Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant resume
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Also called law office assistant, legal admin assistant, legal administrative assistant and legal exec assistant.
$55,570
Median pay a year
156,280
People do this work
6
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Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant
Summary
Legal secretary performing secretarial duties with legal terminology and documents, preparing legal papers and correspondence while assisting with legal research and maintaining organized case files
Experience
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Organized and maintained law libraries, documents, and case files for attorneys
Prepared, proofread, and processed legal documents, including summonses and subpoenas
Mailed, faxed, or arranged for delivery of legal correspondence to clients and court officials
Assisted attorneys in collecting information such as employment and medical records
Scheduled and made appointments for attorneys, ensuring efficient time management
Reviewed legal publications and performed database searches for relevant laws and court decisions
Attended legal meetings, such as client interviews and hearings, and took notes
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Organized and maintained law libraries and case filesMailed and faxed legal correspondence to clientsPrepared and distributed invoices for client billingProofread and processed legal documents and motionsAssisted attorneys in collecting employment and medical recordsScheduled and made appointments for attorneys
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Organized and maintained law libraries and case files to ensure easy access to legal documents
Prepared and distributed invoices for client billing, streamlining the billing process
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Organized and maintained several hundred case files each month for easy access to legal documents
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Several hundred case files each monthMultiple law libraries at onceDozens of files per week
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Prepared and distributed invoices for client billing, streamlining the billing process
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Reduced billing errors significantlyImproved cash flow for the firmIncreased client satisfaction with billing
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Preparing compliance documents
Searching files
Obtaining personal information
Proofreading files
Operating office equipment
Recording legal information
Recording information
Preparing legal documents
Providing information
Answering telephones
Making entertainment arrangements
Preparing business correspondence
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What a Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant does
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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 it pays
How much does a Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$44,450
Median
$55,570
75th percentile
$71,970
About 156,280 people do this work in the United States.
This page is about the occupation Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.