Attorney Support & Administrative Specialist

Jobtailor; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Latham & Watkins is seeking an experienced administrative assistant to support daily operations, including time entry, expense reimbursement, calendar management, document handling and travel arrangements.

The role requires discretion with confidential information and a willingness to learn internal systems to provide innovative solutions in a legal or professional services setting; a high school diploma is required, bachelor’s degree preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Experience in a legal or professional services environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Handling 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 Latham’s and Latham’s clients’ protected information
• Generating, editing, and posting client invoices
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged information that Latham & Watkins retains

Skills

Time entry

Expense reimbursement

Calendar management

Document management

Travel arrangements

Confidentiality

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor’s Degree (Preferred)

Job description

Latham & Watkins is seeking an experienced administrative assistant to support daily operations, including time entry, expense reimbursement, calendar management, document handling and travel arrangements.

The role requires discretion with confidential information and a willingness to learn internal systems to provide innovative solutions in a legal or professional services setting; a high school diploma is required, bachelor’s degree preferred.