Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Office and Administrative Support · SOC 43-6012
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 43-6012 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 43/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $55,570
- H-1B offered wage $54,527; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 14,300
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -5.8%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 4
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 19,223 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~69.6% of this role but only ~0% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Perform secretarial duties using legal terminology, procedures, and documents. Prepare legal papers and correspondence, such as summonses, complaints, motions, and subpoenas. May also assist with legal research.
Common titles: Confidential Secretary, Legal Administrative Assistant (Legal Admin Assistant), Legal Administrator (Legal Admin), Legal Coordinator, Legal Management Assistant, Legal Office Support Assistant
Representative Tasks
- •Organize and maintain law libraries, documents, and case files.
- •Mail, fax, or arrange for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses, and court officials.
- •Prepare and distribute invoices to bill clients or pay account expenses.
- •Prepare, proofread, or process legal documents, such as summonses, subpoenas, complaints, appeals, motions, or pretrial agreements.
- •Make photocopies of correspondence, documents, and other printed matter.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Record information about legal matters.
- •Prepare documentation for contracts, transactions, or regulatory compliance.
- •Send information, materials or documentation.
- •Prepare legal documents.
- •Proofread documents, records, or other files to ensure accuracy.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 33.9% |
| Outlook | Average | 22% Bright |
| Median Salary | $55,570 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |