Litigation Docket Clerk

Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes. Our exceptional teams craft and deploy creative legal strategies that are meticulously tailored to every matter, however complex or high-stakes. The firm’s work is distinguished by a unique combination of precision and vision.

Based in New York, the Litigation Docket Clerk will be responsible for the various daily activities in a Managing Attorney’s Office, including the filing, service and retrieval of court documents; maintaining and updating all related databases; processing incoming court documents, checking dockets for updates, docketing/calendaring and running reports; communicating with court personnel and attorneys regarding proper filing procedures.

This role reports to the Managing Attorney - NY.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing support to litigation attorneys, including calculating deadlines, retrieval of documents and service of process.
• Performing electronic court filings for state and federal district and appellate courts.
• Screening and reviewing incoming and outgoing court documents and ensuring compliance with court rules and procedures.
• Reviewing court filings and entering calendar deadlines in centralized docketing software (CourtAlert).
• Tracking critical dates and related details and communicating information to attorneys, paralegals and/or staff, as necessary.
• Searching cases using software and internet resources as necessary.
• Coordinating and following up with outside vendors for process serving, document retrieval, transcriptions, reporting, and related court communications.
• Assisting with other administrative projects or provide other general back-up support as necessary.

Qualifications:

• An understanding of court docketing and calendaring procedures and familiarity with court filings and general rules of court for processing pleadings.
• Excellent organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey information clearly and effectively.
• Ability to work overtime as necessary.

Experience:

• Experience working in a large law firm highly desired.
• Minimum of (2) years of prior experience in litigation docketing desired.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and experience with rules-based calendaring software (e.g. CourtAlert, CompuLaw, MA3000, et al.) desirable.
• Experience with federal, state and local court systems, including electronic filing systems (i.e. NYSCEF, NexGen, PACER, et al.).
• Strong research ability and knowledge of court rules and procedures in New York state and federal courts.
• Experience with firmwide calendaring preferred.

Gibson Dunn will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of local law.

Compensation & Benefits:

The annual compensation range for this position is $85-100K. The salary offered within this range will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations.

Benefits offered for this position include health care; retirement benefits; paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time; parental leave; basic life insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts; as well as discretionary, performance-based bonuses.