Remote Litigation Docketing Specialist

Confidential; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a Docket Administrator to manage the master litigation calendar, calculate deadlines, and communicate critical dates to attorneys and staff. The role requires reviewing court filings, applying rules, and maintaining accurate docket records to ensure timely litigation events.

Responsibilities include calculating deadlines, entering calendar events, researching court rules, and generating weekly docket reports for distribution to the legal team.

Qualifications

• Two years of law office calendaring experience.
• Thorough understanding of legal terminology, pleadings, and court structures.
• Experience calculating legal deadlines and applying court rules to litigation documents.
• Knowledge of state and federal courts and related tribunals.

Responsibilities

• Review and interpret court orders, correspondence, emails, briefs, pleadings, and other legal documents to identify deadlines and events requiring docketing.
• Calculate and enter litigation deadlines and calendar events into the docketing system based on applicable court rules, orders, and procedures.
• Research state and federal court rules, administrative agency requirements, and other applicable judicial rules when necessary.
• Maintain accurate and current docket records, including calendar entries and attorney and client/matter information.
• Run weekly docket and reminder reports and distribute them to attorneys and staff.
• Monitor deadlines and completed events and follow up with attorneys and staff to confirm completion.
• Utilize docketing timelines and codes to calculate limitations and deadlines involving trials, motions, discovery, and other litigation events.
• Review docket reports for accuracy based on applicable code sections, local rules, and court requirements.
• Respond to attorney and staff questions regarding court rules, deadlines, date calculations, and docketing information.
• Communicate docketing issues and system needs to the Docket Manager.
• Serve as backup for other Docket Administrators and the Docket Manager as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Litigation calendaring

Deadline calculation

Court rules interpretation

Docketing software

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Independent work

Tools

CompuLaw

Milana

ECFx

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Confidential is seeking a Docket Administrator to manage the master litigation calendar, calculate deadlines, and communicate critical dates to attorneys and staff. The role requires reviewing court filings, applying rules, and maintaining accurate docket records to ensure timely litigation events.

Responsibilities include calculating deadlines, entering calendar events, researching court rules, and generating weekly docket reports for distribution to the legal team.