Litigation Docket Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in District of Columbia, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Evaluate and assess docketing requests along with related documents

• Precisely calculate essential dates and corresponding deadlines

• Revise existing docket entries and perform quality control on work products

• Investigate court regulations and judges' orders to enhance automated calculations

• Engage with case teams to ensure the accuracy of docket entries

• Examine incoming court documents and correspondence

• Organize documents within the appropriate case files

• Calculate and input deadlines into docketing software in accordance with applicable regulations

• Review scheduled deadlines and communicate them to the docketing team

• Provide assistance with special projects and additional assigned responsibilities

• Support the firm's litigation practice by ensuring court and agency deadlines are properly identified, calculated, and scheduled

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 3 years of experience as a docketing specialist, preferably with litigation experience in a law firm context

• Bachelor's Degree

• Familiarity with fundamental litigation docketing, calendaring, and Civil Procedure

• Proficiency in using calendaring software such as Compulaw Vision and/or CourtAlert is required

• Exceptional accuracy and attention to detail

• Capability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment

• Skill in interpreting and analyzing information

• Knowledge of various court websites, docket searching, and document retrieval systems, including PACER, Lexis/Nexis, West CourtExpress, and federal/local court websites

• Excellent communication, time management, and organizational abilities

• Capacity to work independently and be a dependable, conscientious, and adaptable team player

• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite applications, including Outlook, Excel, and Word

• Ability to work within a reasonable commuting distance from a Davis Wright Tremaine office while fully remote

🏝️ Benefits

• Selection of health and vision insurance plans

• Two paid volunteer days for qualifying community service activities

• Dental plan

• Fertility and adoption benefits

• Paid sabbatical after 13 years of employment

• Tuition reimbursement program

• Commuter benefits

• Retirement contribution

• Bonus eligibility for full-time employees

• Optional Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Short-term disability coverage

• Long-term disability coverage

• Telemedicine and virtual short-term solution-based counseling services

• Life insurance

• Flexible Spending Accounts for Healthcare and Dependent Care

• Subsidized backup care and caregiving resources

• 401(k) plan

• Vacation time

• Sick leave

• Employee assistance program

• Voluntary accident insurance

• Voluntary life insurance

• Voluntary disability insurance

• Voluntary long-term care insurance

• Pet insurance options

• Commuter and transit programs

• Flexible remote work arrangements