Legal Staff Paralegal in Charlotte, NC

Law Firm

Charlotte, NC

Legal Staff Paralegal in Charlotte, NC

Legal Staff

Min 5 yrs required

No

Docket Coordinator - Ensure Accuracy and Timeliness of Court Filings and Deadlines for Law Firm

H1: Join McGuireWoods as a Docket Coordinator to Support Legal Team and Ensure Timely Court Filings
H2: Docket Coordinator Role at Top Law Firm: Accuracy and Timeliness of Court Filings and Deadlines

Overview:

- Join McGuireWoods, a leading law firm with over 180 years of experience providing legal solutions to clients.
- Diversity and inclusion are integral to our business practices, guiding how we recruit, retain, and promote our team members.
- Along with excellent benefits, we offer a hybrid remote option for most employees, promoting work-life balance.
- Our Applicant Disclosures and Privacy Statement outline your rights and how we protect your personal data.

Responsibilities:

- Monitor court filings, extract critical dates, and update docketing systems to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
- Maintain integrity of docketing system and ensure quality assurance of all deadlines.
- Assign cases to team members based on expertise.
- Conduct legal research on court rules, case statuses, and orders.
- Assist in developing training materials and best practices for docketing department.
- Provide recommendations for improving legal knowledge, processes, and procedures.
- Train new staff and support ongoing development of docketing team.
- Collaborate with attorneys, paralegals, and vendors to obtain court files and ensure accurate docketing.
- Generate specialized docket reports and send timely reminders of upcoming court appearances.
- Liaise with courts and administrative offices to confirm rules and procedures.

Qualifications:

- College-level training or a paralegal certificate with relevant experience.
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in litigation docketing, calendaring, or a legal support role with docket responsibilities.
- Proficiency in CourtAlert (or similar docketing software), PACER, LexisNexis, Westlaw, and Microsoft Office.
- Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local court rules and procedures.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate in a virtual environment and interact with all levels of the organization.
- Able to work under pressure in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
- Professional demeanor with a proactive, solution-oriented approach to supporting the firm and its legal teams.

Salary Information:

- Minimum: $62, USD
- Maximum: $108, USD

Location Options:

- Baltimore, MD
- Chicago, IL
- Richmond, VA
- Los Angeles (Downtown), CA
- Charlotte, NC

At McGuireWoods, we value diversity and inclusion as essential to our business practices. We are seeking a Docket Coordinator to join our Docketing Risk Management Department and ensure the accuracy and timeliness of all court filings and related deadlines. With a hybrid remote option and excellent benefits, this is an opportunity to join a top law firm and support our legal team in delivering exceptional service.

If you have a minimum of 5 years' experience in litigation docketing or a legal support role with docket responsibilities, proficiency in docketing software and legal research tools, and excellent communication and organizational skills, we encourage you to apply for this role. Connect with a recruiter directly if you have any questions about the position. Join our team at McGuireWoods and make a difference in the legal industry.

Mar 26, 2025
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