Legal Secretary
Latham & Watkins, Menlo Park, CA, United States
Legal Secretary (Attorney Support Specialist)
The Legal Secretary (Attorney Support Specialist) is an integral part of Latham's Attorney Support team. This role will be responsible for directly assisting an assigned group of local attorneys in addition to providing global team support with a variety of administrative responsibilities, while assisting lawyers with client intake tasks such as processing conflicts of interest and new business intake forms. This role will be located in our Silicon Valley office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.
Other key responsibilities include:
Daily time entry, expense reimbursement, calendaring and scheduling, managing/editing documents, and travel arrangements
Proactively learning internal systems and processes to find innovative solutions to problems and requests
Preserving the confidentiality of ours and our clients' protected information
Generating, editing, and posting client invoices
Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains
We'd love to hear from you if you:
Display professional communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with attorneys, clients, vendors, and staff throughout the firm
Possess the initiative to work both independently and in a team environment with a customer service focus
Display the ability to multi-task and adapt to continuously evolving technology platforms
And have:
A Bachelor's degree; a minimum of three (3) years of prior professional experience in a legal or professional services environment may be considered in lieu of a degree
Latham & Watkins is an equal opportunity employer. The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status (including veterans of the Vietnam era), gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.
Pay Range: USD $75,000.00 - USD $95,000.00 /Yr.
The Legal Secretary (Attorney Support Specialist) is an integral part of Latham's Attorney Support team. This role will be responsible for directly assisting an assigned group of local attorneys in addition to providing global team support with a variety of administrative responsibilities, while assisting lawyers with client intake tasks such as processing conflicts of interest and new business intake forms. This role will be located in our Silicon Valley office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.
Other key responsibilities include:
Daily time entry, expense reimbursement, calendaring and scheduling, managing/editing documents, and travel arrangements
Proactively learning internal systems and processes to find innovative solutions to problems and requests
Preserving the confidentiality of ours and our clients' protected information
Generating, editing, and posting client invoices
Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains
We'd love to hear from you if you:
Display professional communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with attorneys, clients, vendors, and staff throughout the firm
Possess the initiative to work both independently and in a team environment with a customer service focus
Display the ability to multi-task and adapt to continuously evolving technology platforms
And have:
A Bachelor's degree; a minimum of three (3) years of prior professional experience in a legal or professional services environment may be considered in lieu of a degree
Latham & Watkins is an equal opportunity employer. The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status (including veterans of the Vietnam era), gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.
Pay Range: USD $75,000.00 - USD $95,000.00 /Yr.