Docket Specialist
Skills
Adobe AcrobatDatabasesFederal CourtsMicrosoft 365RenewalsSafeguardService Providers
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- 2+ years of litigation docketing experience at a law firm
- Knowledge of state and federal procedures and court processes including Illinois Pennsylvania Delaware Texas Florida and/or California
- Knowledge of the federal courts’ CM/ECF system
- Knowledge of assorted state court filing systems such as Odyssey
- Ability and willingness to work overtime on nights and weekends as needed
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and adapt quickly
- Excellent verbal written and interpersonal communication skills
- Excellent time management skills and ability to meet time-sensitive deadlines
- Ability to function well under pressure in a fast-paced demanding environment
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion and good judgment
- Ability to exercise sound independent judgment and proactive problem-solving
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team
Nice to have
- Creative mind
- Attention to detail
- Proactive
- Adaptable
- Discreet
- Collaborative
Day to day
- Maintain and update the firm's docketing system to accurately track critical deadlines court dates and filing requirements across active litigation matters
- Support attorneys and paralegals with deadline tracking date calculations jurisdictional rules and court rule research across state and federal jurisdictions
- Review finalize and electronically file time-sensitive legal documents coordinate admissions and credentials and ensure docket entries reports and procedures remain precise and compliant