Legal secretaries

Legal secretaries
£28,080

Average Annual Pay

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020

38

Average Weekly Hours

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2019

2.18%

Unemployment Rate

Labour Force Survey 2020

Future employment projections (Working Futures UK)

Description

Legal secretaries file and maintain legal and other records, transcribe notes and dictation into typewritten form and perform other routine clerical tasks in legal practices.

Qualifications

There are no formal academic requirements, although employers may expect candidate to possess a legal secretarial qualification. Entrants to professional legal courses typically require GCSEs/ S grades or equivalent qualifications. NVQs/SVQs in Administration are available at Levels 2, 3 and 4.

Typical tasks

  • types letters and legal documents such as wills and contracts;
  • maintains court and clients’ records, organises diaries and arranges appointments;
  • answers enquiries and directs clients to appropriate experts;
  • attends meetings and keeps records of proceedings;
  • delivers and collects documents;
  • sorts and files correspondence and carries out general clerical work.

Common job titles

Clerk, probate
Secretary, litigation
Secretary, legal
Secretary (legal services)
Administrator, legal
Secretary, conveyancing
Clerk, legal
Clerk, aid, legal

Education background

Destination of Leavers survey, supplied by the Higher Education Statistics.

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163/355
Ranked 163rd out of 355 careers for the longest hours.

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Ranked 212th out of 355 careers for highest unemployment rate.

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Top industries: Legal secretaries

Working Futures UK

Employment type

Gender breakdown


£540

Female average weekly pay

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020

£490

Male average weekly pay

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020

349/350

Gender pay gap ranking

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020


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Gender Pay Gap by Career

Average weekly pay by age and gender: Legal secretaries

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