Litigation Docket Specialist

Morgan Lewis•Los Angeles, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, one of the world’s leading global law firms with offices in strategic hubs of commerce, law, and government across North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, is seeking to hire a Litigation Docket Specialist to support our litigation practice firmwide, serving as an integral part of our team. Morgan Lewis recognizes the benefits of supporting flexible working arrangements. This position will reside in any of the following locations: Century City, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco, Silicon Valley or Seattle with a hybrid in-office/remote working schedule. Flexibility to work overtime required.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent.
A minimum of seven years of related experience.
An understanding of court docketing and calendaring procedures and familiarity with court filings and general rules of court for processing pleadings at the federal, state, and county level strongly preferred.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Strong proofreading skills and exceptional attention to detail.
Team player with strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with a wide range of individuals.
Demonstrated ability to prioritize and balance competing demands and meet deadlines in a fast-paced professional environment.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to adapt to new software programs.

Nice To Haves

CompuLaw or comparable docketing software a plus.

Responsibilities

Maintains the computerized docket system for litigation attorneys practicing in multiple courts and jurisdictions.
Reviews correspondence, pleadings, discovery, filings and deposition notices for relevant and pertinent deadlines and extensive daily data entry into the calendaring database according to firm wide and department standards.
Manages complex, high end docketing work (e.g. scheduling orders)
Research questions from attorneys, paralegals and/or secretaries regarding deadlines, calculations of deadlines, local rules, etc.
Responds to requests regarding calendared events, pleadings, and court procedures and modifications to compliance dates on the docket calendar.
References and research court codes, state and federal statutes, court websites and Lexis-Nexis and Westlaw as appropriate.
Enters parameters, run, print, and distribute reports as necessary.
Prioritizes and processes requests received from attorneys, paralegals and/or secretaries to docket litigation deadlines in active litigation for clients.
Trains staff and attorneys on the computerized docket system and proper procedures related to docket/calendaring on an ongoing basis as required.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Medical coverage, with a variety of plans
Health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts
Domestic partner coverage
Parental leave
Vacation and holiday leave
Life and accident insurance
Income protection, including sick leave, salary continuation, and long term disability.
401(k) plan
Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, life, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, business travel accident insurance plans, and health savings and flexible spending accounts for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents.
Employee Assistance Program, Work/Life Services, HealthAdvocate, Bright Horizons Back-Up Child Care, and WageWorks Commuter Benefits for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents.
9 paid holidays per calendar year, 2 personal days per year, and up to 20 days of vacation per year.
Eligible employees will earn 1 paid sick leave hour for 30 hours worked.
Eligible employees may also take up to five days off for bereavement leave, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave per year and up to 10 weeks of paid pregnancy disability leave per pregnancy.