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Litigation Docket Specialist
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. Maintain the computerized docket system for litigation attorneys practicing in multiple courts and jurisdictions .
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Maintain the computerized docket system for litigation attorneys practicing in multiple courts and jurisdictions
- Review correspondence, pleadings, discovery, filings, and deposition notices for relevant deadlines
- Perform extensive daily data entry into the calendaring database according to firm-wide and department standards
- Manage complex, high-end docketing work, including scheduling orders
- Research attorney, paralegal, and secretary questions regarding deadlines, deadline calculations, local rules, and court procedures
- Respond to requests regarding calendared events, pleadings, court procedures, and modifications to compliance dates
- Research court codes, state and federal statutes, court websites, Lexis-Nexis, and Westlaw
- Enter parameters, run, print, and distribute reports
- Prioritize and process requests to docket litigation deadlines in active litigation for clients
- Train staff and attorneys on the computerized docket system and docket/calendaring procedures
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Report to the Legal Practice Support Management team and seek guidance from the Senior Litigation Docket Specialist and Supervisor of Legal Practice Support Operations
Requirements
What you’ll need- High School diploma or equivalent
- A minimum of seven years of related experience
- Understanding of court docketing and calendaring procedures strongly preferred
- Familiarity with court filings and general rules of court for processing pleadings at the federal, state, and county level strongly preferred
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong proofreading skills and exceptional attention to detail
- Team player with strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with a wide range of individuals
- Ability to prioritize and balance competing demands and meet deadlines in a fast-paced professional environment
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Ability to adapt to new software programs
- CompuLaw or comparable docketing software a plus
- Flexibility to work overtime required
Benefits
Comp & perks- Medical coverage, with a variety of plans
- Health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts
- Domestic partner coverage
- Parental leave
- Vacation and holiday leave
- Life and accident insurance
- Income protection, including sick leave, salary continuation, and long term disability
- Annual discretionary bonus eligibility
- 401(k) plan
- Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, life, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, and business travel accident insurance plans
- Health savings and flexible spending accounts for the employee and eligible dependents
- Employee Assistance Program
- Work/Life Services
- Health Advocate
- Bright Horizons Back-Up Child Care
- WageWorks Commuter Benefits
- 9 paid holidays per calendar year
- 2 personal days per year
- Up to 20 days of vacation per year
- 1 paid sick leave hour for 30 hours worked, in accordance with applicable state law
- Up to five days off for bereavement leave
- Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave per year
- Up to 10 weeks of paid pregnancy disability leave per pregnancy
- Flexible hybrid in-office/remote working arrangement