Legal Secretaries & Administrative Assistants

Also Called: Confidential Secretary, Legal Administrative Assistant, Legal Office Support Assistant, Legal Secretary

Some College

usually needed

Not Available
(Students Only)
Match Percentage

$34,780

Entry Salary

Below Average

Job outlook

What Legal Secretaries & Administrative Assistants do

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.

  • Prepare, proofread, or process legal documents, such as summonses, subpoenas, complaints, appeals, motions, or pretrial agreements.
  • Mail, fax, or arrange for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses, and court officials.
  • Receive and place telephone calls.
Industry Areas:

Finance and Business • Transportation

Training Program Areas:

Legal Assistant • OCT-Only Finance & Business • OCT-Only Transportation • Office Administration • Transportation Office Support

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Work Context

  • Electronic Mail
  • Telephone
  • Face-to-Face Discussions
  • Letters and Memos
  • Contact With Others

Tools

  • Photocopiers
  • Scanners
  • Typewriters
  • Microfiche or microfilm viewer components or accessories
  • Notebook computers

Technology

Accounting software
Intuit QuickBooks
Sage 50 Accounting
Document management software
Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
Dropbox
Data base user interface and query software
Database software
Microsoft Access

The Education & Training You Need

Skills

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Writing
  • Active Listening
  • Speaking
  • Time Management

Knowledge

Business
administrative services
Safety and Government
law and government
Arts and Humanities
English language

Education

  • 30% Some college, no degree
  • 23% Bachelor's degree
  • 19% High school diploma or equivalent

Experience

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

What are some related occupations at different educational levels?


Job Training Match

Title Examiners, Abstractors, & Searchers

Educational Level

High School Diploma or Equivalent

 Job Training Match

Legal Secretaries & Administrative Assistants Currently Selected

Educational Level

Post-secondary, non-degree

 Job Training Match

Executive Secretaries & Executive Administrative Assistants

Educational Level

Associate's Degree

 Job Training Match

Human Resources Assistants

Educational Level

Bachelor's Degree

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Educational Level

Advanced Degree

What are your training options on the pathway to this occupation?

Advanced Training

  • Atlanta - Job Corps

    Atlanta, Georgia

  • Excelsior Springs - Job Corps

    Excelsior Springs, Missouri

ACT & College

  • Aaniiih Nakoda College

    Harlem, MT

  • Abilene Christian University

    Abilene, TX

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Are You a Good Fit?

Occupation Traits

    • Conventional (Organizer)
    • Enterprising (Persuader)

Work Styles

  • Attention to Detail
  • Integrity
  • Dependability
  • Cooperation
  • Independence
  • Self Control

Values

  • Relationships
  • Support
  • Working Conditions

Abilities

  • Verbal
  • Ideas and Logic

This is what Legal Secretaries & Administrative Assistants across the country typically make.

$16.72 / hour
$34,780 /year

Entry Level

$24.37 / hour
$50,680 /year

Median Level

$39.85 / hour
$82,890 /year

Experienced Level

Income information reflects a regional average.
Income information reflects a national average.

This career’s National Job Outlook is

Below Average

Please be sure to verify the outlook of this occupation with your instructor.

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