Also called: Docket Clerk, Calendar Clerk
Tracks every court deadline for a law firm so no filing is ever missed.
Missing a court deadline can lose a case, so docketing specialists read every court notice and enter deadlines into a calendar system. They know the court rules for counting days by heart. Big firms have whole docketing teams.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; paralegal training helps.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Paralegal Studies.
Shrinking (about -3% over 10 years). Approximate.
High risk for 10 years. Software reads court notices and calculates deadlines automatically; humans mainly double-check, so fewer jobs.
Classes: Computer applications, Keyboarding, Business CTE class, AP English Language.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-4199.
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