Legal Secretary

Latham & Watkins

Legal Secretary at Latham & Watkins providing administrative support to attorneys. Managing client intake tasks and billing processes in a legal environment.

Posted 7/18/2026full-timeDallas • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $75,000 - $90,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in monitoring compliance with legal billing standards, managing client invoicing, and handling sensitive information with confidentiality. Proficient in supporting attorneys with administrative tasks such as scheduling, document management, and expense reimbursement.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Legal Billing ComplianceClient Invoicing ManagementDocument ManagementConfidentiality PreservationAdministrative Support

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Hard Skills

Time Entry MonitoringInvoice GenerationExpense ReimbursementCalendaringScheduling

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailProactive CommunicationOrganizational Skills

Industry Keywords

Legal EnvironmentProfessional ServicesOutside Counsel GuidelinesConfidential Information Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Monitoring lawyer time entries for compliance with firm standards, while proactively editing entries, and alerting attorneys of any non-compliance
Generating, editing, and posting client invoices ensuring firm and client defined standards (Outside Counsel Guidelines) are met, while working with assigned lawyers to regularly manage their billing inventory, as applicable
Gathering and working to the preferences of assigned attorneys in order to execute 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
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