Summer clerk vs legal clerk

The differences between summer clerks and legal clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a summer clerk, becoming a legal clerk takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a legal clerk has an average salary of $35,152, which is higher than the $32,441 average annual salary of a summer clerk.

The top three skills for a summer clerk include phone calls, legal research and telephone calls. The most important skills for a legal clerk are litigation, legal correspondence, and subpoenas.

Summer clerk vs legal clerk overview

	Summer Clerk	Legal Clerk
Yearly salary	$32,441	$35,152
Hourly rate	$15.60	$16.90
Growth rate	-5%	14%
Number of jobs	70,245	74,069
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	47	46
Years of experience	2	12

Summer clerk vs legal clerk salary

Summer clerks and legal clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Summer Clerk	Legal Clerk
Average salary	$32,441	$35,152
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $40,000	Between $24,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Diodes Incorporated
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between summer clerk and legal clerk education

There are a few differences between a summer clerk and a legal clerk in terms of educational background:

	Summer Clerk	Legal Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Law	Law
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Summer clerk vs legal clerk demographics

Here are the differences between summer clerks' and legal clerks' demographics:

	Summer Clerk	Legal Clerk
Average age	47	46
Gender ratio	Male, 51.7% Female, 48.3%	Male, 39.9% Female, 60.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.6% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 10.1% White, 54.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 8.3% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.8% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	6%	9%

Differences between summer clerk and legal clerk duties and responsibilities

Summer clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Prepare interrogatories and requests for admission.
Develop PowerPoint presentations to present consumer education information.
Research and analyze employment principles and compose memos respecting disparate impact, non-compete agreements and the binding nature of arbitration decisions.
Develop LBO models for assort technology-specific names base upon EV/EBITDA valuation metrics.
Verify Medi-cal and additional government plans prior to patient attending appointment.

Legal clerk example responsibilities.

Complete accounting and payroll functions.- gather and process client documents.- manage daily operations of office.
Maintain and organize litigation materials; litigation management; process correspondence, and various clerical duties, including filing/copying/package assembly.
Process civil, probate and small claims cases, issue writs, abstracts, summons, defaults and judgments.
Assist or draft wills, power of attorney, revocable living trusts, probate, adoptions, ERISA and Medicaid eligibility.
Serve subpoenas and notice and draft related affidavits.
Conduct conference calls independently with clients to gather information to answer interrogatories.

Summer clerk vs legal clerk skills

Common summer clerk skills

Phone Calls, 25%
Legal Research, 18%
Telephone Calls, 10%
Legal Issues, 7%
Legal Memoranda, 4%
Real Estate Law, 3%

Common legal clerk skills

Litigation, 13%
Legal Correspondence, 9%
Subpoenas, 7%
Legal Research, 6%
Trial Preparation, 5%
Law Firm, 5%