Paralegals / Legal Assistants Assist lawyers by researching legal precedent, investigating facts or preparing legal documents. Prepare legal documents, including briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills, contracts and real estate closing statements. Prepare affidavits or other documents, maintain document file and file pleadings with court clerk. Gather and analyze research data, such as statutes, decisions and legal articles, codes and documents. Investigate facts and law of cases to determine causes of action and to prepare cases. Call upon witnesses to testify at hearing. Direct and coordinate law office activity, including delivery of subpoenas.
Paralegal Legal Assistant Salary Statistics as of 2015
Average annual salary for a Paralegal Legal Assistant is $36071 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest salary recorded was $56321. The lowest salary reported was $24225. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Median hourly wage for a Paralegal Legal Assistant is $12.855 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest hourly rate recorded was $16.3. The lowest hourly rate recorded was $9.41. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Bonuses for a Paralegal Legal Assistant are based on the years of experience using statistics from the U.S. as of 2015. The average bonus recorded was $1081 from people with 15+ years of experience. The average bonus recorded was $450 from people with under 1 year of experience.
These are the highest paying states for a Paralegal Legal Assistant. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
California – $30,716 – $64,501 Florida – $28,472 – $59,227 Georgia – $29,174 – $53,144 Illinois – $24,563 – $54,222 New York – $25,136 – $62,611 Texas – $27,305 – $59,697 Washington – $31,126 – $60,798
These are the highest paying cities for a Paralegal Legal Assistant. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
New York, New York – Atlanta, Georgia – Houston, Texas – Seattle, Washington – Chicago, Illinois – Dallas, Texas – Phoenix, Arizona –
This chart outlines the average annual salary of a Paralegal Legal Assistant from the past 5 years. In 2015 the average annual salary was $36071 while in 2007 it was just $33451.61
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Based on our stats gathered across the U.S. 10% of Paralegal Legal Assistants were males while 90% were females. These numbers are based on averages across all states combined. Some individual states may have a much different ratio however.
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