Managing Clerk-NYC – King and Spalding

Job Description

King & Spalding, a leading global law firm, is currently seeking a Managing Clerk to join our Practice Management team.
The Managing Clerk will sit in our New York City office.
The Managing Clerk will support the attorneys in their dealings with the courts and report to the Director and Associate Director of Practice Management.

The firm offers a generous total compensation package with bonuses and raises awarded in recognition of individual merit-based performance.
Eligible employees may participate in King & Spalding’s comprehensive benefit program including health and wellness plans, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts and a health savings account, a 401(k) plan, a profit sharing plan, discount programs, backup childcare support, and a substantial Paid Time Off (PTO) program.

Candidates will have the following responsibilities:
• Arrange timely filing and service of pleadings and court papers.
• Communicating with court personnel.
• Coordinate with outside service providers and vendors for confirmation of service.
• Maintain, monitor, and update the docket for pending litigation.
• Distribute docketing reminders.
• Coordinate with Legal Practice Assistants and other offices on docketing.
• Field questions from attorneys on compliance with court rules, procedures, and practice.
• Monitor newly filed actions in state and federal court.
• Maintain all court form files as well as directories of court personnel.

Successful candidates are highly motivated, forward thinking, thorough and detail oriented.
Candidates must have familiarity with local courts and their personnel as well as a strong understanding of New York commercial litigation practice, court rules and procedures.
Candidates are required to have a bachelor’s degree and have at least 5+ years of experience as a managing clerk.
Candidates should have strong communication skills and can manage multiple assignments.

We are proud of our remarkably cohesive culture, which encompasses more than 2,300 lawyers and business services professionals in 23 offices worldwide.
We seek to attract and develop the very best talent to work with us.

New York:
full-time annualized salary range of $110,000 – $165,000.
The salary offer will be contingent upon various factors, including but not limited to, relevant experience, internal equity, market data, job location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

King & Spalding LLP (K&S) is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all state, federal, and local laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, age, disability or any other status protected by applicable law.