Legal Secretary

Latham & Watkins

. Directly assist an assigned group of local attorneys .

Posted 9/16/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $80,000 - $100,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong administrative support capabilities in a legal environment, including client intake, billing management, and compliance monitoring, while maintaining confidentiality and professional communication.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Legal Administrative SupportClient Intake ManagementBilling and InvoicingConfidentiality PreservationProfessional Communication Skills

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Hard Skills

Document ManagementTime Entry MonitoringExpense ReimbursementCalendar ManagementConflict of Interest Processing

Soft Skills

Customer Service FocusInitiativeMultitaskingTeam CollaborationAdaptability

Industry Keywords

Legal EnvironmentProfessional ServicesConfidential InformationCompliance StandardsClient Relations

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Directly assist an assigned group of local attorneys
Provide global team support with administrative responsibilities
Assist lawyers with client intake tasks, including processing conflicts of interest and new business intake forms
Monitor lawyer time entries for compliance with firm standards, proactively edit entries, and alert attorneys of non-compliance
Generate, edit, and post client invoices while meeting firm and client-defined standards
Work with assigned lawyers to manage billing inventory
Execute expense reimbursement, calendaring and scheduling, document management and edits, and travel arrangements
Preserve and protect highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and proprietary information

Requirements

What you’ll need

High school diploma or equivalent
Minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in a legal or professional services environment
Professional communication skills and ability to interact effectively with attorneys, clients, vendors, and staff
Initiative to work independently and in a team environment with a customer service focus
Ability to multitask and adapt to continuously evolving technology platforms
Ability to preserve confidentiality of firm and client protected information
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonuses awarded in recognition of individual and firm performance
Healthcare, life and disability insurance
Generous 401k plan
At least 11 paid holidays per year
PTO program accruing 23 days during the first year and growing with tenure
Well-being programs, including mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more
Professional development programs
Employee discounts
Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff