Litigation Docket Manager

Location: New York, New York; hybrid in-office/remote schedule

Salary: $124,200–$198,600 per year

Company

Global law firm serving clients through offices across North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

What you will do

• Maintain litigation dockets and calendars, record filings, and accurately calculate and track procedural deadlines.
• Advise attorneys on federal, state, and local court rules, filing requirements, and individual judges’ practices.
• Monitor active matters, verify docket accuracy, obtain court decisions and orders, and communicate case status updates.
• Coordinate service of process, document retrieval, court communications, electronic filings, and docket reporting.
• Manage staffing, workflow, workload, budgets, performance feedback, and professional development for docket clerks and specialists.
• Develop training, policies, best practices, and efficiency improvements for litigation docketing operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience, including 3–5 years in a supervisory or leadership role.
• Proficiency with court-related databases such as PACER, NYSCEF, CourtAlert.com, and Bloomberg.
• Hands-on experience with rules-based calendaring software such as CompuLaw or ProLaw.
• Strong familiarity with litigation practice, federal, state, and local court systems, electronic filing systems, the New York Civil Practice Law & Rules, and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
• Strong communication, customer service, project management, planning, organizational, and multitasking skills, plus proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Nice to have

• Notary qualification.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working arrangement based in the New York office.
• Medical, financial, and other benefits may be available.
• 401(k) eligibility and paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave may be included.
• Inclusive workplace with reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees.