Salary by Practice Area for Paralegal or Legal Assistant Jobs

Updated: 3 Feb 2012

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Salary by Practice Area

Practice Area	National Salary 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	$21K	$42K	$63K
Litigation	$29,785 - $59,772
Personal Injury & Wrongful Death	$24,259 - $54,820
Family Law	$25,364 - $53,763
Criminal Law	$21,744 - $52,183
Real Estate / Construction / Land Use	$27,829 - $59,033
Corporate, Business, Mergers & Acquisitions	$29,799 - $61,399
Bankruptcy Law	$24,328 - $50,507
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 3 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 742

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Paralegal or Legal Assistant Job Description

People with the job title Paralegal or 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.