Searching

Career Exploration

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

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

What they 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.

On the job, you would:
  • 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.
On the job, you'll need:

Business

  • administrative services

Safety and Government

  • law and government

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Basic Skills

  • reading work related information
  • writing things for co-workers or customers

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Verbal

  • listen and understand what people say
  • read and understand what is written

Ideas and Logic

  • order or arrange things
  • notice when problems happen

Conventional

People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.

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

Accounting software

  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Sage 50 Accounting

Cloud-based data access and sharing software

  • Dropbox

Data base user interface and query software

  • Database software
  • Microsoft Access

Video courtesy of CareerOneStop.

Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Below Average.

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

Median Annual Salary: $48,780

Education

Some college or bachelor's degree is usually needed.