Docketing Clerk
A meticulous professional who monitors court dockets, tracks filings, updates case records, and ensures your firm has accurate and timely information on every active matter.
A docketing clerk from DocketHire monitors court dockets across your firm's caseload and ensures every filing, order, and scheduling change is captured accurately in your systems. Docketing is one of the highest stakes administrative functions in a law firm because a missed entry can lead to blown deadlines, sanctions, or malpractice claims. Our docketing clerks bring the focus and precision this work demands.
DocketHire docketing clerks are trained to work with federal and state court electronic filing systems, pull docket reports, and cross reference entries against your firm's internal records. They identify new filings by opposing counsel, flag orders that require immediate attorney attention, and maintain a complete audit trail of every docket event for each case.
By dedicating a trained professional to docketing, your firm reduces the risk of errors that come from splitting this responsibility across multiple people. Your DocketHire docketing clerk creates a centralized, reliable record of court activity that attorneys, paralegals, and calendar specialists can depend on to do their work with confidence.
Key Tasks
- Pull and review daily docket reports from PACER and state court systems
- Enter docket events into the firm's practice management system
- Flag new court orders and filings for immediate attorney review
- Cross reference docket entries with internal deadline calendars
- Monitor electronic service notifications and process accordingly
- Maintain an audit trail of all docket entries and updates
- Track case dispositions, dismissals, and appeals
- Verify accuracy of court records against firm records
- Generate docket activity reports for attorneys and case managers
- Archive docket records for closed cases per firm retention policies
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