Litigation Docket Specialist — Hybrid Remote

McGuireWoods LLP; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

McGuireWoods LLP is seeking a Docket Specialist to join the Docketing Risk Management Department. This role supports docketing requests from over 20 offices, ensuring adherence to best practices and providing comprehensive litigation docketing services.

The ideal candidate will have 3–5 years of experience in a litigation docket environment, strong communication skills, and proficiency with CourtAlert. A hybrid remote option is available to balance work and life.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in a litigation docket department.
• Strong proficiency with CourtAlert or similar rules-based docket management software.
• Ability to interpret and manage deadline-related information.
• Excellent communication skills for collaboration with attorneys, staff, and colleagues on all docketing matters.
• Interest in using AI technology to support high-impact work.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction on Federal, State, and local rules of procedure and practice.
• Collaborate with the docketing team to perform various responsibilities, including legal research and responding to procedural inquiries using internal tools, PACER, Practical Guidance, and online resources.
• Stay informed on procedural best practices by attending monthly team meetings, following case trends, and rule changes.
• Collaborate with application support specialist to maintain and monitor updates of court rules and procedures.
• Monitor all court filings and extract sensitive critical dates and modify dates with extra text when necessary to supplement CourtAlert automated Rule‑Set information.
• Record key documents and deadlines in the CourtAlert Docketing and Case Management System, calculating procedural due dates according to applicable laws.
• Request Intake Forms and open new cases in CourtAlert.
• Communicate with attorneys, paralegals, and support staff, providing timely responses to inquiries about calendared events, court procedures, pleadings, and any updates to compliance dates in the docketing system.

Skills

Deadline management

Litigation docketing

Communication

Team collaboration

Legal research

Tools

CourtAlert

Job description

McGuireWoods LLP is seeking a Docket Specialist to join the Docketing Risk Management Department. This role supports docketing requests from over 20 offices, ensuring adherence to best practices and providing comprehensive litigation docketing services.

The ideal candidate will have 3–5 years of experience in a litigation docket environment, strong communication skills, and proficiency with CourtAlert. A hybrid remote option is available to balance work and life.