Probate clerk vs attorney law clerk

The differences between probate clerks and attorney law clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an attorney law clerk has an average salary of $112,527, which is higher than the $51,598 average annual salary of a probate clerk.

The top three skills for a probate clerk include probate, data entry and district court. The most important skills for an attorney law clerk are litigation, discovery responses, and settlement agreements.

Probate clerk vs attorney law clerk overview

	Probate Clerk	Attorney Law Clerk
Yearly salary	$51,598	$112,527
Hourly rate	$24.81	$54.10
Growth rate	-	10%
Number of jobs	66,369	72,641
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Doctoral Degree, 46%
Average age	43	41
Years of experience	-	-

Probate clerk vs attorney law clerk salary

Probate clerks and attorney law clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Probate Clerk	Attorney Law Clerk
Average salary	$51,598	$112,527
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $108,000	Between $72,000 And $174,000
Highest paying City	Leesburg, VA	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	Alaska	New York
Best paying company	United States Courts	Reed Smith
Best paying industry	Government	Professional

Differences between probate clerk and attorney law clerk education

There are a few differences between a probate clerk and an attorney law clerk in terms of educational background:

	Probate Clerk	Attorney Law Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Doctoral Degree, 46%
Most common major	Business	Law
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Probate clerk vs attorney law clerk demographics

Here are the differences between probate clerks' and attorney law clerks' demographics:

	Probate Clerk	Attorney Law Clerk
Average age	43	41
Gender ratio	Male, 16.3% Female, 83.7%	Male, 53.5% Female, 46.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 5.9% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 8.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% Asian, 10.3% White, 54.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	6%	13%

Differences between probate clerk and attorney law clerk duties and responsibilities

Probate clerk example responsibilities.

Book domestic and international commercial flights for executive management; make reservations for hotels and car rentals; coordinate all itineraries.
Escort visitors throughout Garda property.

Attorney law clerk example responsibilities.

Draft motions, answers, memos, subpoenas, and client letters for a criminal defense attorney.
Conduct a general civil and commercial litigation practice, providing co- representation to either plaintiff or defendant parties in civil litigation.
Draft various motions, interrogatories, letters, memorandum, petitions, and jury charges in both civil and legal fields.
Draft real estate documents, wills and trusts, interrogatories, requests for admissions, and answers and objections to discovery.
Litigate contested probate matters and guardianship proceedings.
Conduct and defend depositions in contest probate proceedings.

Probate clerk vs attorney law clerk skills

Common probate clerk skills

Probate, 18%
Data Entry, 14%
District Court, 6%
Telephone Calls, 6%
Law Enforcement Agencies, 6%
Court Dates, 5%

Common attorney law clerk skills

Litigation, 17%
Discovery Responses, 13%
Settlement Agreements, 5%
Pre-Trial Motions, 5%
Legal Issues, 4%
Legal Memoranda, 4%

Updated January 8, 2025

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