Salary for Industry: Legal Services

Updated: 5 Feb 2012

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Industry: Legal Services

Median Salary by Job

Job	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are the gross, national median (50th percentile). Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$25K	$50K	$75K
Attorney / Lawyer	$73,123
Legal Secretary	$48,430
Paralegal	$43,109
Paralegal / Legal Assistant	$38,250
Associate Attorney (Law Firm)	$71,655
Legal Assistant	$38,822
Associate Attorney	$67,913
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 5 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 12,798

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Job Listings for Legal Services Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 25	Client Services Representative	SquareTwo Financial	Denver, Colorado
	a Client Services Representative to support our Client Services Team. Essential Functions: • Request media from banks; • Check information on bank and legal... Indeed
Jan 24	IT Software Asset Administrator	IntelliDyne	Falls Church, Virginia
	commitment to customer service to offer customers a... of software licenses in a legal document and tie to the asset  Create legal document for software... Indeed
Nov 17	Administrative Director of Laboratory Services - Full Time, Days	Northwest Hospital & Medical Center	Seattle, Washington
	integrated service line model across Service Areas (e... Service Areas. · Develops and administers policies and procedures, which are in keeping with the service... Indeed
Jan 19	ISDA Documentation Negotiator	Axiom Global Inc.	Raleigh, North Carolina
	expand our financial services practice in Raleigh, NC... at a law firm, financial institution, or in-house legal department with a focus on capital markets and/or... Indeed

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Key Statistics for Legal Services Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


Alston and Bird, Llp	$39,065 - $133,154
Kirkland & Ellis Llp	$35,479 - $182,470
Hunton and Williams Llp	$61,650 - $114,867
Office of the Attorney General	$38,350 - $74,350
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Llp	$60,364 - $129,000

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Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$37,084 - $66,814
Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Jurisprudence, or Master of Law (LLM)	$53,239 - $102,666
Juris Doctor (JD / Law)	$53,816 - $102,933
Associate's Degree	$32,663 - $53,704
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science (PolySci)	$36,387 - $63,815

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Gender

	Female 70%			Male 30%
Salary:	$37,600 - $65,094			$48,962 - $99,430

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

34%

5-9 years

22%

10-19 years

23%

20 years or more

15%

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