Jr. Docket Clerk
O'Hagan Meyer is seeking a full-time Jr. Docket Clerk to join its San Francisco, CA office. The role involves calendaring court dates, deadline tracking, and docketing maintenance across multiple jurisdictions, designed for someone detail-oriented and eager to build a foundation in litigation support.
Responsibilities
- Assist with entering and maintaining litigation deadlines in the firm's docketing/calendaring system - CourtAlert across multiple offices
- Assist with updating case information, attorney assignments, and case lists
- Help prepare reports and deadline summaries
- Review pleadings, notices, and order to identify deadlines
- Organize and distribute information relating to court calls
- Support training efforts by documenting procedures and workflows
- Drafting, editing, and filing pleadings and discovery with State and Federal Courts and Administrative Agencies
- Scheduling meetings and conference calls
- Copying, scanning, and saving documents to file
Skills
- 1-3 years of legal experience
- Background in docketing or litigation support and administration
- Professional communication skills (written, verbal and interpersonal)
- Ability to follow procedures and ask questions when unsure
- Very strong understanding of the litigation process
- Knowledge of Federal, State and Local court rules and procedures
- Excellent computer skills with knowledge of Adobe Acrobat, MS Excel, and MS Office, including Outlook
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Able to work independently as well as with the team
- Working well as a team in a congenial office
- Exceptional organizational skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Organizational skills
- Time management
- A paralegal certificate or other legal education is a plus
- Experience with CourtAlert or other docketing programs is a plus
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
- Wellness Resources
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