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A career at Ballard Spahr means joining a team of talented mentors, colleagues, and friends, supported by strong leadership that actively encourages professional growth.\nThe Docketing Clerk provides essential support to litigation attorneys and paralegals by managing and tracking deadlines for client and client-related matters. They possess advanced technical and administrative skills and are entrusted with significant responsibility, often working with minimal supervision. The successful candidate must demonstrate initiative, sound judgment, and the ability to make decisions within the scope of their authority while ensuring accuracy and compliance with court and client deadlines. We are seeking a highly organized professional who can work independently and collaboratively, fostering strong relationships and effective communication with attorneys, paralegals, and staff across all firm offices to support the timely and efficient delivery of legal services.\nThis position is fully remote.\nWhy Join Us?\nInnovative Work Environment: Become part of a forward-thinking firm that enjoys substantial support and visibility from the firm’s executive leadership.\nProfessional Development: Take advantage of continuous learning opportunities and avenues for career growth.\nInclusion: Join a Business Resource Group and share cultural, experiential, or job-related interests, experiences, and/or backgrounds.\nImpactful Contributions: Play a pivotal role in developing industry-leading solutions that make a significant difference in legal practice and client service.\nYour Role:\nAs a Docketing Clerk within our litigation team, you will:\nWork with attorneys, paralegals and legal administrative assistants to ensure that litigation deadlines and reminders are entered into the electronic tracking system in a timely fashion.\nUpdate and/or cancel docket entries as appropriate (i.e., case settlement, trial date changes).\nPrepare reports of deadlines entered into the docket for attorney review and approval.\nRespond to inquiries from attorneys, paralegals and legal administrative assistants relating to docket and deadline issues in a timely fashion.\nAssist with the integration of docket deadlines on cases transferred from other firms.\nConsult with paralegals and attorneys with any questions if instructions or documents are unclear prior to data entry into the docketing database.\nWhat We’re Looking For:\nGrowth Mindset: Self-motivated with a passion for continuous learning and problem-solving.\nCommunication: Strong verbal and written communication abilities.\nDetail-Oriented: Keen attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently.\nRequired Experience:\nTwo-year college degree or three to five years of relevant work experience.\nPrevious litigation docketing experience working in a law firm, corporate legal department or government agency.\nWorking knowledge of litigation docketing procedures.\nAbility to work beyond the standard scheduled hours as needed.\nThe targeted salary range for this position is from $65,000 - $80,000, which reflects the firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of possible compensation at the time of posting. Actual pay will depend on several factors such as the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location.\nFor eligible employees Ballard Spahr offers medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, short and long-term disability, a 401(k)-retirement savings plan, paid time off, sick leave, paid holidays and an employee assistance program. A detailed summary of available benefits can be found here on our Careers website.\nReady to Grow with Us?\nIf you are ready to play a vital role in the firm’s success, we encourage you to apply and be a part of our commitment to excellence.\nAt Ballard Spahr, we believe that our skills, perspectives, and backgrounds drive innovation and excellence, while our unique culture fosters collaboration and success. Our culture of thriving together forms the cornerstone of how we deliver exceptional service and position our firm for a strong future. 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