Senior Litigation Docket Clerk

The role

The Senior Litigation Docket Clerk is responsible for calendaring using CourtAlert, retrieving court documents, and maintaining related databases. This person will communicate with attorneys regarding calendaring research and docketing procedures.

What you will do

• Providing support to litigation attorneys, including calculating deadlines and retrieval of documents
• Tracking critical dates and communicating information with attorneys, paralegals and/or staff
• Reviewing court filings and entering calendar deadlines in CourtAlert
• Searching cases using software and internet resources
• 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 provide general back-up support

Required qualifications

• An understanding of court docketing and calendaring procedures
• Familiarity with court filings and general rules of court for processing pleadings
• Excellent organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail
• Strong level of knowledge of court rules and procedures in California state and federal courts
• Strong research ability and knowledge of court rules and procedures
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work overtime and weekends as necessary, including rotating evening coverage
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Experience with federal, state and local court systems, including electronic filing systems
• A general understanding of court rules and procedures in California state and federal courts and agencies

Nice to have

• Experience working in a large law firm
• Minimum of 4 years of prior experience in litigation docketing
• Familiarity with CourtAlert (or other rules-based calendaring software such as CompuLaw, MA3000, et al.)
• Experience with firmwide calendaring

Benefits

• health care
• retirement benefits
• paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time
• parental leave
• basic life insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• discretionary, performance-based bonuses

About the company

Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes.