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White & Case LLP Senior Litigation Docket Clerk in New York, New York
Firm Summary
White & Case is one of the world's largest and most prestigious law firms, with more than 2,600 lawyers located across 47 offices on six continents. White & Case is among the first US-based law firms to establish a truly global presence. The firm has practices - both transactional and disputes - ranked at the top of the market. The firm's client base includes many of the world's most respected financial institutions, companies, most promising start-up visionaries, and governmental organizations.
White & Case has a strong, fundamental, client-service orientation, and the firm conducts its business according to three core values:
- Pioneering - Seizing opportunities to innovate and grow
- United - Acting as "one firm" with a shared sense of purpose
- Human - Caring about its people and the wider world that the firm operates in
White & Case believes their competitive advantage comes from staying at the forefront of what they do and bringing industry expertise and insights to its clients. Their clients and the firm benefit when they work together to provide the best solutions. Their relationships - with each other, their clients, and the wider world - gives their work meaning. These relationships also provide opportunities to innovate in relation to how we provide our services including through use of technology, legal project management and innovative pricing.
In both established and emerging markets, White & Case professionals are integral, longstanding members of the community. The firm was founded in New York in 1901 and, today, White & Case professionals represent 90 nationalities and speak more than 80 languages.
White & Case has a strong reputation as one of the best-managed law firms in the world, and it has evolved best-in-class capabilities across its broad areas of business operations. It has also been recognized consistently as one of the most innovative law firms in the world and has innovation as a key part of its 2025 strategy.
It is our firm's interconnected ethos that our people and our clients value most. We work well together across geographic and practice boundaries, which is a primary reason we attract and retain sophisticated cross-border work and attract a diverse group of people to learn, share, innovate, and shape the firm's future together.
Our people are globally minded, enterprising, collaborative, and committed to excellence. Diversity is a core value of our firm, for which we have received recognition with numerous awards and top rankings around the world.
Position Summary
Working as part of a tight-knit team, you will support attorneys and legal assistants in the Americas by providing in-depth expertise in docketing, calendaring, court rules, procedures, legal proceedings, case activity and electronic court filings.
Although primarily focused on day-to-day operational matters, you will also work on a wide range of projects. You can anticipate unforeseen challenges and will be both resilient and pragmatic in your approach to managing change.
Through extensive contact with lawyers and business services leaders, we are trusted to offer advice and implement changes that help our teams perform at the highest level and deliver outstanding client service.
Duties and Accountabilities1
- Perform legal docketing via docketing software to generate calendars from court documents, correspondence, rules and statutes.
- Research and learn deadlines not contained in docketing software's automated calculations.
- Provide general and/or specialized docket reports upon request.
- Assist with the quality control of docket and calendar entries.
- Assist with and handle electronic case filings via CM/ECF, NYSCEF, and other state court filing platforms (including but not limited to DC, IL, FL, TX, and CA).
- Review documents for service and filing to ensure basic compliance with court rules and procedures.
- Provide guidance on court practices and procedures, procedural rules and judge's preferences.
- Coordinate and manage service of process requests, including engaging process servers, making recommendations to the team.
- Conduct searches and extract information from court-related databases, websites, and firm's docketing system.
- Collect, maintain, and update attorney information, such as admission information and login credentials.
- Coordinate retrieval of court documents with internal research team and external vendors.
- Monitor court rules and procedures for updates and changes.
- Learn and demonstrate mastery of court rules and procedures.
- Collaborate with other departments for cross-functional projects and initiatives.
- Assist with department projects as needed.
Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years experience working in a Managing Attorney/Clerk's office at a large law firm.
- Familiar with CompuLaw, CourtAlert, Bloomberg Law, and ECFx.
- Ability to handle, prioritize, and complete assignments with competing deadlines.
- Must deliver high quality work product and independently follow up and follow through.
- Possess general knowledge of court procedures in New York state and federal courts.
- Highly detail-oriented and accurate.
- Self-motivated, flexible, and organized.
- Ability to work independently and as a part of a team.
- Enthusiastic, proactive, and positive-minded.
- Able to interact effectively and professionally with lawyers, support staff and court personnel.
- Licensed Notary Public preferred
Benefits at White & Case
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Equal Opportunities
White & Case LLP offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs to all eligible employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability coverage, 401(k) retirement savings, vacation time, and leave programs (including parental leave). Exempt roles are also performance bonus eligible.
Location and Reporting
- The is a non-exempt remote role based in New York or Los Angeles
- Working shift hours are depending on location, 4pm - 12am EST/4pm - 12am PST
- This role reports to the Managing Clerk and Managing Attorney
The Firm may modify and amend any job description at any time in its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.
1The above is only a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.
White & Case is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. It is our Firm’s policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.
Applicants who are interested in applying for a position and require an accommodation during the process should contact talent.acquisition@whitecase.com.
Minimum Salary: 73600.00 Maximum Salary: 73600.00 Salary Unit: Yearly