Corporate law assistant vs attorney's assistant

The differences between corporate law assistants and attorney's assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a corporate law assistant and an attorney's assistant. Additionally, a corporate law assistant has an average salary of $54,043, which is higher than the $52,855 average annual salary of an attorney's assistant.

The top three skills for a corporate law assistant include litigation, law firm and legal research. The most important skills for an attorney's assistant are law firm, litigation, and pleadings.

Corporate law assistant vs attorney's assistant overview

	Corporate Law Assistant	Attorney's Assistant
Yearly salary	$54,043	$52,855
Hourly rate	$25.98	$25.41
Growth rate	14%	14%
Number of jobs	13,135	6,425
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	12	12

Corporate law assistant vs attorney's assistant salary

Corporate law assistants and attorney's assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Corporate Law Assistant	Attorney's Assistant
Average salary	$54,043	$52,855
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $76,000	Between $35,000 And $78,000
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Differences between corporate law assistant and attorney's assistant education

There are a few differences between a corporate law assistant and an attorney's assistant in terms of educational background:

	Corporate Law Assistant	Attorney's Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Law	Law
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Corporate law assistant vs attorney's assistant demographics

Here are the differences between corporate law assistants' and attorney's assistants' demographics:

	Corporate Law Assistant	Attorney's Assistant
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 38.3% Female, 61.7%	Male, 30.3% Female, 69.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.7% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 5.6% White, 59.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 8.3% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.7% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between corporate law assistant and attorney's assistant duties and responsibilities

Corporate law assistant example responsibilities.

Complete accounting and payroll functions.- gather and process client documents.- manage daily operations of office.
Answer and propound discovery/mandatory disclosure/financial affidavits.
Serve as a notary public, research for pending cases, serve papers to defendants.
Answer and propound discovery/mandatory disclosure/financial affidavits.

Attorney's assistant example responsibilities.

Manage active caseload of labor arbitrations.
Assist patent attorneys by managing invention disclosure documentation and relate correspondence with outside counsel and USPTO.
Draft jury demands, discovery responses, subpoenas, and closing letters for the attorney's cases.
Draft legal complaints, summons and interrogatories.
Handle significant criminal, juvenile and probate cases.
Experience with presentation of software such as PowerPoint.

Corporate law assistant vs attorney's assistant skills

Common corporate law assistant skills

Litigation, 19%
Law Firm, 15%
Legal Research, 13%
Schedule Appointments, 6%
Local Law Enforcement, 6%
Real Estate, 5%

Common attorney's assistant skills

Law Firm, 10%
Litigation, 8%
Pleadings, 7%
Legal Research, 6%
Trial Preparation, 6%
Expense Reports, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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