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The average salary for an Experienced Legal Assistant with Litigation Case Management skills in New York, New York is $61,438.
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Popular Skills for Legal Assistant
Avg. Salary
Popularity
Document Preparation
$65,608
31 responses
Office Administration
$65,147
19 responses
Client Interaction
$62,517
16 responses
Filing Court Documents
$52,139
16 responses
Drafting Correspondence
$63,777
9 responses
Skills in Document Preparation, Office Administration, Client Interaction and Drafting Correspondence are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Filing Court Documents.
Pay by Experience Level for Legal Assistant
An early career Legal Assistant with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $47,358 based on 7 salaries. A mid-career Legal Assistant with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $46,112 based on 6 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $57,850.
Pay Difference by Location
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Employees with Legal Assistant in their job title in Portland, Oregon earn an average of 13.3% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Seattle, Washington (11.8% more) and Los Angeles, California (3.4% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Denver, Colorado (24.7% less), Nashville, Tennessee (21.2% less) and Phoenix, Arizona (7.2% less).
Years of Experience
This data is based on 17 survey responses.
Early Career
41.2%
Mid Career
35.3%
Late Career
23.5%
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