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About Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary programs prepare individuals to serve as legal office managers, special assistants, and legal secretaries. Includes instruction in office management, secretarial science, principles of U.S. or Canadian law, legal terminology and documentation, legal research, legal software applications, law office procedures, record-keeping, billing, applicable policies and regulations, and professional standards and ethics.

Washington awards the most Associates degrees in Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary of all US states with 21 degrees being granted last year. Students interested in Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary can expect about 19% percent of their fellow classmates to be men and 81% percent to be women. Most students graduating in this field earn a Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years. The average starting salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary is $35,200.

Popularity of Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Careers

The highest paying career for Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary majors is Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. However, something else to think about is how much demand there is for specific positions. A job that is in high need that a degree in Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary can prepare you for is Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants.

Top Paying Careers

These are the highest paying careers for Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary majors.

Most In-Demand Careers

These are the careers in highest demand for Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary majors.

Student Demographics

Total Students
69
Female Students
56 (81%)
Male Students
13 (18%)
White (47, 68%)
Hispanic or Latino (8, 12%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (6, 9%)
Asian (4, 6%)
Black or African American (3, 4%)
Two or more races (1, 1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (0, <1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (0, <1%)
U.S. Nonresident (0, <1%)

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