Legal Docket & Calendar Specialist

Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud, & Romo; Cerritos (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Calendar/Docket Clerk at Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud, & Romo provides essential support to the docketing function by entering and updating deadlines in the calendaring system. The role requires detail orientation and ability to manage fast-paced deadlines.

Responsibilities include calendaring state, federal, and appellate deadlines, processing mail and e-filings, maintaining matter lists, and generating calendar reports. Experience of 2-4 years in a law firm is preferred.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of law firm experience required.
• Strong knowledge of appellate, federal, state, and local rules and procedures as well as litigation terminology.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong customer service orientation.
• Sound judgment and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional organizational skills; must be able to prioritize workload and competing deadlines in a fast paced environment.
• Proficiency in calendar/docketing software; CompuLaw experience preferred.
• Ability to research hearings/deadlines utilizing state and federal court websites, as needed.
• Ability to work overtime to meet the department workload needs.

Responsibilities

• Calculate, review, and calendar all state, federal, appellate, Office of Administration Hearing (among others) deadlines in the Firm’s calendar/docketing system.
• Review and process incoming and outgoing mail, faxes, emails, and e‑filings to ensure important deadlines are calendared.
• Maintain case matter lists to ensure correct personnel are listed for accurate Outlook integration.
• Create, update, and distribute deadlines, hearings, and calendar reports.
• Promptly respond to timekeeper and assistant inquiries.
• Ensure all calendaring deadlines provided are accurate.

Skills

Communication skills

Law firm experience

Litigation knowledge

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Overtime readiness

Calendar software

Legal research

Tools

CompuLaw

Job description

The Calendar/Docket Clerk at Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud, & Romo provides essential support to the docketing function by entering and updating deadlines in the calendaring system. The role requires detail orientation and ability to manage fast-paced deadlines.

Responsibilities include calendaring state, federal, and appellate deadlines, processing mail and e-filings, maintaining matter lists, and generating calendar reports. Experience of 2-4 years in a law firm is preferred.