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Illinois Dept. of Employment Security Litigation Docketing Specialist in INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana
This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/12003484
Taft is currently seeking a Litigation Docketing Specialist to join our team.
We are seeking a Litigation Docketing Specialist with 3-5 years experience to support our team in the Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Indianapolis or Minneapolis office. The Litigation Docketing Specialist serves clients by scheduling and maintaining the electronic calendars for all litigation events, due dates, and obligations for attorneys. All Taft employees operate under a Client First philosophy in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Reads and interprets various documents to extract upcoming events and requirements for docketing.
- Creates new events and updates existing events in CompuLaw from notifications and request for docketing. Manually calculates dates as needed.
- Maintains the accuracy of data pertaining to the matters managed within the CompuLaw software. Accuracy of data and calendaring/docketing is of critical importance to the Firms litigation practice.
- Interacts with court personnel, attorneys and staff in a professional manner to obtain and provide data, answer questions, and resolve problems.
- Prepares, processes and generates routine and special reports for distribution as needed.
- Researches and keeps up-to-date on developments and changes in court procedures for various jurisdictions.
Requirements:
- 3-5 years related experience.
- Experience using Aderant CompuLaw in a law firm, corporation or government environment is required.
- Experience withstate and federal jurisdictions.
- Knowledge of the legal process, court operations, and federal, state and local court and administrative rules.
- Ability to read, understand and interpret complex documents such as pleadings and other documents related to a litigation matter.
- Ability to communicate effectively with, and follow instructions from, diverse individuals and to provide information with courtesy and tact in person, over the telephone and in writing.
- Ability to reason and apply common sense understanding to resolve problems and carry out instructions furnished verbally or in writing.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide and perform mathematical functions normally needed to calculate dates.
- Proficient in the use of MS Office programs is required.
- Ability to work under a high level of mental effort to perform the essential duties of the position. Ability to occasionally work more than 40 hours per week.
Candidates interested in the Chicago office should applyhere.
Candidates interested in the Cincinnati office should applyhere.
Candidates interested in the Cleveland office should applyhere.
Candidates interested in the Columbus office should applyhere.
Candidates interested in the Dayton office should applyhere.
Candidates interested in the Detroit office should applyhere.
Candidates interested in the Indianapolis office should applyhere.
Candidates interested in the Minneapolis office should applyhere.