Hourly Rate for Law Clerk Jobs

Updated: 9 Feb 2012

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	National Hourly Rate Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$13	$26	$39
Hourly Rate	$9.88 - $22.72
Overtime	$1.94 - $36.22

	National Annualized Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$26K	$52K	$78K
Bonus	$25.00 - $4,880
Total Pay (? 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). )	$20,890 - $56,565
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 9 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 461

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Job Listings for Law Clerk Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 22	Law Office Clerk	Smart Operations Inc.	Long Beach, California
	Corporate law firm seeking candidates for the position of “Office Clerk”. Candidates must be self-starters with a positive attitude, the ability to multi-task... Indeed
Jan 18	Law Clerk/Legal Intern	Trading Technologies International	Chicago, Illinois
	a driven and talented full-time or part-time Law Clerk/Legal Intern to assist our Intellectual Property... with local and federal law. Work with inventors and... Indeed
Jan 11	Law Clerk	VisaNow	Chicago, Illinois
	are seeking a new Law Clerk in our Legal Services Department to help take us to the next level at this exciting time. As a Law Clerk, you will be responsible... Indeed
Jan 17	Law Clerk	Land O 'Lakes, Inc.	Arden Hills, Minnesota
	AutoReqId 6903BR Job Title Law Clerk Career Category... accredited law school leading to a JD degree,who will have completed their first year of law school by May... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Law Clerk Jobs

Popular Industries

Hourly Rate


Law Firm / Law Office	$10.01 - $23.65
Civil Litigation	$10.20 - $23.93
Government	$11.57 - $26.47
Collections	$9.23 - $20.08
Estate Planning	$9.95 - $23.42

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Hourly Rate

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Key Statistics for Law Clerk Jobs

Gender

	Female 59%			Male 41%
Hourly Rate:	$11.08 - $19.54			$11.73 - $17.11

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

17%

1-4 years

66%

5-9 years

10%

10-19 years

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Hourly Rate


Bachelor's Degree	$8.08 - $21.00
Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Jurisprudence, or Master of Law (LLM)	$10.08 - $25.98
Juris Doctor (JD / Law)	$10.15 - $23.00
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science (PolySci)	$9.93 - $20.13
Associate's Degree	$12.53 - $13.23

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 52%		Dental: 36%
	Vision: 24%		None: 47%

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Career Path for Law Clerk Jobs

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Law Clerk

Salary Range

$20,890 - $56,565

	Office Clerk, General $17,235 - $36,585
	Waiter/Waitress $7,774 - $39,092
	Legal Assistant $22,278 - $53,194

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Law Clerk

Salary Range

$20,890 - $56,565

	Attorney / Lawyer $45,050 - $180,933
	Associate Attorney $44,076 - $152,113
	Associate Attorney (Law Firm) $45,720 - $145,999

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Highest Hourly Rates By City for Law Clerk Jobs

Top Cities by Popularity for Law Clerk Jobs

Law Clerk Job Description

People with the job title Law Clerk typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Law Clerks

Assist lawyers or judges by researching or preparing legal documents. Search for and study legal documents to investigate facts and law of cases. Prepare affidavits of documents and maintain document files and case correspondence. Research and analyze law sources to prepare drafts of briefs or arguments for review, approval and use by attorney. Review and file pleadings, petitions and other documents relevant to court actions. Deliver or direct delivery of subpoenas to witnesses and parties to action, serve copies of pleas to opposing counsel.

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