Managing Clerk

Job Description

Managing Clerk | Considine Search

The Tone:
This is a full-time, hybrid or remote role with Considine Search, supporting the Managing Attorney’s Office of an AMLAW firm. The firm operates with a strong emphasis on precision and efficiency in its litigation calendaring, electronic court filings, and docket management. This role is central to ensuring all court-related operations run smoothly, serving as the non-lawyer operational lead for complex litigation matters.

The TL;DR
• Role: Manager
• Type: Full-time, Hybrid, Remote
• Location: Hybrid, New York, NY (or 100% remote with preference for NY, CT, NJ, MD, DC, NC, FL, IL)
• Pay: $150000–$180000 yearly
• Team: Reports to the Managing Attorney; supervises Assistant Managing Clerk and litigation support staff.
• Mission: Ensure the firm’s filings, calendars, and court-related operations run with precision and efficiency.
• Tech Stack: Court Alert Case Management, Outlook calendars, CM/ECF, PACER, NYSCEF

What You’ll Actually Do
• Guidance: Serve as the primary resource for attorneys and staff on federal, state, and local court rules and procedural requirements.
• Compliance: Review documents before service and filing to ensure adherence to rules and identify procedural risks.
• Filings: Personally manage and execute complex, high-risk, or time-sensitive filings in federal, state, and local courts, primarily NY and NJ.
• Oversight: Oversee the accuracy, consistency, and timeliness of all docketing and calendaring work performed by staff.
• Supervision: Supervise, train, and manage the workload distribution for Assistant Managing Clerks and litigation support staff in procedural tasks.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree, previous Managing Clerk or Assistant Managing Clerk experience required, serving as a non-lawyer operational lead.
• Experience: Minimum 8 years of litigation docketing, calendaring, or court-operations experience across multiple jurisdictions, including supervising staff and leading daily filing operations.
• Skills: Deep procedural knowledge of NY and federal court rules, and e-filing systems including CM/ECF, PACER, NYSCEF; strong judgment in identifying procedural risk and resolving filing-related issues; exceptional attention to detail, organizational discipline, and clear written/verbal communication.
• Bonus: Paralegal certificate or equivalent procedural training, and familiarity with Court Alert.