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.

District of Columbia awards the most Masters degrees in Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary of all US states with 15 degrees being granted last year. Students interested in Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary can expect about 53% percent of their fellow classmates to be men and 47% 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.