Also called: Legal Administrative Assistant
Handles scheduling, formatting, filing, and calls for lawyers.
Legal secretaries manage lawyers' calendars, format court documents to strict rules, file papers electronically, and answer calls from clients. Experienced ones know court procedures better than new lawyers.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. High school diploma plus legal secretary training or certificate.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification, 2-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Legal Office Administration, Paralegal Studies.
Shrinking (about -8% over 10 years). Approximate; office automation is cutting these jobs.
High risk for 10 years. AI drafts letters, formats filings and manages calendars; far fewer secretaries per lawyer, with some shifting to paralegal work.
Classes: Keyboarding, Business CTE class, Computer applications, AP English Language.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-6012.
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