Overview
Docket Clerk – Remote. This position can be fully remote, but candidates must be local to the Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Palo Alto office in California.
Duties
- Provide support to the automated docket/calendar system and procedures for California and federal cases.
- Enter docket dates from court documents and correspondence under attorney supervision and confirm appropriate maintenance of data in the CourtAlert system.
- Daily preparation and distribution of reports from the docketing system.
- Support information workflows related to scheduling, calendaring, and procedures in litigation matters in CA.
- Assess processes and recommend improvements to systems and procedures related to docketing.
- Respond to requests regarding litigation scheduling and court rules.
- First‑level support for CA state and federal ECF, pleadings, and court papers filing, and case record file access.
- Provide back‑up support for general paralegal tasks.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 1–3 years of docketing or similar litigation calendar database experience at a large law firm.
- Hands‑on experience with the CourtAlert system preferred.
- Working knowledge of CA and Federal court rules, including local rules of the various courts in CA, essential.
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and written communication skills with a strong service orientation.
- Prior paralegal experience is a plus.
- Flexibility for overtime.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
- Salary range $88–$100k plus overtime pay.