Litigation Docketing Specialist

Job Description

Litigation Docketing Specialist | Fish & Richardson P.C.

The Tone:
This is a remote-first role at Fish & Richardson P.C., with a focus on candidates in San Diego and Silicon Valley. Fish & Richardson is a premier global intellectual property law firm established in 1878, with over 400 attorneys and technology specialists across the U.S., Europe, and China. This role supports the firm’s Litigation Practice Systems Department by ensuring accurate and timely management of legal deadlines, which is critical for the firm’s success and risk mitigation. The firm prides itself on its creative and inclusive culture, valuing diverse perspectives.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Remote
• Pay: $63000–$85000 annually
• Team: Litigation Practice Systems Department, part of The Hub, reporting to a Litigation Docketing Manager.
• Mission: Owns the accurate calculation, recording, and dissemination of critical litigation deadlines to ensure compliance with court rules and support legal teams.
• Tech Stack: Milana

What You’ll Actually Do
• Review & Calculate: Independently review legal documents and litigation correspondence to accurately calculate, record, and disseminate docket dates based on applicable court rules and procedures.
• Date Entry: Accurately enter all deadlines for firm litigation matters into Milana, the firm’s litigation docketing platform, after verifying jurisdiction, court/venue, and relevant authorities.
• Support & Coordinate: Provide proactive support to litigation teams and coordinate with docketing attorneys to ensure all deadlines are correctly docketed.
• Quality Review: Quality review own work product according to internal department protocols and demonstrate sound judgment for escalating questions to the Litigation Docketing Manager and docketing attorneys.
• Respond & Distribute: Respond to inquiries from litigation teams regarding docketed events, deadlines, and court rules, and prepare and distribute regular docket reports.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Professional experience with thorough knowledge of litigation docketing processes in a law firm, including familiarity with federal and state court procedural rules. Demonstrated knowledge of the litigation lifecycle.
• Experience: 3+ years computing deadlines in federal, state, and agency court jurisdictions, including experience with rules-based docketing systems.
• Skills: Strong analytical, organizational, communication, time management, and technical skills; high attention to detail; ability to work under pressure to meet strict deadlines; independent and professional judgment; ability to identify and resolve issues.
• Bonus: Experience with Milana, the firm’s litigation docketing platform.