Litigation Specialist
Wilson Elser - San Francisco, CA
Hiring: Litigation Specialist Company: Wilson Elser Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 14:09:16 Employment Type: Full-time / Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Accessibility, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office About the job Experience: •1-5 years of litigation docket and calendaring experience in a law firm legal docketing department or clerk's office. •5 years of litigation docket and calendaring experience in a law firm legal docketing department or clerk's office. Required Skills: •Sets up new cases in the firm’s electronic calendaring/docketing software: Milana. •Reviews all documents received, identifies events to calendar and enters into Milana. •Requests calendar review by attorneys when previously entered events are rescheduled to determine if resulting deadlines change. •As necessary requests rules clarifications from E-Dockets if attorneys question deadline calculations. •Coordinates with E-Dockets consultant on further development of our system as authorized. •File & Serve: Manage daily notifications from our e-filing and e-service vendor, File & ServeXpress (“F&S”). •Document Management: Retrieves electronic filings, U.S. mail, faxes and other documents. Saves to the correct case in the document management system, and e-mails to the correct attorney team. •Daily and Weekly Calendar: Prepare and circulate the appearance calendar for the following day and circulate a draft appearance calendar for the following week. Qualifications: •Must possess strong knowledge of the State, Federal, Local rules. Must have a thorough understanding of the litigation process, as well as computation of time procedures, for accurate calculations of deadline. •Strong knowledge of state and federal rules of civil procedures. •Operational familiarity with using an automated, rules-based docket and calendar system [Milana] and ability to make use of court rules, dockets, and other resources to aid in processing document •Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel) and PDF editing programs •Court Filing Systems: File & ServeXpress required •Demonstrated capacity to comprehend, manage and sift through heavy court calendaring data •Strong attention to detail and ability to multi-task •Demonstrated capacity to work in a team-based setting and for multiple attorneys •Excellent organizational skills with the ability to integrate into a fast-paced environment •Strong customer service and communication skills [oral & written] Compensation: •$65,000 - $85,000 / year •Outstanding benefits package, including 401k match and generous PTO plan Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!