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Legal Staff Legal Secretary in Pittsburgh, PA

K&L Gates LLP Dec 12,2021 Oct 07,2021 Location Pittsburgh PA
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Legal Staff

Litigation - General (consumer)

Min 2 yrs required

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Litigation Docketing Specialist The candidate will be responsible for supporting the published procedures related to docketable information received from outside sources or lawyers/staff. This includes 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. 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 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 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 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. Should have Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience. Must have 2+ years experience as a litigation legal secretary, paralegal or docketing support. Should be Computer literate, familiar with automated technologies. Knowledge and understanding of court rules is required.

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