Law secretary vs secretary

The differences between law secretaries and secretaries can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a law secretary, becoming a secretary takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a law secretary has an average salary of $39,445, which is higher than the $36,442 average annual salary of a secretary.

The top three skills for a law secretary include scheduling appointments, litigation and law firm. The most important skills for a secretary are customer service, telephone calls, and payroll.

Law secretary vs secretary overview

	Law Secretary	Secretary
Yearly salary	$39,445	$36,442
Hourly rate	$18.96	$17.52
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	9,261	69,315
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	54	50
Years of experience	4	2

Law secretary vs secretary salary

Law secretaries and secretaries have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Law Secretary	Secretary
Average salary	$39,445	$36,442
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $77,000	Between $26,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between law secretary and secretary education

There are a few differences between a law secretary and a secretary in terms of educational background:

	Law Secretary	Secretary
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Law secretary vs secretary demographics

Here are the differences between law secretaries' and secretaries' demographics:

	Law Secretary	Secretary
Average age	54	50
Gender ratio	Male, 12.7% Female, 87.3%	Male, 10.1% Female, 89.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.5% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 13.2% Asian, 2.7% White, 71.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 3.9% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	15%	6%

Differences between law secretary and secretary duties and responsibilities

Law secretary example responsibilities.

Perform administrative tasks for managing partner and trial attorney at a medical malpractice litigation firm including daily transcription and stenography.
Perform secretarial functions including expense reports, spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, and correspondence.
Handle subpoenas, set up depositions, maintain billing to clients and other various responsibilities.
Answer and propound discovery/mandatory disclosure/financial affidavits.
Answer and propound discovery/mandatory disclosure/financial affidavits.

Secretary example responsibilities.

Manage and oversee all STO relate actions task to OSD impacting future and current operations in STO.
Manage financial bookkeeping efficiently for the company using QuickBooks.
Lead DoD team that assist Pakistan in gaining military capabilities to conduct counter-terrorism operations against the Taliban.
Present information orally, using Microsoft PowerPoint to military officials on various office and personnel administrative functions.
Track progress monitoring for corrective reading and corrective math.
Copy and distribute medical records according to guidelines set by HIPPA

Law secretary vs secretary skills

Common law secretary skills

Scheduling Appointments, 25%
Litigation, 20%
Law Firm, 13%
Court Dates, 11%
Subpoenas, 7%
Real Estate, 3%

Common secretary skills

Customer Service, 15%
Telephone Calls, 11%
Payroll, 9%
Scheduling Appointments, 9%
Word Processing, 5%
Office Equipment, 5%