Salary for Paralegal / Legal Assistant Jobs

Updated: 5 Feb 2012
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C$0C$21KC$42KC$63K
SalaryC$31,244 - C$59,630  
   
BonusC$101.94 - C$4,021  
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XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare).
)		C$29,888 - C$60,560  
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Law Firm / Law OfficeC$29,367 - C$59,522
LitigationC$27,126 - C$57,451
InsuranceC$29,600 - C$58,523
GovernmentC$33,720 - C$66,543
Real EstateC$25,844 - C$56,378

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Key Statistics for Paralegal / Legal Assistant Jobs

Gender
Female
95%
female alumni
  
Male
5%
male alumni
Salary:C$37,703 - C$52,776 C$31,429 - C$45,000
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
4%
1-4 years
32%
5-9 years
23%
10-19 years
22%
20 years or more
20%
Top Degrees

Salary Range
Bachelor's DegreeC$32,064 - C$66,118
Associate's DegreeC$25,168 - C$56,618
Diploma (Dipl), Paralegal/Legal AssistantC$35,531 - C$51,883
Bachelor of Arts (BA), SociologyC$33,971 - C$49,375
Bachelor of Arts (BA), EnglishC$40,450 - C$67,407
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medical benefits Medical: 69% dental benefits Dental: 62%
vision benefits Vision: 37% employee benefits None: 30%

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Paralegal / Legal Assistant

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C$29,888 - C$60,560
payscale
Legal Assistant
C$27,313 - C$54,115
Legal Secretary
C$26,430 - C$55,745
Administrative Assistant
C$24,498 - C$45,671
 
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Paralegal / Legal Assistant

Salary Range

C$29,888 - C$60,560
payscale
Law Clerk
C$27,814 - C$66,826
Paralegal
C$29,824 - C$69,027
Paralegal or Legal Assistant
C$28,655 - C$58,769
 

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Paralegal / Legal Assistant Job Description

People with the job title Paralegal / Legal Assistant typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

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.

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