Senior Managing Clerk

Job Description:

Candidates will have the following responsibilities:  

• Arrange  timely  filing and service of pleadings and court papers.   
• Review key documents prior to filing and submission to courts and agencies.  
• Communicating with court personnel.   
• Ensure that attorneys are kept abreast of filing deadlines and court appearances.  
• Coordinate with outside service providers and vendors  for confirmation of service.   
• Work with Centralized Docketing Department to make sure deadlines are tracked.  
• Responsible for understanding and researching court procedural rules and advising attorneys with respect to compliance with procedural rules.  
• Monitor newly filed actions in state and federal court.   
• Responsible for  monitoring  cases and creating case trackers for cases through Bloomberg Law, PACER,  CourtAlert  and other software.  
• Maintain all court form files as well as directories of court personnel.   

Job Requirements:

Candidates must have  familiarity with local courts and their personnel  as well as a strong understanding of New York commercial litigation practice, court rules  and procedures.  Candidates  are required to  have a bachelor’s degree  and have at least  10+  years of experience as a managing clerk. Candidates should have  strong communication  skills and  be  able  to manage  multiple assignments.