Senior Law Clerk bei Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Job Summary & Objectives

The Senior Law Clerk/MCO is responsible for performing litigation-related services for the Firm including electronic filing of documents in state and federal courts. 

Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage annual MCO litigation projects

• Assist in preparation of training guides and training of new department hires

• Review documents for conformity to court rules; docket litigation documents and calendar important deadlines accordingly

• Impart expert procedural advice and coordinate court-related services by working with attorneys and staff across all departments and offices

• Coordinate court-related services by working with attorneys and staff across all departments and offices

• Conduct procedural research in all jurisdictions

• Perform manual and electronic filing pursuant to local court practices and using state and federal electronic filing systems nationwide

• Selectively bill time as authorized by the partners

• Confer with outside vendors for retrieval of legal documents and other court related services, including obtaining apostilles for international documents

• Keep attorneys and staff apprised of latest electronic guidelines and changes to procedural rules

• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills and Experience

Required

• Superior knowledge of California and federal rules of civil procedure

• 2-3 years of relevant experience required

• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing with attorneys and staff about complex legal procedures

• Ability to manage multiple/simultaneous requests, assign priorities and achieve solutions within deadlines

• Knowledge of the basic litigation docketing and calendaring process

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work well in a demanding and fast-paced environment

• Ability to work well independently as well as effectively within a team

Preferred

• Knowledge of various court websites, docket searching and document retrieval databases (i.e., PACER, Lexis File & Serve, One Legal, NYSCEF, Milana, CourtAlert; Westlaw, and Lexis/Nexis)

• Knowledge of filing procedures in local California state and federal courts

Education

Required

• Bachelor’s degree is required

Preferred

• Previous law firm experience

Physical Demands (required to perform essential job functions)

Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

• Sitting: Remaining in the seated position, particularly for sustained periods of time

• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another

• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally

• Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder

• Pulling/Pushing: Using upper extremities to exert steady force upon an object so that the object moves toward or away from the force

• Bending/Stooping/Kneeling/Crouching: Bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine, or by bending legs at knees

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction

Work Environment

• The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions as in typical office or administrative work (normal light, air and space in the work environment)

• The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions: Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes

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