reminders of upcoming deadlines
• Review pleadings and filings for compliance with rules and fees; work with case teams to correct issues
• Monitor, analyze, and document changes in court rules
• Record litigation documents in CourtAlert and calculate procedural due dates
• Occasionally work overtime for after-hours electronic filing; evening e-filing coverage about once per week

Skills

Docketing

Calendar management

Legal research

Attention to detail

Communication

Tools

MA3000

CourtAlert

eLaw

Job description

Location

Open to all Harris Beach Murtha offices (Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, Long Island (Uniondale), NYC, Rochester, Syracuse and White Plains, NY; Boston, MA; Bantam, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford, CT) for a hybrid or remote opportunity.

About the Opportunity

Do you have docketing, electronic court filing and research experience? Are you detail‑oriented, organized, and motivated? Are you excited about the opportunity to join an innovative, growing law firm that has been successful for more than 165 years?

Role

Harris Beach Murtha is in search of a Docketing Clerk that will calendar court appearances, filing deadlines and supply research regarding docketing, court rules, and Federal and State court civil procedure. You will THRIVE in this role if you have:

• 3+ years of experience within a law firm as a Docketing, Calendar, or EBT Clerk (preferred)
• Familiarity utilizing MA3000, CourtAlert, eLaw or similar docketing and calendaring tools
• Knowledge of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and/or Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
• Experience computing deadlines for state, federal and appellate courts and in government agencies across the country
• Knowledge of various court websites, docket searching, and document retrieval databases required (i.e., PACER, E-Track/E-Courts, S.C.R.O.L.L., NYCAL, Courtlink and Lexis/Nexis, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Electronically file in state and federal court. This individual is responsible for knowledge of e‑filing protocols for State and Federal courts
• Answer and/or research questions from attorneys and staff regarding court calendaring, civil procedure, and individual judge’s rules in State and Federal cases
• Consult with attorneys and staff to ensure compliance with court rules and procedures, including Appellate and Bankruptcy proceedings
• Prepare and provide various calendar and case reports, as well as daily reminders of upcoming deadlines to attorneys and staff
• Review pleadings and court filings for compliance with court rules and protocols, including applicable fees, and work with case teams to correct any issues
• Monitor, analyze, and document changes in court rules
• Record all litigation documents in CourtAlert and calculate procedural due dates
• Occasionally work overtime for after‑hours electronic filing; evening e‑filing coverage approximately once per week

Success Criteria

• Exhibit the ability to be a self‑starter who is motivated, flexible, and shows initiative
• Have exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Believe in the firm’s core values: collaboration, inclusion, ingenuity, respect, integrity, and commitment
• Enjoy working with diverse personalities within various levels of the firm
• Are comfortable working in the office for training and hybrid/remote once training is completed

Salary

Salary information will vary depending upon relevant experience for the position, geographic locations and weekly hours schedule. The anticipated weekly schedule for the Docketing Clerk is 40 hours per week.

• Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, Rochester and Syracuse, NY: $24.04 – $31.25 per hour
• New York, NY: $28.85 – $36.06 per hour
• Uniondale and White Plains, NY: $26.45 – $33.66 per hour

Harris Beach Murtha is committed to an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from diverse candidates with varied background and skills, including military experience. Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Harris Beach Murtha

Harris Beach Murtha formed in 2025 via the combination of Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP. A forward‑thinking and innovative partnership with the benefit of more than 250 years of combined history, Harris Beach Murtha’s New York roots reach back to 1856 and the firm has had ties to New England since 1936. Harris Beach and Murtha Cullina were separately among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal.

Harris Beach Murtha and its subsidiaries have a strong Northeast presence, but a global reach. Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, tax‑exempt organizations and individuals. The firm’s practice areas and industries served span appellate law, business litigation, commercial real estate, construction, corporate, environmental, energy, financial institutions, financial restructuring, government compliance and investigations, health care, immigration, intellectual property, labor and employment, mass torts, medical and life sciences, political law, product liability, public finance, tax, and trusts and estates.

The firm’s lawyers and consultants practice from offices throughout Connecticut in Bantam, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford; New York state in Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Long Island and White Plains, as well as in Boston, Massachusetts and Newark, New Jersey.

The firm’s policy prohibiting unlawful discrimination applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, placement, assignment of duties, training, promotion, compensation & benefits and termination. It is the policy of Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC that all applicants and employees enjoy a positive, respectful and productive work environment, free from behavior, actions or language constituting unlawful harassment. Accordingly, harassment or discrimination of any kind based on an individual’s race or color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, military status, genetic predisposition, carrier status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, creed, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status is strictly prohibited. Harris Beach Murtha complies with the provisions of the Human Rights Law, all other State and Federal statutory and constitutional non‑discrimination provisions including non‑discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.