Litigation Docketing Senior Analyst

Venable LLP•Chicago, IL

7d•$118,000 - $125,000•Onsite

About The Position

At Venable, we know that every new hire brings valuable experience, new perspectives, and a chance to raise the bar on our approach to how we work. That’s why we’re looking for a Litigation Docketing Senior Analyst to provide comprehensive litigation calendaring services to all assigned regional offices and the firm in general, including overseeing calendaring processes and quality assurance for all matters handled by attorneys in in their regional office(s), adhering to calendaring procedures and processes for these matters and facilitating firm compliance with calendaring policies and protocols to minimize the risk of missed deadlines.

Requirements

A minimum of four years of experience working in a Managing Clerk, Managing Attorney Department, and/or Litigation Docketing Department (experience should include substantial knowledge of litigation processes, court rules, and procedures and considerable experience computing deadlines in state, federal and appellate courts, including state and federal agencies across the country)
Extensive knowledge and expertise in litigation processes, court rules and procedures
Subject matter expert for computing deadlines for state, federal and appellate courts and in various agencies across the country
High level of skill in their ability to research, analyze and summarize issues in writing; must possess key critical thinking skills to support analysis and summary of findings with an unwavering commitment to quality of work
High level of skill in their ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and make sound judgments
Ability to work independently and strategically in a high volume, fast-paced environment and sort priorities with minimum level of supervision while still meeting deadlines and business objectives
Service-oriented and able to work collaboratively with attorneys, staff and other members of the Litigation Docketing Department
Excellent skills/knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and Outlook as well as Adobe PDF Creator (or equivalent); experience with MS Access (or similar DB software)
A minimum of 4 years of considerable amount of experience working in a Managing Clerk, Managing Attorney Department, and/or Litigation Docketing Department. This experience should include substantial knowledge of litigation processes, court rules, and procedures and considerable experience computing deadlines in state, federal and appellate courts, including state and federal agencies across the country.
Extensive breadth of knowledge and expertise in litigation processes, court rules and procedures.
Subject matter expert for computing deadlines for state, federal and appellate courts and in various agencies across the country
Highly skilled in their ability to research, analyze and summarize issues in writing. Must possess key critical thinking skills to support analysis and summary of findings with an unwavering commitment to quality of work
Highly skilled in their ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and make sound judgments
Encompass excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
Ability to work independently and strategically in a high volume, fast-paced environment and sort priorities with minimum level of supervision while still meeting deadlines and business objectives
Effective oral and written communication skills. Ability to interact with individuals at all levels of the organization and handle sensitive issues and situations with the highest confidentiality
Service-oriented and able to work collaboratively with attorneys, staff and other members of the Litigation Docketing Department
Excellent skills/knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and Outlook as well as Adobe PDF Creator (or equivalent). Experience with MS Access (or similar DB software)

Nice To Haves

Experience with rules-based calendaring software, preferred
Experience with rules-based calendaring software preferred

Responsibilities

Independently calendaring firm litigation, bankruptcy and agency matters and all related deadlines and scheduled events
Ensuring compliance with all calendaring procedures, best practices and department processes for all matters calendared and worked on
Maintaining deadlines, events, and docket entries; consistency in following all best practices, procedures, and protocols
Conducting research on agency, court and judges' rules and assisting attorneys and paralegals with interpretation of those rules
Responding to requests from attorneys, legal administrative assistants, and paralegals regarding calendared events and deadlines, court procedures, rules and filing processes
Creating, reviewing, and distributing calendar and case update reports
Compiling and preparing analysis of data for miscellaneous requests and reports, as needed; performing quality assurance and quality checks on other team members' work, as needed
Assisting manager in conducting ongoing effective firm training programs and presentations on docketing systems, policies and protocols to attorneys, paralegals, and legal administrative assistants
Assuming lead staff role within the department for coordinating projects and maintaining efficient workflow; assisting with the completion of any department projects, assuming a project lead role, when necessary