Salary for Corporate Paralegal Jobs

Updated: 8 Feb 2012
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Salary$40,097 - $81,174  
   
Bonus$506 - $9,910  
Profit Sharing$507 - $8,135  
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)		$39,580 - $86,799  
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Simpson, Thacher, and Bartlett LlpNot enough data
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (JPMCC)Not enough data
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Law Firm / Law Office$35,574 - $83,993
Insurance$36,515 - $74,222
Healthcare$41,842 - $76,577
Financial Services$34,147 - $94,811
Manufacturing and Distribution$44,100 - $81,997

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Key Statistics for Corporate Paralegal Jobs

Gender
Female
86%
female alumni
  
Male
14%
male alumni
Salary:$48,100 - $67,292 $42,579 - $66,631
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
2%
1-4 years
23%
5-9 years
24%
10-19 years
34%
20 years or more
18%
Most Common Health Benefits
medical benefits Medical: 88% dental benefits Dental: 78%
vision benefits Vision: 62% employee benefits None: 10%

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Corporate Paralegal

Salary Range

$39,580 - $86,799
payscale
Paralegal
$26,650 - $64,310
Paralegal / Legal Assistant
$23,920 - $57,212
Legal Assistant
$22,274 - $53,180
 
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Corporate Paralegal

Salary Range

$39,580 - $86,799
payscale
Paralegal Supervisor
$35,575 - $88,293
Contract Administrator
$32,713 - $78,801
Contracts Manager
$43,528 - $123,519
 

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Corporate Paralegal Job Description

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

Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Assist lawyers by researching legal precedent, investigating facts, or preparing legal documents. Conduct research to support a legal proceeding, to formulate a defense, or to initiate legal action.

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Dress, speak, and behave professionally.
Corporate Paralegal - (City withheld for privacy), District of Columbia, United States
If you want to be taken seriously, DO NOT COME to work looking like you are going to the mall or the club. Your boss and your colleagues are just humans, prone to talk about inappropriate outfits. Speak like a professional and speak like an adult, leave the "I was like..." and the slangs and double negatives at home and retrieve them later. Behave like a professional and you will be treated as one.
Posted in Impress New Employer on 5 Dec 2007
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Corporate Paralegal - (City withheld for privacy), District of Columbia, United States
I went back to school to pursue a degree in Legal Studies, which I earned in 2004. Along the way, I also earned a Certificate in Paralegal Studies. The certificate was awarded after a certain number of credits and I used that Certificate as my inspiration to go for the "gold," which was the Bachelor degree. Because I was also working full time and has a family, I opted to take a combination of Face to Face (FTF) and distance courses. The Distance courses honed my legal writing skills! I plan...
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