Senior Litigation Docket Specialist
$95,000–$110,000 year
On-site · Houston, Texas, United States or Dallas, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Senior Litigation Docket Specialist responsible for filing, service and retrieval of court documents, docketing and calendaring, and coordinating with attorneys and staff. Provides support to litigation attorneys, communicates procedural requirements, coordinates delivery of courtesy copies to court, performs electronic court filings for state and federal courts, screens and reviews incoming/outgoing court documents for compliance, reviews court filings and enters calendar deadlines in docketing software (CourtAlert), tracks critical dates, searches cases using software and online resources, and assists with other administrative projects. Requires ability to work overtime as necessary.
Required Qualifications
- Four-year college degree highly desired
- Completion of paralegal certificate program highly desired
- NALS, NALA, or TBLS paralegal certification preferred
- Minimum of five (5) years of prior experience in litigation docketing desired
- Minimum of five (5) years of prior paralegal experience desired
- Experience with CourtAlert (or other rules-based calendaring software) preferred
- Experience with federal, state and local court systems, including electronic filing systems (i.e. e-File Texas, NexGen, PACER, et al.)
- Experience with WestLaw, Practical Law, and Lexis
- General knowledge of court rules and procedures in Texas state and federal courts
- Experience in a large law firm highly desired
- Paralegal certification preferred
- Experience with docketing and calendaring procedures
Desired Qualifications
- Four-year college degree highly desired
- Completion of paralegal certificate program highly desired
- NALS, NALA, or TBLS paralegal certification preferred
- Minimum of five (5) years of prior experience in litigation docketing desired
- Minimum of five (5) years of prior paralegal experience desired
- Experience with CourtAlert (or other rules-based calendaring software) preferred
- Experience with federal, state and local court systems, including electronic filing systems (i.e. e-File Texas, NexGen, PACER, et al.)
- Experience with WestLaw, Practical Law, and Lexis
- Experience in a large law firm highly desired
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