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About the Role

This position supports the firm's litigation practice by ensuring court and agency deadlines are identified, calculated, and calendared accurately. The Specialist reviews incoming court documents and correspondence, saves them to the appropriate case, and calculates and enters deadlines in the docketing software under the applicable rules. The Specialist also reviews calendared deadlines and reports them to the docketing team.

Responsibilities

Review and analyze docketing requests and associated documents and accurately calculate critical dates and related deadlines
Update existing docket entries and review work product to ensure quality control
Research court rules and judge's orders when needed to supplement automated calculations
Respond to case teams to ensure that docket entries are accurate
Have knowledge of applicable court rules in state and federal courts and calculation of deadlines
Assist with special projects and other duties as assigned to fully meet the requirements of the position

Requirements

3+ years of experience as a docketing specialist, ideally with experience with litigation in a law firm environment
Knowledge of basic litigation docketing, calendaring and Civil Procedure
Experience using calendaring software such as Compulaw Vision and/or CourtAlert required
Superior accuracy and attention to detail and the ability to prioritize tasks in a high-pressure environment
The ability to interpret and analyze information
Knowledge of various court websites, docket searching and document retrieval databases (i.e., PACER, Lexis/Nexis, West CourtExpress, and federal/local court websites)
Excellent communication, time management and organizational skills
Ability to work independently, but also a reliable, conscientious, and flexible team player
Proficient with Microsoft Office suite applications, including Outlook, Excel and Word

Skills

Litigation docketing
Calendaring
Civil Procedure
Compulaw Vision
CourtAlert
Attention to detail
Information interpretation and analysis
Court websites
Docket searching
Document retrieval
PACER
Lexis/Nexis
West CourtExpress
Communication skills
Time management skills
Organizational skills
Independent work
Teamwork
Microsoft Office Suite
Outlook
Excel
Word

Location

Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles

Work Type

Fully remote
Full-time

Experience Level

3+ years of experience

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree

Salary/Compensations

$78,000 to $88,000 (Washington)
$40.00 to $45.13 hourly (Washington)
$84,000 to $94,000 (Los Angeles)
$43.08 to $48.21 hourly (Los Angeles)
$84,000 to $92,000 (San Francisco)
$43.08 to $47.18 hourly (San Francisco)

Benefits

Choice of health and vision insurance plans
2 paid volunteer days for qualifying community service work
Dental plan
Fertility and adoption benefit
Paid sabbatical after 13 years of service
Tuition reimbursement
Commuter benefits
Retirement contribution
Bonus
Health insurance with an optional HSA
Long term disability
Vision care
Telemedicine
Virtual short term solution based counseling services
Life insurance
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Subsidized backup care and caregiving resources
401(k)
Vacation
Sick time
11 paid holidays each year
Employee assistance program
Initial vacation benefit is 15 days per year
11 days of sick leave per year
Voluntary accident insurance
Voluntary life
Voluntary disability
Voluntary long term care
Pet insurance
Commuter and Transit programs

About the Company

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is one of the top law firms in the U.S. and an AmLaw 100 law firm with 9 offices nationwide.
At DWT, client service means having empathy for each client’s and each lawyer’s work and personal pressures, business objectives, and legal needs; anticipating their needs; and having the capabilities and commitment to deliver what matters most to them.
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP seeks to hire, develop and grow lawyers and business professionals who combine deep legal expertise, technological fluency, business acumen, and emotional intelligence—creating an excellent, inclusive, adaptive workforce that fuels exceptional client outcomes.

Equal Opportunity

At Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, every employee has the right to work in an environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination.
It is our policy to hire, promote, transfer, terminate, and make all employment-related decisions without regard to an employee’s sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical condition), race, color, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, religious creed, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, medical condition, military condition, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable local, state, or federal laws.
Davis Wright Tremaine provides reasonable accommodations for those who need them to complete the application or recruiting process and for employees who need reasonable accommodations to perform the essential functions of their positions due to a disability or for religious reasons.
If you need to request accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please email humanresources_confidential@dwt.com.