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Docket Clerk
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Job Description
Law Firm Docket Clerk | CF Legal Recruiting and Staffing
The Tone:
This is a full-time role at a top AM100 international law firm, located in New York, NY. This firm is a premier organization seeking a seasoned professional to manage its critical docketing and calendaring functions. The role is essential for ensuring the timely and accurate flow of information, advising litigation teams, and supporting the firm’s legal processes across various state, federal, and regulatory matters. This position offers a significant opportunity for a skilled Clerk to advance their career within a globally recognized firm.
The TL;DR
• Role: Senior
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, New York, NY
• Mission: Responsible for maintaining the firm-wide docket and calendar for various state, federal and regulatory matters, and processing filings.
• Tech Stack: CompuLaw, CourtAlert, MS Office, PACER, NYSCEF, Bloomberg Law, Lexis, Westlaw
What You’ll Actually Do
• Calendaring: Coordinate and perform calendaring functions, including maintaining the firm’s litigation and/or Intellectual Property calendar using firm-approved programs.
• Advisory: Advise members of the Litigation Department on matters of deadline calculation, court rules, civil procedure, and filing protocol.
• Filings: Process conventional and electronic filings in various state and federal courts and before regulatory agencies.
• Notifications: Ensure that lawyers are timely notified of filing deadlines and court appearances.
• Review: Screen and review incoming court documents and office correspondence to calculate and calendar relevant deadlines using the firm’s docketing system.
The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s Degree with core domain knowledge in law firm docketing and calendaring functions.
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years’ related experience, with proficiency in CompuLaw and/or CourtAlert.
• Skills: Strong organizational skills, professional interpersonal and communication skills, high-level customer service skills, and the ability to apply court rules in multiple jurisdictions quickly and efficiently.
