The U.S. District Court Clerk's Office currently is accepting applications for full-time Docket Clerks to support one or more U.S. District Judges. The position is located in the U.S. District Court Clerk's Office in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Docket Clerk performs docketing and noticing, maintains and monitors the completion of required procedural steps, prepares case documents for appeal, reviews filed documents to determine conformity and takes appropriate action, ensures that all orders and automated entries are appropriately and accurately docketed. The Docket Clerk ensures the accuracy and completeness of the information entered into the CM/ECF database through quality control. The job requires a significant level of knowledge regarding court operations. Docket Clerks at the higher classification level perform work requiring a higher level of knowledge and greater complexity regarding court operations.