Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Median salary, education path, job outlook, and related careers — based on U.S. labor data.
Median salary
$55,570/yr
Typical range
$44,450 – $71,970
Education
Associate degree
Time to entry
About 2 years
What a Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants does
Provide administrative support to lawyers and law firms by managing schedules, documents, billing, and client communications. They handle research tasks and ensure all legal paperwork meets proper formatting and filing requirements.
Education & path
The typical entry point is a associate degree. About 2 years.
Estimated cost of that path: ~$7,500. Estimated payback: ~1 year. Estimates only — actual cost varies widely by school and financial aid; payback assumes ~20% of income applied.
Related careers
- Customer Service Representatives — $44,770/yr
- Office Clerks, General — $45,010/yr
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive — $47,540/yr
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers — $69,500/yr
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks — $50,670/yr
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