Legal Assistant – Docketing Clerk

Key Responsibilities:

• Docket Management: Maintain and update the firm’s docketing system with all relevant deadlines, court dates, and other critical information. Ensure that all entries are accurate and up-to-date.
• Deadline Tracking: Monitor and track deadlines for filings, hearings, and other legal proceedings. Proactively communicate upcoming deadlines and court dates to attorneys and legal staff.
• Verification: Review and verify the accuracy of docket entries and related documents. Ensure compliance with court rules and deadlines.
• Coordination: Coordinate with attorneys, paralegals, and other legal assistants to ensure that all necessary actions are taken in a timely manner. Assist in the preparation and filing of legal documents as needed.
• Reporting: Generate and distribute docket reports to relevant team members. Provide regular updates on the status of pending matters.
• Electronic Document Management System: Familiarity with electronic document management systems for organizing, storing, and retrieving legal documents efficiently.
• Electronic Filing: Skilled in navigating and utilizing e-filing systems and procedures for both state and federal courts, ensuring timely and accurate submission of legal documents.
• Administrative Support: Perform other administrative tasks as required.

Qualifications:

• Experience: A minimum of 2 years of experience in a legal assistant role.
• Technology Adaptability: Ability to quickly adapt to and learn new technologies, ensuring efficient use of the latest tools and software.
• Organizational Skills: Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, ensuring all tasks are completed accurately and efficiently.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, ensuring clear and professional interactions with clients, attorneys, and other parties.
• Teamwork: Ability to work independently and as part of a team, demonstrating flexibility and a collaborative approach to work.
• Adobe Acrobat: Expertise in using Adobe Acrobat for bates labeling, splitting and combining PDF documents, optimizing and reducing PDF file sizes, and ensuring documents are properly formatted and accessible.

Work Arrangement:

• Hybrid Work Option: There may be an opportunity to transition to a hybrid work arrangement after sufficient training and demonstration of the ability to work independently and effectively.

Compensation:

• Pay: Compensation is commensurate with candidates' knowledge, skills and relevant experienced in a legal environment.  The salary range for this position is $75,000 to $85,000.

Salary

• $75,000 - $85,000