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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

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.

$50,680
Median Pay
2 to 4 years
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High Disruption Risk
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AI Resilience Score

Score 0/6: high AI task exposure, declining job demand, limited human advantage creates significant risk from AI disruption

🔴High Disruption Risk

How we calculated this:

AI Exposure
High+0

70% of tasks can be accelerated by AI

Job Growth
Declining+0

-6% projected (2024-2034)

Human Advantage
Weak+0

EPOCH score: 8/25

Total Score0/6
Methodology: v2.0 - GPTs are GPTs / BLS / EPOCH Additive ScoringUpdated: 2026-01-09
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Key Responsibilities

  • Organize and maintain law libraries, documents, and case files.
  • Mail, fax, or arrange for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses, and court officials.
  • Prepare and distribute invoices to bill clients or pay account expenses.
  • Prepare, proofread, or process legal documents, such as summonses, subpoenas, complaints, appeals, motions, or pretrial agreements.
  • Make photocopies of correspondence, documents, and other printed matter.
  • Assist attorneys in collecting information such as employment, medical, and other records.
  • Complete various forms, such as accident reports, trial and courtroom requests, and applications for clients.
  • Receive and place telephone calls.
  • Schedule and make appointments.
  • Draft and type office memos.

Education & Training

Typical Entry Education

Associate's degree

Time to Job Ready

1-3 years

Based on Job Zone 3. For formal education duration only, see education_duration.

Technology Skills

Microsoft OfficeLegal billing softwareCase managementDocument managementScheduling tools

Key Abilities

Oral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionNear VisionOral ExpressionWritten ExpressionSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityInformation OrderingSelective AttentionProblem Sensitivity

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Compensation Details

$34,780
10th Percentile
$50,680
Median
$82,890
90th Percentile

Based on 152,790 employed workers

Also Known As

Accredited Legal SecretaryCertified Legal Secretary SpecialistConfidential SecretaryLaw Firm AdministratorLaw Office AssistantLaw SecretaryLegal Administrative Assistant (Legal Admin Assistant)Legal Administrator (Legal Admin)Legal CoordinatorLegal Executive Assistant (Legal Exec Assistant)

Data from O*NET 30.1 and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics

O*NET Code: 43-6012.00