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The average hourly pay for an Early-Career Legal Assistant with Drafting Correspondence skills in Fort Lauderdale, Florida is $15.00.
25%
$14
MEDIAN
$15
75%
$20.75
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Job Description for Legal Assistant
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Popular Skills for Legal Assistant
Avg. Hourly Rate
Popularity
16 responses
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9 responses
Scheduling
$18
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Skills in Document Preparation, Filing Court Documents, Case Management and Scheduling are correlated to pay that is above average.
Pay by Experience Level for Legal Assistant
A mid-career Legal Assistant with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $20.00 based on 7 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $0.
Pay Difference by Location
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Employees with Legal Assistant in their job title in Seattle, Washington earn an average of 46.2% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in New York, New York (17.9% more) and Los Angeles, California (13.6% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Orlando, Florida (4.5% less) and Portland, Oregon (0.6% less).
Years of Experience
This data is based on 16 survey responses.
Mid Career
43.8%
Late Career
56.3%
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