Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Perform secretarial duties using legal terminology, procedures, and documents.
About the profession
Perform secretarial duties using legal terminology, procedures, and documents. Prepare legal papers and correspondence, such as summonses, complaints, motions, and subpoenas. May also assist with legal research.
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Personality Fit
Based on the Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants role, here are the RIASEC personality types that tend to thrive in this career. While these alignments are common, individual success depends on motivation, skill development, and finding the right work environment.
Conventional
Organizing, detail-oriented, structured
Enterprising
Leading, persuading, business
Social
Helping, teaching, working with people
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Career Path
Your career progression roadmap with salary growth at each level
Career Ladder
Junior Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistant → Practitioner Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistant → Senior Practitioner Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistant → Lead Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistant
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Salary Growth
4
Levels
$83K
Top Salary
8+
Years
Learning Path
Skills you need to develop and courses to get there
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Timeline: 0-2 | Entry Level Base: $34,780 - $46,808/year With equity/bonuses: $38,258 - $56,170 Top markets (SF/NYC): $39,997 - $56,170 Execute core tasks using Reading…
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Day in Life
Junior vs Senior, daily schedule breakdown
9am, Mail, fax, or arrange for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses, and court officials.
Income Dynamics
Conservative and aggressive scenarios for 10–15 years
Year 1: Entry level $24,346 - $42,127 Year 2-3: Junior level $46,808 - $55,893 Year 4-6: Mid level $55,893 - $60,600 Year 7-10: Senior level $60,600 - $74,406 Year 10+:…
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You find the craft of a Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistant genuinely interesting, not just a paycheck You enjoy working with Reading Comprehension and Active Listening…
💰 Salary Range
BLS OEWS, May 2023Half of U.S. workers in this occupation earn more than this, half earn less.
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