Senior Litigation Docket Clerk

Gibson Dunn; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Parental leave

Life insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

Gibson Dunn in Los Angeles or Orange County seeks a Senior Litigation Docket Clerk to manage calendaring, retrieve court documents, and maintain docketing databases. Based in Los Angeles or Orange County offices.

You will calendar deadlines in CourtAlert, communicate with attorneys and staff, and support electronic filings across state and federal courts. Experience in a large law firm and familiarity with CA and federal rules are preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of prior experience in litigation docketing.
• Experience with federal, state, and local court systems.
• Familiarity with CourtAlert or other docketing software.

Responsibilities

• Compute deadlines and calendar events for litigation matters.
• Retrieve court documents and update relevant databases.
• Enter calendar deadlines in CourtAlert and review dockets for updates.
• Communicate calendaring information to attorneys, paralegals and staff.
• Support with electronic court filings and related admin tasks.
• Perform other back-up duties as needed.

Skills

Court docketing

Calendar management

Microsoft Office

Legal research

Communication skills

Overtime/weekends

Tools

CourtAlert

CompuLaw

MA3000

NexGen

PACER

Job description

Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes. Our exceptional teams craft and deploy creative legal strategies that are meticulously tailored to every matter, however complex or high‑stakes. The firm’s work is distinguished by a unique combination of precision and vision.

The California Managing Attorney’s Office is growing and has added a new Senior Litigation Docket Clerk position based in Los Angeles or Orange County offices. The focus of this new position is on calendaring using the firm’s calendaring database (CourtAlert), retrieval of court documents; maintaining and updating all related databases; processing and calendaring incoming court documents, checking dockets for updates and running calendar reports; communicating with attorneys and other members of the firm regarding MAO calendaring research and docketing procedures.

This role reports to the Litigation Docket Supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Providing support to litigation attorneys, including calculating deadlines, retrieval of documents.
• Tracking critical dates and related details and communicating information with attorneys, paralegals and/or staff as necessary.
• Reviewing court filings and entering calendar deadlines in centralized docketing software (CourtAlert).
• Searching cases using software and internet resources as necessary.
• Backup assistance with review of court filings to ensure compliance with court rules and procedures.
• Backup assistance for electronic court filings for state, federal district and appellate courts.
• Assisting with other administrative projects or provide general back‑up support as necessary.

Qualifications

• An understanding of court docketing and calendaring procedures and familiarity with court filings and general rules of court for processing pleadings.
• Excellent organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong level of knowledge of court rules and procedures in California state and federal courts.
• Strong research ability and knowledge of court rules and procedures.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey information clearly and effectively.
• Flexibility to work overtime and weekends, based on department needs is required.

Experience

• Experience working in a large law firm highly desired.
• Minimum of 3 years of prior experience in litigation docketing desired.
• Familiarity with CourtAlert (or other rules‑based calendaring software such as CompuLaw, MA3000, et al.) preferred.
• Experience with firmwide calendaring preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Experience with federal, state and local court systems, including electronic filing systems (e.g., NYSCEF, NexGen, PACER, et al.).

Compensation & Benefits

The annual compensation range for this position is $95K - $110K. The salary offered within this range will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations.

Benefits offered for this position include health care, retirement benefits, paid days off including sick time and vacation time, parental leave, basic life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, as well as discretionary, performance‑based bonuses.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Gibson Dunn will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of local law. Gibson Dunn is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities. We strive to ensure an inclusive and accessible hiring experience. The firm will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable participation in the application and recruitment process, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, participate in an interview, or otherwise take part in the recruitment process, please contact us at recruiting‑[e-mail].