High Risk Declining

Legal Secretary

Legal secretaries prepare legal documents, maintain files, schedule appointments, and perform administrative tasks for lawyers and legal teams.

$50,020
Median Salary
185,000
Total Employed
3
Career Transitions
AI Risk Score
0 %
High Risk

Competition Forecast

Millions will compete for the same safe roles. Act now for a head start.

60K+ as law firms adopt AI tools

Workers Leaving This Role

Top Target Role

Paralegal / Legal Operations

Expected Competition

High - secretaries competing for remaining legal roles

Your Head Start

Critical - upskill before firm-wide AI adoption

60K+ as law firms adopt AI tools workers will flood the job market competing for the same transition paths.

Estimates based on labor market research from BLS, McKinsey, and World Economic Forum. Actual outcomes may vary.

Urgency Indicators

AI Capability Today 7/10

How well can AI perform this job today (1-10)

Job Posting Trend -30% since 2020

Change in job postings over recent years

Automation Timeline 2-3 years

Estimated time until significant automation

Harvey AI drafts legal documents indistinguishable from lawyer output Clio AI automates billing, calendaring, and document management Westlaw Edge AI performs legal research and summarizes cases

Why This Job Is At Risk

AI legal research tools like Harvey and CoCounsel draft memos and analyze case law in minutes

Document automation generates contracts, pleadings, and discovery requests from templates

E-filing systems eliminate manual court document preparation and submission

AI calendaring handles complex court deadlines, statute of limitations, and scheduling rules

Career Transitions

Safe career paths based on your existing skills

Paralegal

45%
Salary Change +40%
Skill Overlap 70%
Time to Transition 6-12 months

Skills to Learn

Legal ResearchCase ManagementDocument ReviewClient Communication

Legal Operations Specialist

25%
Salary Change +65%
Skill Overlap 60%
Time to Transition 12-18 months

Skills to Learn

Project ManagementVendor ManagementLegal TechProcess Improvement

Compliance Specialist

30%
Salary Change +55%
Skill Overlap 65%
Time to Transition 6-12 months

Skills to Learn

Regulatory KnowledgeRisk AssessmentPolicy DevelopmentAuditing

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