Senior Litigation Docket Clerk

About the Role The California Managing Attorney’s Office is growing and has created a Senior Litigation Docket Clerk role. Based in any U.S. office, this position manages calendaring (CourtAlert), retrieves court documents, maintains related databases, and supports docketing procedures for MAO. What You'll Do

• Providing support to litigation attorneys, including calculating deadlines and retrieval of documents.
• Tracking critical dates and related details and communicating information with attorneys, paralegals and staff as necessary.
• Reviewing court filings and entering calendar deadlines in centralized docketing software (CourtAlert).
• Searching cases using software and internet resources as necessary.
• Backup assistance with review of court filings to ensure compliance with court rules and procedures.
• Backup assistance for electronic court filings for state, federal district and appellate courts.
• Assisting with other administrative projects or providing general back-up support as necessary. What We're Looking For
• Understanding of court docketing and calendaring procedures and familiarity with court filings and general rules of court for processing pleadings.
• Excellent organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong knowledge of court rules and procedures in California state and federal courts; strong research ability.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey information clearly and effectively.
• Flexibility to work overtime and weekends, based on department needs.
• Experience in a large law firm; minimum 4 years of litigation docketing; familiarity with CourtAlert or other rules-based calendaring software (e.g., CompuLaw, MA3000); firmwide calendaring experience; proficient in Microsoft Office; experience with federal, state and local court filing systems (NYSCEF, NexGen, PACER). Nice to Have
• Experience with CourtAlert or similar calendaring software; prior experience in a large law firm; familiarity with electronic filing systems. Compensation & Benefits
• The annual compensation range for this position is $95K – $110K (USD).
• Benefits include health care; retirement benefits; paid time off including sick and vacation days; parental leave; basic life insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts; discretionary, performance-based bonuses.