Legal Secretary - London, United Kingdom - Latham & Watkins LLP

Latham & Watkins LLP

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Latham & Watkins, a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world, is seeking a Legal Secretary - FTC to join our dynamic Legal Secretaries team in London.

About Latham & Watkins

With offices in 14 countries, more than 3,000 attorneys and over 2,500 professional staff, the key to our success and our continued ability to deliver the highest quality service to our clients is our "one-firm" culture - a spirit of teamwork and shared commitment to quality across our global offices that has long distinguished Latham from other law firms.

About the role
As a Legal Secretary - FTC, you will be responsible for performing a variety of secretarial duties of a confidential nature for attorneys and/or managers

Other key responsibilities include:

Proactively managing the new matter opening process, conflict checks and drafting engagement letters.
Guiding the billing process to produce drafts and revisions, ensuring the submission of client billings.
Liaising with Revenue Management in relation to attorney billing.
Governing attorney communications as requested.

About you

We'd love to hear from you if you:

Have well-developed and professional interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact and communicate effectively with clients and staff at all organizational levels of the firm.
Are able to work in a team environment with a client service focus.
Possess the qualification to work with staff and manage client expectations.

And have:

GCSE & A-Level or equivalent.
Relevant secretarial qualifications.
Preferably some years legal secretarial experience.
Health insurance as well as group income protection and life assurance
Wellness programs (e.g. membership to HeadSpace, access to mental health services, wellbeing events, etc.)
Professional Development programs
Employee discounts
And more

Additionally, we have a range of global affinity groups (including LGBTQ group, multicultural group, women's group). These provide a platform for staff to share experiences, advice, and interests, encouraging a continued discussion on diversity.

Latham & Watkins is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Our commitment to diversity, equal opportunity, pro bono work and sustainability enables Latham & Watkins to draw from a remarkable wealth of talent to create one of the world's leading law firms.

Our lawyers, paralegals, and professional staff worldwide comprise a rich mixture of different races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, cultures, and primary languages.

Our diversity makes us who we are.
- #LI-SR1

Job Location

London, London, City of, United Kingdom

Department

Legal Secretaries

Position Type

Full-Time/Regular