Attorney Support Manager

Latham & Watkins LLP

$155K — $170K *
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
  • Minimum eight (8) years relevant experience.
  • Minimum six (6) years in a supervisory role, preferably in a law firm.
  • Experience in driving change initiatives.
  • Legal secretarial experience is preferred.
  • Experience in a US law firm is advantageous.
  • Strong proficiency with PC applications including MS Office.

Responsibilities

  • Establish strategic and operational priorities for attorney support functions.
  • Monitor workflow and coordinate assignments based on Firm and client needs.
  • Coach and counsel attorney support team members as needed.
  • Communicate effectively with attorney support staff about firm policies and expectations.
  • Manage the performance review process, including salary recommendations and feedback delivery.
  • Support billing operations, ensuring data integrity and process improvements.
  • Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.

Benefits

  • Healthcare, life, and disability insurance.
  • A generous 401k plan.
  • At least 11 paid holidays and a PTO program growing to 23 days in the first year.
  • Well-being programs including mental health services and mindfulness resources.
  • Professional development opportunities available.
  • Employee discounts offered.
  • Access to affinity groups and networks for lawyers and staff.
Full Job Description
About the Role

As an Attorney Support Manager, you will be responsible for establishing strategic and operational priorities for the attorney support teams in the office, which includes organizing, supervising and developing attorney support staff. This role will be located in our Los Angeles office and will oversee attorney support personnel across both our Los Angeles and Los Angeles Downtown offices. Please note that this role may require working in-office up to five (5) days per week.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Other key responsibilities include:

  • Establishing strategic and operational priorities for the attorney support functions in the office while working closely with the Director of Administration and Global Business Support to ensure priorities are aligned with the office strategic priorities and global ASA platform
  • Monitoring workflow and coordination of assignments based upon daily Firm and client needs
  • Coaching and counselling attorney supportteam members,as needed
  • Establishingeffective communication with theattorney supportstaffregardingfirm policies, procedures and expectations as well as conductingattorney supportstaffmeetings as necessary and in line with department guidelines
  • Managing the performance review process, incorporating allappropriate feedback; recommending salary increases and discretionary bonuses for attorney supportstaff,and deliveringperformance messages in line with departmental guidelines
  • Supporting billing operations, partnering with the Finance team and Director of Administration to monitor billing progress, maintain billing data integrity, identify process improvements, and ensure consistent training and support for all billing-related procedures and systems
  • Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

Wed love to hear from you if you:

  • Displayexcellent leadership skills (e.g.organizing, planning,problem-solvingand decision-making) necessary for effective management
  • Bring extensive people management experience with a demonstrated ability to lead, develop, coach, and inspirehigh-performing teams through growth, change, and evolving business needs
  • Demonstrate the ability to use independent judgment and discretionwhen making decisions
  • Have strong business and financial acumen
  • Display excellent interpersonaland communicationskills
  • Possess a strategic, growth-oriented mindset
  • Possess knowledge andproficiencyin PC applications, including MS Office

And have:

  • A Bachelors degree or equivalent
  • Aminimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience
  • A minimum of six (6) years of experience in a supervisory/management capacity, preferably in a law firm
  • Experience driving change initiatives
  • Legal secretarial experience, preferably
  • Experience in a US law firm, preferably
Benefits & Additional Information

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Lathams comprehensive benefit program which includes:

  • 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

Pay RangeUSD $155,000.00 - USD $170,000.00 /Yr.

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