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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.
What a legal secretaries and administrative assistant does
Become a legal secretaries and administrative assistant
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good legal secretaries and administrative assistant
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Reading work related information.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $28 per hour with an average salary of $59,200 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $20 and $36 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $42,500 and $74,900 per year.
Legal Secretaries And Administrative Assistant job outlook
- There are 3,811 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 309 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.