Litigation Docket Specialist
About The Position
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is hiring a Litigation Docket Specialist to support its litigation practice. The position may be based remotely within reasonable commuting distance of the firm’s Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, or Los Angeles offices. The Specialist ensures court and agency deadlines are identified, calculated, and calendared accurately. Following department procedures, the Specialist reviews incoming court documents and correspondence, saves them to the appropriate case, and calculates and enters deadlines in docketing software under applicable rules. The Specialist also reviews calendared deadlines and reports them to the docketing team. The role requires close attention to detail, knowledge of court rules, and the ability to manage high-volume, time-sensitive work. The position involves reviewing docketing requests and related documents, calculating critical dates and deadlines, updating docket entries, and performing quality control. It may also require researching court rules and judges’ orders, responding to case teams about docket-entry accuracy, and assisting with special projects and other assigned duties.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience as a docketing specialist; litigation experience in a law firm environment is ideal.
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Knowledge of basic litigation docketing, calendaring, and Civil Procedure.
- Experience using calendaring software such as Compulaw Vision and/or CourtAlert.
- Knowledge of applicable state and federal court rules and deadline calculation.
- Superior accuracy and attention to detail, with the ability to prioritize tasks in a high-pressure environment.
- Ability to interpret and analyze information.
- Knowledge of court websites, docket searching, and document retrieval databases such as PACER, Lexis/Nexis, West CourtExpress, and federal and local court websites.
- Excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently and be a reliable, conscientious, and flexible team player.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Excel, and Word.
Nice To Haves
- Litigation experience in a law firm environment.
Responsibilities
- Review and analyze docketing requests and associated documents, and accurately calculate critical dates and related deadlines.
- Update existing docket entries and review work product for quality control.
- Research court rules and judges’ orders when needed to supplement automated calculations.
- Respond to case teams to ensure docket entries are accurate.
- Review incoming court documents and correspondence, save them to the appropriate case, and calculate and enter deadlines in docketing software.
- Review calendared deadlines and report them to the docketing team.
- Assist with special projects and other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Choice of health and vision insurance plans.
- Dental plan.
- Fertility and adoption benefit.
- Two paid volunteer days for qualifying community service work.
- Paid sabbatical after 13 years of service.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Commuter and transit benefits.
- Retirement contribution and 401(k).
- Bonus eligibility for full-time employees.
- Long-term disability and life insurance.
- Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
- Subsidized backup care and caregiving resources.
- Vacation, sick time, and paid holidays.
- Telemedicine and virtual short-term solution-based counseling services.
- Employee assistance program.
- Voluntary accident, life, disability, long-term care, and pet insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
