From Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants to …

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.

Typical skills in this occupation (O*NET)

AdministrativeEnglish LanguageLaw and GovernmentReading ComprehensionActive ListeningCustomer and Personal ServiceComputers and ElectronicsWriting

1. Paralegals and Legal Assistants

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Law and Government, English Language, Administrative, Writing, Computers and Electronics, Reading Comprehension

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   MonitoringComplex Problem Solving

   4 live listings on JOBUS in California

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2. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Administrative, English Language, Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Computers and Electronics

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Service OrientationMonitoringJudgment and Decision Making

   17 live listings on JOBUS in California

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3. Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Administrative, English Language, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Writing

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Service OrientationJudgment and Decision Making

   32 live listings on JOBUS in California

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   • Management and Program Assistant · Federal Aviation Administration · El Segundo, CA

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4. Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   English Language, Computers and Electronics, Active Listening, Administrative, Law and Government, Customer and Personal Service

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Monitoring

   2 live listings on JOBUS in California

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5. Office Clerks, General

   Good match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Administrative, English Language, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Customer and Personal Service

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Service Orientation

   5 live listings on JOBUS in California

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Occupation data: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. JOBUS modified the data for display.