Part-Time Docketing Coordinator

Description:

Position Summary

The part-time Docketing Coordinator supports the Corporate Restructuring practice by monitoring court activity, maintaining accurate case calendars, and communicating deadlines to attorneys and legal staff in corporate restructuring matters. The ideal candidate is collaborative, organized, dependable, and comfortable managing time-sensitive information spanning across multiple active cases.

This is a part-time position with a regular schedule of 15-20 hours per week. Availability during agreed-upon business hours is required to support timely review of court notices and deadline updates. This position may be performed remotely or in person in either our Fort Worth or Dallas office.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Review court dockets, electronic filing notices, court orders, and related documents to identify deadlines, hearings, and other significant case events.
• Independently review electronic filing receipts from all applicable platforms, update the docketing system, save records to designated locations in the firm’s document management system, and distribute notices to case team members.
• Enter, update, and verify deadlines in the firm’s docketing and calendaring systems in accordance with established procedures.
• Track bankruptcy and restructuring milestones, including claims bar dates, objection deadlines, motion hearings, and disclosure statement and plan confirmation dates.
• Monitor changes to hearing dates, filing deadlines, and court schedules, and promptly notify the assigned legal team.
• Distribute docket updates, calendar reports, and deadline reminders to attorneys and legal staff.
• Maintain organized docketing records, source documents, and case information.
• Assist with opening and closing matters in the docketing system and coordinating coverage outside scheduled working hours.
• Maintain the confidentiality of client and firm information.

Requirements:

Required Skills and Competencies

• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize competing deadlines across multiple active matters.
• Effective written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Dependable follow-through and sound judgment when handling time-sensitive information.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with attorneys and legal staff.

Education and Experience

• Associate’s degree preferred; an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience will be considered.
• Two years of docketing experience with specific proficiency using Court Alert, Court Drive or similar software.
• Experience with CM/ECF and PACER.
• Working knowledge of bankruptcy court procedures and the ability to apply relevant rules and court orders under attorney supervision.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.

This description is not all-inclusive. Additional duties may be assigned, and requirements may change over time.