Hybrid Litigation Docket Specialist

Morgan Lewis; United States; Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 112,093; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Health care reimbursement accounts

Domestic partner coverage

Parental leave

Vacation and holidays

Life and disability insurance

401(k) plan

Work/Life Services

Back-Up Child Care

Job summary

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP is seeking a Litigation Docket Specialist to support its firmwide litigation practice. The role maintains the docket system, reviews filings for deadlines, and performs extensive data entry across multiple courts.

You will research deadlines, respond to calendaring requests, and train staff on docket procedures. The position requires strong communication, detail orientation, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and docketing software, with a hybrid in-office/remote

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• A minimum of seven years of related docketing experience.
• Understanding of court docketing and calendaring procedures.
• Familiarity with court filings and general rules of court for processing pleadings at federal, state, and county level.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong proofreading and attention to detail.
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to adapt to new software programs.
• CompuLaw or comparable docketing software a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintains the computerized docket system for litigation attorneys practicing in multiple courts and jurisdictions.
• Reviews correspondence, pleadings, discovery, filings and deposition notices for relevant and pertinent deadlines and extensive daily data entry into the calendaring database according to firm wide and department standards.
• Manages complex, high end docketing work (e.g. scheduling orders).
• Research questions from attorneys, paralegals and/or secretaries regarding deadlines, calculations of deadlines, local rules, etc.
• Responds to requests regarding calendared events, pleadings, and court procedures and modifications to compliance dates on the docket calendar.
• References and research court codes, state and federal statutes, court websites and Lexis-Nexis and Westlaw as appropriate.
• Enters parameters, run, print, and distribute reports as necessary.
• Prioritizes and processes requests received from attorneys, paralegals and/or secretaries to docket litigation deadlines in active litigation for clients.
• Trains staff and attorneys on the computerized docket system and proper procedures related to docket/calendaring on an ongoing basis as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP is seeking a Litigation Docket Specialist to support its firmwide litigation practice. The role maintains the docket system, reviews filings for deadlines, and performs extensive data entry across multiple courts.

You will research deadlines, respond to calendaring requests, and train staff on docket procedures. The position requires strong communication, detail orientation, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and docketing software, with a hybrid in-office/remote