Litigation Docket Specialist

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is a law firm seeking a Litigation Docket Specialist. This role is responsible for performing entry level litigation-related services, tracking case deadlines, updating case information, and monitoring court filings to ensure important dates are recorded accurately.

Responsibilities

• Review emails and requests received and draft appropriate responses to attorneys and Firm administration
• Perform entry level docketing and calendar updates within Firm docketing software
• Communicate with case teams on various litigation related matters
• Assist with and train on basic electronic filing in federal and state jurisdictions
• Perform due diligence litigation docket searches
• Perform quality checks on docket entries
• Escalate complex docketing questions or issues to Senior Docketing Specialist
• Communicate with court personnel via phone and email, as necessary
• Selectively bill time as authorized by partners
• Confer with outside vendors for retrieval of legal documents and transcripts
• Support the litigation support team with administrative and operational tasks as related to docketing and case tracking
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

• Bachelor's degree is required
• 0 to 2 years of relevant experience required
• Ability to manage multiple/simultaneous requests, assign priorities and achieve solutions within deadlines
• Knowledge of the entry level litigation docketing and calendaring process
• Ability to communicate basic litigation processes to case team and attorneys
• Must be able to work independently and collaboratively in a highly competitive and demanding environment
• Strong attention to detail and self-motivated to produce accurate, timely and complete work product
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and excellent research and analytical skills
• Knowledge of various court websites, docket searching and document retrieval databases (i.e., PACER, Milana, CasePortal, Bloomberg, and Lexis/Nexis)
• Knowledge of basic filing procedures in federal and state courts

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