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The highly regarded law firm consistently receives recognition from Great Place to Work and Top Workplaces, two companies that specialize in assessing organizational culture. Teams collaborate across regions, value new ideas and deliver meaningful client solutions, supported by a culture that embraces ambition, development and shared success. With more than 3,000 lawyers and 3,000 business services professionals working together across 50 offices worldwide, this global law firm provides a full range of legal services to leading corporations and financial institutions operating in key markets and sectors.\nWhy Join Norton Rose Fulbright\nNorton Rose Fulbright is investing in the future of litigation support. This role offers the opportunity to lead a critical function that directly supports the firm's litigation practice, influences operational strategy, and helps drive innovation in service delivery, technology, and risk management.\nAbout the role\nThe Senior Manager, Litigation Docketing is responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the firm's US litigation docketing function. This individual will oversee a centralized team, establish operational and quality standards, optimize processes and technology, and ensure the delivery of accurate, consistent, and efficient docketing services across jurisdictions and offices.\nThis position may be located in any US office and offers a flexible hybrid work arrangement, with occasional in-office attendance and work outside regular business hours as business needs require.\nResponsibilities include, but are not limited to:\nOperations & Continuous Improvement\nLead the day-to-day operations of the firm’s US litigation docketing function, ensuring consistent, accurate, and timely service delivery across jurisdictions.\nEstablish and continuously enhance docketing procedures, workflows, training resources, and best practices to support scalable operations.\nMonitor court rule and procedural changes and ensure department processes, protocols, and systems remain current.\nAssess staffing, workflows, service levels, and operational needs, recommending improvements that strengthen efficiency, consistency, and business continuity.\nPartner with legal support leadership to align docketing operations with the firm’s broader litigation support strategy.\nLeadership & Team Management\nLead, mentor, and develop a team of docketing professionals, fostering a collaborative, accountable, and service-oriented culture.\nEstablish performance expectations, provide coaching and feedback, and support professional development and career growth.\nOversee workload management, scheduling, coverage, and cross-training to ensure business continuity and consistent service levels.\nSupport recruitment, onboarding, succession planning, and workforce planning for the docketing function.\nRisk Management & Governance\nEstablish and maintain quality control procedures, service standards, and governance practices to support the accuracy and integrity of docketing data.\nServe as an escalation point for complex deadline calculations, procedural issues, court notices, and docketing inquiries.\nInvestigate docketing discrepancies, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions to mitigate operational and legal risk.\nPromote consistency and standardization across offices, jurisdictions, and docketing practices.\nTechnology\nOversee administration and optimization of the firm’s litigation docketing and calendaring platforms.\nPartner with IT, vendors, lawyers, and business services stakeholders on system upgrades, enhancements, testing, rule updates, and reporting capabilities.\nMonitor system performance and data integrity, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, and user adoption.\nSupport change management through training, communication, and ongoing system improvements.\nBusiness Partnership\nServe as a trusted resource to lawyers and legal professionals on court rules, filing requirements, litigation calendaring procedures, and complex docketing inquiries.\nCollaborate with lawyers, legal support teams, and business services leadership to align docketing operations with litigation practice needs and firm objectives.\nBuild strong stakeholder relationships that promote consistency, service excellence, and confidence in the docketing function.\nOther duties\nPlease note this job description does not cover or contain all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.\nQualifications:\nBachelor's degree with 5-7 years of litigation docketing, calendaring, or case management experience in a law firm or similar legal environment and experience leading docketing, legal operations, or related professional staff.\nIn lieu of a bachelor's degree, 10 years of relevant experience in litigation docketing, legal operations, or a related legal environment and 3+ years of experience leading docketing, legal operations, or related professional staff.\nExperience supporting litigation practices across multiple jurisdictions and offices; centralized docketing experience preferred.\nKnowledge of federal, state, appellate, and administrative court rules, procedures, and filing requirements.\nStrong expertise with litigation docketing and calendaring software such as Milana.\nExperience upgrading or optimizing litigation docketing and calendaring software platforms.\nAdvanced ability to interpret court rules and perform complex deadline calculations.\nDemonstrated leadership skills with the ability to develop teams, manage priorities, and drive operational excellence.\nStrong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively partner with lawyers, legal support professionals, and business services leaders.\nProficiency with Microsoft Office and legal technology platforms.\nAbility to exercise sound judgment, discretion, and confidentiality when handling sensitive client and firm information.\nEmployees are entitled to compensation commensurate with skill and experience. The full-time base annual salary for this position is expected to range between $150,000 and $200,000, depending on the specific market and individual experience. This range represents the firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. Bonus opportunities are non-guaranteed and are dependent upon individual and firm performance.\nNorton Rose Fulbright will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.\nNorton Rose Fulbright will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.\nBenefits\nNorton Rose Fulbright US LLP is committed to providing employees with a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that supports you, your health, and your family. Benefit packages include access to three medical insurance plans, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, and disability insurance. Employees can also access pre-tax benefits such as health savings and flexible spending accounts. Norton Rose Fulbright helps provide financial security by allowing employees to participate in a 401(k) savings plan and profit-sharing plans if eligible. Full- time employees are eligible to access fertility benefits designed to support fertility and family-forming journeys. Employees may also access commuter benefits where applicable and student loan assistance refinancing options.\nIn addition to the Firm’s health and welfare benefits above, we offer a competitive paid time off plan, which provides a minimum of 20 days off based on your role and tenure with the firm. The firm offers a generous paid maternity leave and paid paternity leave (parental leave) benefit allowing parents to take a minimum of 14 weeks of paid leave to bond with your newborn or adopted child(ren). Employees may also access child care support through a back-up care program. Employees are also entitled to 11 Firm holidays.\nLegal Notices\nNorton Rose Fulbright US LLP is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal laws and their implementing regulations that require the collection and recording of certain data and information. The information we receive will not be used to make any decision regarding employment and will be kept separate from your application. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law.\nNorton Rose Fulbright US is committed to providing reasonable accommodation as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities. If you require assistance of accommodation to complete your application, please contact . When submitting your request, please provide your contact information and a description of the accommodation needed or the accessibility barrier you are experiencing. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.\nPay Transparency - Nondiscrimination Provision: The firm will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. 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