Litigation Docketing Specialist

MMM LEGAL GROUP; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP is seeking a Litigation Docketing Specialist with at least 5 years of docketing experience to support our team in managing electronic calendars for litigation events and due dates. The role involves interpreting various documents, updating events in CompuLaw, and ensuring data accuracy in our litigation practice.

Responsibilities include coordinating with court personnel and attorneys, generating reports, and staying current with court procedures across

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years prior docket experience with a rule based calendaring system (CompuLaw, CourtAlert, and/or eDockets).
• Experience with federal, state court, and agency rules.
• Knowledge of the legal process and court operations in federal, state and local court rules.
• Ability to read, understand and interpret complex documents such as pleadings and other documents including interpretation of court rules.
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse individuals and to follow instructions.

Responsibilities

• Reads and interprets documents to extract upcoming events for docketing.
• Creates new events and updates events in CompuLaw; manually calculates dates as needed.
• Maintains data accuracy in CompuLaw; calendaring and docketing are critical to the practice.
• Interacts with court personnel, attorneys and staff professionally to obtain data and resolve problems.
• Prepares, processes and generates routine and special reports for distribution.
• Keeps up-to-date on developments in court procedures for various jurisdictions.

Skills

Docketing software

Court rules knowledge

MS Office proficiency

Effective communication

Tools

CompuLaw

CourtAlert

eDockets

MS Office

Job description

Taft is currently seeking a Litigation Docketing Specialist to join our team.
We are seeking a Litigation Docketing Specialist with a minimum of 5 years prior docket experience to support our team. The Litigation Docketing Specialist serves clients by scheduling and maintaining the electronic calendars for all litigation events, due dates, and obligations for attorneys. All Taft employees operate under a 'Client First' philosophy - in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Reads and interprets various documents to extract upcoming events and requirements for docketing.
• Creates new events and updates existing events in CompuLaw from notifications and request for docketing. Manually calculates dates as needed.
• Maintains the accuracy of data pertaining to the matters managed within the CompuLaw software. Accuracy of data and calendaring/docketing is of critical importance to the Firm’s litigation practice.
• Interacts with court personnel, attorneys and staff in a professional manner to obtain and provide data, answer questions, and resolve problems.
• Prepares, processes and generates routine and special reports for distribution as needed.
• Researches and keeps up-to-date on developments and changes in court procedures for various jurisdictions.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years prior docket experience with a rule based calendaring system (CompuLaw, CourtAlert, and/or eDockets).
• Experience with federal, state court, and agency rules.
• Knowledge of the legal process and court operations, in federal, state and local court administrative rules.
• Ability to read, understand and interpret complex documents such as pleadings and other documents including interpretation of court rules, related to various litigation practice areas.
• Ability to communicate effectively with, and follow instructions from, diverse individuals and to provide information with courtesy and tact in person, over the telephone and in writing.
• Ability to reason and apply common sense understanding to resolve problems and carry out instructions furnished verbally or in writing.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide and perform mathematical functions normally needed to calculate dates.
• Proficient in the use of MS Office programs is required.
• Ability to work under a high level of mental effort to perform the essential duties of the position. Ability to occasionally work more than 40 hours per week.

Taft is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The information in this posting presents general duties, tasks, and responsibilities but is not intended to be an exhaustive listing. Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP participates in E-VERIFY.