How to Become a Senior Legal Assistant

A Senior Legal Assistant is an extremely specialised secretary role, involved in legal preparation and documentation. A Senior Legal Assistant will often prepare and collate legal information for cases and for court appearances. Depending on the size of the firm, they may also be involved in co-ordinating and organising events held by the firm or which the firm is involved in.

Legal assistants need to be highly organised, have good attention to detail and be able to work to a deadline. For most positions, a degree in law or law related is required due to the high knowledge level of the work and the high importance of the outcomes achieved by a legal firm.

Skills required to be a successful Senior Legal Assistant include typing skills, writing skills and excellent presentation. Legal secretaries can specialise, although this is rare, in fields such as litigation, property law or family law, however this usually depends on what specialisation the firm for which you work specialises in.

Salary packages offered to Legal Secretaries are competitive and have been increasing. The average salary can range from $53K - $57K for a new or standard legal secretary, with this wage increasing for Senior Legal Secretaries pro rata depending on employment duration, size of business and work load/responsibility.

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