Legal Secretary

Latham & Watkins

Legal Secretary supporting attorneys with administrative tasks at Latham & Watkins, a global law firm. Assisting with client intake, invoicing, scheduling, and maintaining confidentiality.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeBoston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $70,000 - $95,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

Role fit

Core Competencies

Use this summary to align your resume positioning with the role.

Demonstrates strong administrative support capabilities in a legal environment, including client intake, document management, and compliance monitoring. Maintains confidentiality and handles sensitive information with discretion.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Client Intake SupportDocument ManagementCompliance MonitoringConfidentiality PreservationAdministrative Support

ATS Keywords

Tailor your resume

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills

Time Entry MonitoringInvoice GenerationExpense Reimbursement ProcessingSchedulingConflict of Interest Processing

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailOrganizational SkillsCommunication Skills

Industry Keywords

Legal EnvironmentProfessional ServicesConfidential InformationClient Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Directly assisting an assigned group of local attorneys
Providing global team support with a variety of administrative responsibilities
Assisting lawyers with client intake tasks such as processing conflicts of interest and new business intake forms
Monitoring lawyer time entries for compliance with firm standards
Generating, editing, and posting client invoices ensuring firm and client defined standards are met
Gathering and working to the preferences of assigned attorneys in executing tasks such as expense reimbursement, calendaring and scheduling, document management/edits, and travel arrangements
Preserving the confidentiality of firm and client protected information
Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

Requirements

What you’ll need

A high school diploma or equivalent; preferably a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
A minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in a legal or professional services environment, preferably

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare, life and disability insurance
A generous 401k plan
At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
Well-being programs (e.g. 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