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Latham & Watkins · 7 hours ago

Attorney Support Specialist

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$80K/yr - $90K/yr

3+ years exp

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The Attorney Support Specialist will provide essential administrative support to local attorneys and contribute to the global team environment, ensuring confidentiality and efficient management of legal documents.

Law Practice

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

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

Qualification

Professional communicationDocument managementTime entryExpense reimbursementCustomer service focusMulti-taskingTeam collaborationAdaptability

Required

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

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

Benefits

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

Company

Latham & Watkins

Glassdoor4.3

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm with more than 3,500 lawyers in its offices located in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States.

Founded in 1934

New York, US

1001-5000 employees

http://www.lw.com

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