Junior volunteer vs assistant counsel

The differences between junior volunteers and assistant counsels can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a junior volunteer, becoming an assistant counsel takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an assistant counsel has an average salary of $61,229, which is higher than the $35,362 average annual salary of a junior volunteer.

The top three skills for a junior volunteer include patients, emotional support and patient care. The most important skills for an assistant counsel are litigation, legal issues, and legal advice.

Junior volunteer vs assistant counsel overview

	Junior Volunteer	Assistant Counsel
Yearly salary	$35,362	$61,229
Hourly rate	$17.00	$29.44
Growth rate	5%	10%
Number of jobs	12,700	8,574
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	43	46
Years of experience	2	4

Junior volunteer vs assistant counsel salary

Junior volunteers and assistant counsels have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Junior Volunteer	Assistant Counsel
Average salary	$35,362	$61,229
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $43,000	Between $36,000 And $103,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Baltimore City Public Schools
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between junior volunteer and assistant counsel education

There are a few differences between a junior volunteer and an assistant counsel in terms of educational background:

	Junior Volunteer	Assistant Counsel
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Business	Law
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Duke University

Junior volunteer vs assistant counsel demographics

Here are the differences between junior volunteers' and assistant counsels' demographics:

	Junior Volunteer	Assistant Counsel
Average age	43	46
Gender ratio	Male, 33.6% Female, 66.4%	Male, 42.3% Female, 57.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 11.2% White, 61.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 5.7% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.0% Asian, 6.5% White, 75.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	10%

Differences between junior volunteer and assistant counsel duties and responsibilities

Junior volunteer example responsibilities.

Create variety of programs and run fund raising projects to achieve annual objectives.
Communicate with local businesses in order to collect donations for golf tournaments, casino night, alumni basketball tournaments etc.
Wipe down wheelchairs, stretchers, and equipment in surgery areas.
Serve as liaison to current, prospective and alumni parents, teachers and community members.
Prepare animals for surgery; monitor vital signs, conduct various, and record findings in charts.
Create current CCF Facebook page and maintain daily with events, facts, pictures, events, musicians.

Assistant counsel example responsibilities.

Manage outside counsel relate to mortgage fraud recovery litigation, including cost management, litigation strategy and settlement terms.
Assist in liaising with insurance authorities, responding to regulatory inquiries and managing relationship with region from legal and business perspective.
Sell, consult and demonstrate office automation and conveyance software technology.
Respond to lawsuits, subpoenas, as well as draft any need legal documents.
Assist in drafting subpoenas, search warrants and preservation letters for social media content and mobile devices.
Design, develop, and implement cost-effectively litigation strategies in order to secure convictions and facilitate preferential sentencing negotiations.

Junior volunteer vs assistant counsel skills

Common junior volunteer skills

Patients, 59%
Emotional Support, 12%
Patient Care, 3%
Emergency Calls, 3%
Front Desk, 3%
Community Services, 2%

Common assistant counsel skills

Litigation, 14%
Legal Issues, 11%
Legal Advice, 10%
Legal Research, 6%
Intellectual Property, 5%
Mental Health, 4%