Job Description At K&L Gates, we are looking for smart, imaginative and hard-working people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas to join us. Perhaps our search for talented visionaries and your search for important and impactful work lead to the same place.
We are seeking a Litigation Docketing Specialist to join our team. The Litigation Docketing Specialist is responsible for supporting the published procedures related to docketable information received from outside sources or K&L Gates' lawyers/staff. This includes, but is not limited to, calendaring within the firm's litigation docketing database, creating and distributing reports, working with lawyers to confirm accuracy of case dockets, and managing all source information according to firm practices.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
•Helps plan and arrange day-to-day workload for assigned tasks with the Firmwide Docketing Manager. The daily makeup of tasks changes frequently depending on office and department needs.
•Performs tasks associated with litigation-related docketing, including, but not limited to
•Reviewing, processing, and docketing in the identified firmwide non-IP docketing application all necessary events from source information received from outside sources or submitted by K&L Gates' lawyers and legal support staff
•Generating and distributing weekly and on-demand docket reminder reports to lawyers and staff from the firmwide application and updating the application based on lawyer responses
•Dating, stamping, and logging all source information according to published procedures
•Coding and filing all source information in the firm's designated system of record
•Maintains a current knowledge of court rules and local court procedures for each of the supported K&L Gates locations
•Establishes and maintains a positive rapport with firm lawyers and legal support staff
•Contributes to the firmwide docketing team's overall efforts, helps train other docketing staff, helps maintain departmental priorities, and delivers excellent patron service
•Performs relief and/or project duties and responsibilities, which may include assisting with lawyer departures, docket conversions, and file inventories, as well as supporting docketing personnel in other offices
•Performs other duties and responsibilities as directed
EXPERIENCE & SKILLS REQUIRED
•Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience
•Two or more years experience as a litigation legal secretary, paralegal or docketing support
•Computer literate, familiar with automated technologies
•Knowledge and understanding of court rules
•Ability to plan and organize projects as well as to analyze and solve problems proactively
•Ability to work independently
•Ability to type 40 wpm accurately
•Ability to focus on time-sensitive tasks with a strong attention to detail
ADDITIONAL ABILITIES REQUIRED
•Excellent customer service and written and verbal communication skills
•Ability to interact effectively with employees and/or clients
•Demonstrated ability to meet obligations with confidentiality, integrity, and sensitivity
•Frequently work at fast pace with unscheduled interruptions
•This job operates in an office setting and is largely sedentary, requiring the routine use of a computer and other standard office equipment. The ability to open file cabinets, lift files up to 40 pounds unassisted, bend, and stand on a stool may also be required.
Compensation Salary $61,000 - $115,000
The compensation salary for this position will be determined during the interview process and will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to prior experience, relevant expertise, current business needs, and market factors.
As required by the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative Ordinance and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants for our Los Angeles and San Francisco offices with arrest and conviction records will be considered.
ABOUT THE FIRM K&L Gates is a fully integrated global law firm with lawyers located across five continents in more than 40 offices. We have experienced dramatic growth in the past decade and now rank among the largest U.S. based law firms in the world. We take pride in constantly striving for innovation, imagination and an entrepreneurial spirit. We come up with big ideas and then roll up our sleeves to get the job done, guiding our clients through their most complex issues in a variety of industry sectors and across multiple regions of the world.
The industry recognition the firm has garnered emanates from the foundation of a global community aligned on behalf of our clients. The people at K&L Gates are committed to working together to create a legacy for each other, the firm, our clients, and the communities in which we serve. We thrive in an inclusive and socially conscious environment that embraces diversity and takes a holistic approach to the career evolution of all our professionals.
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BENEFITS K&L Gates offers our personnel a comprehensive suite of benefits to help meet your needs now and in the future. Depending on your eligibility, options for full-time personnel include:
- Medical/Prescription Drug Coverage (including a Health Savings Account feature)
- Back-up Child/Elder Care and access to a caregiving concierge
- Pre-tax Commuting Benefits
- 401(k) Retirement Plan and Profit Sharing
- Business Travel Accident Insurance
- Short- and Long-term Disability Protection
- Life Insurance (including Basic, Supplemental, Spouse, Child, and Accidental Death and Dismemberment)
- Paid Time Off (20 days/year through first 4 years of employment; 25 days/year after 5 years of employment)
- Identity Protection/Restoration and Fraud Insurance
- Parental Leave (18 weeks of which 6 are paid; short-term disability may provide additional paid time off)
- Student loan refinancing options and access to a student loan concierge service
- Breast Milk Delivery and Lactation Support Services
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employees also may be eligible to receive bonuses and certain expense reimbursements
- Employee Assistance Program
- Professional Development and CLE Credit Opportunities
- Employee Referral Program
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Hybrid/Remote Work Opportunities
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Perks including: Technology, Entertainment, and Travel Discount Programs
- All other benefits (such as leaves of absence) required by law
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The Firm is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the Firm that employment decisions shall be based on merit, qualifications and competence. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of a person's race (including traits associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles such as afros, braids, locks, and twists), religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, gender, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, familial status, domestic violence victim status, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all aspects of employment including, without limitation, recruiting, hiring, compensation, benefits, promotion, assignment, and dismissal. In addition, it is the Firm's policy to provide an environment that is free of prohibited harassment of any kind including, without limitation, that which is based on sex, race, age, disability, ethnic background, or any other category protected by law (including the categories listed above). The Firm complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact