Senior Litigation Docketing Specialist

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 149,000 - 239,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dependent care reimbursement

Domestic partner coverage

Parental leave

Vacation and holiday leave

Life and accident insurance

Income protection

Job summary

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, a leading global law firm, seeks a Managing Clerk in its New York office. The role supports litigation practice groups by maintaining the New York and Princeton dockets, ensuring timely calendaring, and facilitating filings and court communications.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree and at least five years’ related experience, with strong communication, calendaring, and court database skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university.
• Minimum five (5) years of related experience.
• Effective communication and ability to present information to attorneys and staff.
• Proficiency in searching and retrieving information from court-related databases (e.g., PACER, NYSCEF, CourtAlert.com and Bloomberg).
• Hands-on experience with rules-based calendaring software (e.g., CompuLaw or ProLaw).
• Familiarity with federal, state and local court systems including electronic filing systems (e.g., PACER, NYSCEF).
• Obtaining certificates of good standing for attorneys from various jurisdictions.
• Notary preferred.
• Arrange for legalization of documents for foreign use.
• Maintain a database of commonly used forms and precedents.
• Assist attorneys with PACER and NYSCEF accounts.

Responsibilities

• Maintains litigation docket.
• Ensures compliance and records all documents in docket database and records procedures deadlines.
• Advise attorneys on court rules and practices.
• Coordinate legal services outside the firm (service of process, document retrieval).
• Produce docket reports and ad hoc reports for attorneys and staff.
• Monitor cases in state and federal courts and obtain decisions/docket updates.
• Verify docket accuracy through spot checks and mail entries.
• Handle electronic filings and stay up-to-date on filing rules and judge's practices.
• Manage case-specific information in relevant jurisdictions.
• Liaise with court personnel and maintain relations with process servers and couriers.
• Respond to procedural inquiries with direction from attorneys/staff.
• Assist in training Litigation Docket clerks and specialists.
• Assist in recruiting and training new docket staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Effective communication

Court databases

PACER NYSCEF CourtAlert

Calendaring software

Litigation practice knowledge

Notary (preferred)

Legal document management

Planning/organizational skills

Problem solving

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ComperLaw

ProLaw

eTracks

CourtAlert

Bloomberg

Job description

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, a leading global law firm, seeks a Managing Clerk in its New York office. The role supports litigation practice groups by maintaining the New York and Princeton dockets, ensuring timely calendaring, and facilitating filings and court communications.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree and at least five years’ related experience, with strong communication, calendaring, and court database skills.