Occupations/43-6012.00
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.
Usually a certificate, vocational program, or associate degree — not a bachelor’s.
AI automation risk
81%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
21%
Fewer uniquely human demands
Task orientation
70%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Mail, fax, or arrange for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses, and court officials.
- Mostly routine
Organize and maintain law libraries, documents, and case files.
- Mostly routine
Assist attorneys in collecting information such as employment, medical, and other records.
Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Organize and maintain law libraries, documents, and case files.
- 02Mail, fax, or arrange for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses, and court officials.
- 03Prepare and distribute invoices to bill clients or pay account expenses.
- 04Prepare, proofread, or process legal documents, such as summonses, subpoenas, complaints, appeals, motions, or pretrial agreements.
- 05Make photocopies of correspondence, documents, and other printed matter.
- 06Assist attorneys in collecting information such as employment, medical, and other records.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks4.19
- Degree of automation1.94
- Time sitting4.14
- Originality (ability)2.62
- Conflict situations2.74
- Hands-on objects/tools2.56
- Outdoors / weather1.02
- Disease exposure1.00
- Decision freedom3.61
Top abilities
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Near Vision4.00
- Written Expression3.88
- Oral Expression3.88
- Speech Recognition3.75
- Speech Clarity3.75
- Selective Attention3.12
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.00
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing3.88
- Speaking3.75
- Mathematics2.12
- Science1.00
- Critical Thinking3.00
- Active Learning2.75
- Learning Strategies2.25
- Monitoring3.00
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 13 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary 22.0301 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $52,941 2 yr $57,318 Master's · CIP 22.03 |
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public | Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary 22.0301 | $15,200 | 24% | 87% | 1 yr $47,260 2 yr $40,647 Graduate certificate · CIP 22.03 |
Texas State Technical College Waco, TX · Public | Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary 22.0301 | $7,200 | 100% | 45% | 1 yr $42,682 2 yr $42,682 Graduate certificate · CIP 22.03 |
Winona State University Winona, MN · Public | Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary 22.0301 | $10,500 | 77% | 67% | 1 yr — 2 yr $39,009 Bachelor's · CIP 22.03 |
Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA · Public | Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary 22.0301 | $5,700 | 100% | 35% | 1 yr $35,060 2 yr $34,530 Associate · CIP 22.03 |
Century College White Bear Lake, MN · Public | Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary 22.0301 | $6,000 | 100% | 31% | 1 yr — 2 yr $33,993 Associate · CIP 22.03 |
Miami Dade College Miami, FL · Public | Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary 22.0301 | $2,900 | 100% | 41% | 1 yr $32,925 2 yr — Associate · CIP 22.03 |
Gustavus Adolphus College St. Peter, MN · Private nonprofit | Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary 22.0301 | $54,200 | 74% | 83% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 22.03 |
Hamline University St. Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary 22.0301 | $48,200 | 81% | 71% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids, MN · Public | Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary 22.0301 | $5,800 | 100% | 33% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Associate · CIP 22.03 |
Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN · Public | Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary 22.0301 | $5,900 | 100% | 28% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 22.03 |
Saint Paul College St. Paul, MN · Public | Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary 22.0301 | $6,100 | 100% | 29% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Associate · CIP 22.03 |