Senior Litigation Docket Specialist

Location: Hybrid in-office/remote position based in Boston, Chicago, Houston, New York, Philadelphia, or Washington, D.C., United States. Flexibility to work overtime is required.

Salary: $84,200–$134,600 for Boston and Chicago; $91,500–$146,325 for New York; $87,800–$140,450 for Washington, D.C.

Company

hirify.global is a global law firm with offices across North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

What you will do

• Maintain computerized docket systems for litigation attorneys working across multiple courts and jurisdictions.
• Review correspondence, pleadings, discovery materials, filings, and deposition notices; identify deadlines and enter them into the calendaring database.
• Manage complex docketing work, including scheduling orders, deadline calculations, compliance dates, reports, and custom reports.
• Research federal, state, county, and local court rules, statutes, court websites, Lexis-Nexis, and Westlaw to answer attorney and staff questions.
• Prioritize docketing requests, resolve docketing issues, support junior staff, and train attorneys and legal or administrative staff on docketing procedures.
• Lead onboarding, special projects, overflow work, and improvements to litigation docketing processes and procedures.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 10 years of related experience.
• Understanding of court docketing and calendaring procedures, with familiarity with court filings and general federal, state, and county court rules strongly preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong proofreading skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills, a team-oriented approach, and the ability to build relationships with a wide range of individuals.
• Ability to prioritize competing demands and meet deadlines in a fast-paced professional environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to adapt to new software programs.

Nice to have

• Experience with CompuLaw or comparable docketing software.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid in-office/remote working arrangement with flexibility across the listed U.S. offices.
• Medical coverage with multiple plan options, health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts, and domestic partner coverage.
• Parental leave, vacation and holiday leave, life and accident insurance, sick leave, salary continuation, and long-term disability coverage.
• Full-time, at-will employment with compensation based on experience, expertise, business needs, and market factors.

Hiring process

• Apply online through the hirify.global website by selecting “Careers.”
• Salary and final compensation will be determined during the interview process.