Litigation Docket Specialist

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP seeks a Litigation Docket Specialist to support the firm’s litigation practice across multiple jurisdictions. The role focuses on maintaining the docket system, ensuring timely deadlines, and providing detailed reports to case teams.

You will train staff on the docket software, respond to inquiries about calendars, and research complex issues before escalation. This position reports to Legal Practice Support Management and offers a hybrid in‑office/remote schedule.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with deadlines calculations.
• Experience reviewing pleadings, filings, and court procedures.

Responsibilities

• Maintains the computerized docket system for litigation attorneys across jurisdictions.
• Reviews correspondence, pleadings, discovery, filings and deposition notices for deadlines and data entry.
• Manages complex docketing tasks such as scheduling orders.
• Researches questions from attorneys and staff regarding deadlines, local rules and procedures.
• Responds to requests regarding calendared events and court procedures; updates the docket calendar as needed.
• References court codes and statutes and uses LexisNexis and Westlaw when appropriate.
• Enters parameters, runs and distributes reports.
• Prioritizes and processes requests.

Skills

Docket software

LexisNexis

Westlaw

Tools

LexisNexis

Westlaw

Job description

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, one of the world’s leading global law firms with offices in strategic hubs of commerce, law, and government across North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, is seeking to hire a Litigation Docket Specialist to support our litigation practice firmwide. The Litigation Docket Specialist is expected to provide comprehensive docket reports to case teams, answer any questions that may arise, and research complex issues before escalating to their manager. Additionally, the Litigation Docket Specialist will train staff and attorneys on the Firm’s docket software and the proper procedures related to docket/calendaring, as required. Reporting to the Legal Practice Support Management team, the Litigation Docket Specialist will be able to seek guidance from the Senior Litigation Docket Specialist and the Supervisor of Legal Practice Support Operations.

Morgan Lewis recognizes the benefits of supporting flexible working arrangements. This position will reside in any of the following locations: Century City, Los Angeles, Orange County, Seattle, San Francisco, or Silicon Valley (Palo Alto), with a hybrid in‑office/remote working schedule. Flexibility to work overtime required.

Primary Responsibilities Include

• 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