Docketing Clerk

Founded in 1856, Harris Beach and its subsidiaries provide a full range of legal and professional services for clients across New York state, as well as nationally and internationally. Harris Beach is among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal. Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately-held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, not-for-profit organizations and individuals. Principal industries Harris Beach represents include education, energy, financial, food and beverage, health care, insurance, manufacturing, medical and life sciences, real estate developers, and state and local governments and authorities. The firm’s more than 200 lawyers practice among offices throughout New York state in Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Uniondale, Washington, D.C. and White Plains, as well as in New Haven, Connecticut and Newark, New Jersey.

Location: Buffalo or Rochester, NY offices (hybrid remote opportunity)

Do you have docketing, electronic court filing and research experience? Are you detail-oriented, organized, and motivated? Are you excited about the opportunity to join an innovative, growing law firm that has been successful for more than 165 years?

Harris Beach is in search of a Docketing Clerk that will calendar court appearances, filing deadlines and supply research regarding docketing, court rules, and Federal and State court civil procedure. You will thrive in this role if you have:

• 3 years of experience within a law firm as a Docketing, Calendar, or EBT Clerk (preferred)
• Bachelor’s degree (preferred)
• Familiarity utilizing MA3000, CourtAlert, eLaw or similar docketing and calendaring tools
• Knowledge of New York Civil Practice Law & Rules (CPLR) and/or Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
• Experience computing deadlines for state, federal and appellate courts and in government agencies across the country
• Knowledge of various court websites, docket searching, and document retrieval databases required (i.e., PACER, E-Track/E-Courts, S.C.R.O.L.L., NYCAL, Courtlink and Lexis/Nexis, etc.)

The Docketing Clerk is responsible for reviewing court notifications and communications from case teams for relevant dates to be calculated, updated, and entered in CourtAlert. Do you have the drive and desire to:

• Electronic filing in state and federal court. This individual is responsible for knowledge of e-filing protocols for State and Federal courts
• Answer and/or research questions from attorneys and staff regarding court calendaring, civil procedure, and individual judge’s rules in State and Federal cases
• Consult with attorneys and staff to ensure compliance with court rules and procedures, including Appellate and Bankruptcy proceedings
• Prepare and provide various calendar and case reports, as well as daily reminders of upcoming deadlines to attorneys and staff
• Review pleadings and court filings for compliance with court rules and protocols, including applicable fees, and work with case teams to correct any issues
• Monitor, analyze, and document changes in court rules
• Occasionally work overtime for after-hours electronic filing; evening e-filing coverage approximately once per week

Harris Beach recognizes everyone has a right to be included. You will be successful in your career at the firm if you:

• Exhibit the ability to be a self-starter who is motivated, flexible, and shows initiative
• Have exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Believe in the firm’s core values: integrity, support, ingenuity, teamwork, and inclusion
• Enjoy working with diverse personalities within various levels of the firm
• Are comfortable working in the office for training and mostly remote once training is completed

Harris Beach is committed to an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from diverse candidates with varied backgrounds and skills, including military experience. Harris Beach PLLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Salary information below will vary depending upon relevant experience for the position, geographic locations and weekly hours schedule. The anticipated weekly schedule for the Docketing Clerk in Buffalo or Rochester is 38.75 hours per week.

The firm’s policy prohibiting unlawful discrimination applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, placement, assignment of duties, training, promotion, compensation & benefits and termination. It is the policy of Harris Beach PLLC that all applicants and employees enjoy a positive, respectful and productive work environment, free from behavior, actions or language constituting unlawful harassment. Accordingly, harassment or discrimination of any kind based on an individual’s race or color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, military status, genetic predisposition, carrier status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, creed, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status is strictly prohibited. Harris Beach complies with the provisions of the Human Rights Law, all other State and Federal statutory and constitutional non-discrimination provisions including non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.

Salary : $22 - $33