Senior Docketing Lead - Court Calendars & Liaison

Seyfarth; New York (NY); On-site; USD 105,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

Seyfarth Shaw LLP is seeking an Assistant Managing Clerk in New York to handle docketing and calendaring of court deadlines and filings. You will work closely with the Managing Clerk and support a busy docketing team.

Responsibilities include monitoring court filings, filing electronically, coordinating service of process, and generating deadline reports. A Bachelor's degree or equivalent plus 5 years in docketing are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a managing clerk and/or litigation docketing department.
• Strong knowledge of litigation processes, court rules, and electronic filings.

Responsibilities

• Monitor court filings and maintain accurate docketing and calendaring records.
• File documents electronically in state and federal courts; coordinate hard-copy filings.
• Calculate deadlines using court rules; review notices and update case information.
• Serve as liaison between attorneys, staff, court personnel, and vendors.
• Generate deadline reports and assist with department projects as needed.

Skills

Docketing

Calendaring

Court rules

PACER

CM/ECF

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience

Tools

Compulaw

PACER

NYSCEF

CM/ECF

Job description

Seyfarth Shaw LLP is seeking an Assistant Managing Clerk in New York to handle docketing and calendaring of court deadlines and filings. You will work closely with the Managing Clerk and support a busy docketing team.

Responsibilities include monitoring court filings, filing electronically, coordinating service of process, and generating deadline reports. A Bachelor's degree or equivalent plus 5 years in docketing are required.