Docket Clerk - Debevoise & Plimpton : Job Details

DOCKET CLERK

MANAGING ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a premier law firm with market-leading practices, a global perspective and strong New York roots. Our clients look to us to bring a distinctively high degree of quality, intensity and creativity to resolve legal challenges effectively and cost efficiently. We believe in hiring talented and dedicated individuals as members of our administrative community. We draw on the strength of our culture and structure to deliver the best of our firm to our lawyers and clients through true collaboration. The firm is seeking a seeking a full-time experienced Docket Clerk to become part of the Managing Attorney's Office. The Docket Clerk/Legal Assistant will be expected to interact professionally with administrative staff and lawyers. This is a non-exempt position with a hybrid work schedule and reports to Counsel, Managing Attorney. The ideal candidate will have a strong client service ethic, the ability to work effectively as a member of a team.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Entering data into the firm's docketing and calendaring system.
• Performing electronic court filings in federal, state and appellate courts.
• Monitoring cases and retrieving documents with the use of various online resources.
• Assisting with authentication of documents for use in foreign countries.
• Responding to inquiries about firm's past experience with experts and outside counsel.
• Assisting with maintenance of corporate diary.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 1-2 years of docket clerk or paralegal/legal assistant experience at a law firm or in-house legal department.
• Experience with Case Management System such as CourtAlert or MA3000.
• Familiarity with Westlaw and/or Lexis
• Familiarity with CPLR and Fed. R. Civ. P. as pertinent to docketing and calendaring.
• Experience with document review.
• Familiarity with Outlook, Word, Excel.
• Data entry experience.
• Ability to learn and retain detailed information about court procedures and documentation
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks and deadlines and the ability to work well under pressure.

TO APPLY:

A resume and cover letter are required to apply for this position. Please tell us where you saw this posting and send required materials to:

Human Resources

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Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

66 Hudson Boulevard

New York, NY 10001

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other legally protected category in accordance with U.S. law.