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About the Role

Morgan Lewis is seeking to hire a Litigation Docket Clerk to support our litigation practice firmwide, serving as an integral part of our team.

Responsibilities

• Maintains the firm’s docket system for litigation lawyers practicing in multiple courts and jurisdictions
• Obtains filing information from court clerks and online dockets
• Identifies pertinent deadlines and prepares master calendar of due dates for distribution to lawyers and staff
• Research questions from attorneys, paralegals and/or secretaries regarding deadlines, calculations of deadlines, local rules, etc.
• Responds to requests regarding calendared events, pleadings, and court procedures and modifications to compliance dates on the docket calendar.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• At least one year of relevant litigation calendaring/docketing experience desired, preferably in a large law firm.
• An understanding of court docketing and calendaring procedures and familiarity with court filings and general rules of court for processing pleadings at the federal, state, and county level strongly preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong proofreading skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and balance competing demands and meet deadlines in a fast-paced professional environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to adapt to new software programs.
• CompuLaw or comparable docketing software a plus.

Skills

• Microsoft Office
• CompuLaw or comparable docketing software

Location

• Boston
• Century City
• Chicago
• Los Angeles
• New York
• Orange County
• Philadelphia
• Seattle
• San Francisco
• Silicon Valley (Palo Alto)
• Washington D.C.

Work Type

• Hybrid in-office/remote
• Overtime required

Experience Level

• At least one year of relevant litigation calendaring/docketing experience

Education Level

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Bachelor’s degree preferred

Salary/Compensations

• For positions in Boston, MA and Chicago, IL, the salary range for this position is: $53,200.00 - $85,150.00.
• For positions in Orange County, CA, Century City, CA, Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY, the salary range for this position is: $57,900.00- $92,550.00.
• For positions in Seattle, WA and Washington, DC, the salary range for this position is: $55,500.00 - $88,800.00
• For positions in San Francisco, CA and Silicon Valley, CA, the salary range for this position is: $60,190.00 - $96,265.00.

Benefits

• Medical coverage, with a variety of plans
• Health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts
• Domestic partner coverage
• Parental leave
• Vacation and holiday leave
• Life and accident insurance
• Income protection, including sick leave, salary continuation, and long term disability.
• 401(k) plan
• Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, life, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, business travel accident insurance plans
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Work/Life Services
• Health Advocate
• Bright Horizons Back-Up Child Care
• WageWorks Commuter Benefits for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents.
• 9 paid holidays per calendar year
• 2 personal days per year
• up to 20 days of vacation per year
• 1 paid sick leave hour for 30 hours worked.
• up to five days off for bereavement leave
• up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave per year
• up to 10 weeks of paid pregnancy disability leave per pregnancy.

About the Company

• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, one of the world’s leading global law firms with offices in strategic hubs of commerce, law, and government across North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
• At Morgan Lewis, we work in collaboration around the world—always ready to respond to the needs of our clients and craft powerful solutions for them.
• From our offices in strategic hubs of commerce, law, and government in North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, we work with clients ranging from established, global Fortune 100 companies to enterprising startups.
• We provide comprehensive litigation, corporate, finance, restructuring, employment and benefits, and intellectual property services in all major industries, helping clients address and anticipate challenges across vast and rapidly changing landscapes.
• And we approach every representation with an equal commitment to first understanding, and then efficiently and effectively advancing, the interests of our clients and arriving at the best results.

Equal Opportunity

• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities.
• We value inclusion and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
• Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
• California Applicants: Pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act, the following link contains the Firm's California Consumer Privacy Act Privacy Notice for Candidates which explains the categories of personal information that we collect and the purposes for which we use such personal information.
• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP reasonably accommodates applicants and employees who need them to perform the essential functions of the job because of disability, religious belief, or other reason protected by applicable law.