Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Tasks Include:
- Prepare legal documents, including briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills, contracts, and real estate closing statements.
- Gather and analyze research data, such as statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, and documents.
- Direct and coordinate law office activity, including delivery of subpoenas.
- Prepare affidavits or other documents, such as legal correspondence, and organize and maintain documents in paper or electronic filing system.
- Prepare for trial by performing tasks such as organizing exhibits.
- Meet with clients and other professionals to discuss details of case.
- File pleadings with court clerk.
- Investigate facts and law of cases and search pertinent sources, such as public records and internet sources, to determine causes of action and to prepare cases.
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Projections Quick View:
Virginia: -1.7%
National: +14.1%
Education
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
Job Zone:
Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$59,200.00
State
$59,500.00
Regional
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Description
Career Cluster: | Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security |
Assist lawyers by investigating facts, preparing legal documents, or researching legal precedent. Conduct research to support a legal proceeding, to formulate a defense, or to initiate legal action.
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Education
Required Level of Education
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 50.23%
- Bachelor's Degree = 34.28%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 7.25%
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. = 4.82%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 3.42%
Related Work Experience
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 23.13%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 20.32%
- None = 18.04%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 17.41%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 9.63%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 7.94%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 2.41%
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 1.12%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- None = 39.10%
- Up to and including 1 month = 32.20%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 15.64%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 5.76%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 3.01%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 2.59%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 1.69%
On-the-Job Training
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 53.67%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 24.99%
- None or short demonstration = 11.36%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 3.90%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 3.49%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 2.59%
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Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Prepare legal documents, including briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills, contracts, and real estate closing statements.
- Gather and analyze research data, such as statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, and documents.
- Direct and coordinate law office activity, including delivery of subpoenas.
- Prepare affidavits or other documents, such as legal correspondence, and organize and maintain documents in paper or electronic filing system.
- Prepare for trial by performing tasks such as organizing exhibits.
- Meet with clients and other professionals to discuss details of case.
- File pleadings with court clerk.
- Investigate facts and law of cases and search pertinent sources, such as public records and internet sources, to determine causes of action and to prepare cases.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Call upon witnesses to testify at hearing.
- Keep and monitor legal volumes to ensure that law library is up-to-date.
- Appraise and inventory real and personal property for estate planning.
- Arbitrate disputes between parties and assist in the real estate closing process, such as by reviewing title searches.
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Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Desktop computers
- Facsimile machines (Fax machines)
- Scanners (Image scanners)
- Notebook computers
- Optical character recognition systems (Optical character recognition equipment)
- Personal computers
- Photocopiers
- Scanners
Technologies Include:
- Analytical or scientific software
- a la mode WinTOTAL
- Uniscribe software
- Dataflight Concordance
- Litigation support software
- LexisNexis CourtLink Strategic Profiles
- Case analysis software
- Electronic discovery software
- Wilson's Computer Applications RealEasy Appraisals
- LexisNexis Applied Discovery
- Categorization or classification software
- Bowne JFS Litigator's Notebook
- LiveNote software
- Customer relationship management CRM software
- Software Technology PracticeMaster
- Thomson West ProLaw
- Data base user interface and query software
- Relational database software
- Microsoft Access
- Practice management software PMS
- Saga Practice Manager
- Two Step Software CorporateFocus software
- Bridgeway eCounsel
- LexisNexis Time Matters software
- LexisNexis CaseMap
- eTrac software
- LexisNexis CodeMaster
- Desktop publishing software
- ProForce Paralegal Pro-Pack
- Blumberg Drafting Libaries
- Sure Will Writer
- Dataflight Opticon
- Digital Contracts software
- Document management software
- Accutrac software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat software
- Appligent Citation FDFMerge
- CaseSoft TextMap
- Summation Blaze
- Document management system software
- LexisNexis HotDocs
- Electronic transcription management software
- Records management software
- PDF Snake Easy Bates
- OmniRIM software
- Inmagic DB/TextWorks
- IntelliPDF software
- LexisNexis File and Serve
- CaseSoft DepPrep
- LexisNexis Total Search
- Electronic mail software
- Microsoft Outlook
- File versioning software
- Zylab ZyImage
- Information retrieval or search software
- FindForms
- FindLaw Code of Federal Regulations CFR
- Online database search and retrieval software
- Online public records search software
- Online title search and property report software
- Ovid SilverPlatter WebSPIRS
- LexisNexis SmartLinx
- LexisNexis Company Analyzer
- American LegalNet USCourtForms
- Thomson Saegis
- Thomson West FindLaw
- dtSearch software
- Fastcase
- THOMAS Global Register
- Westlaw
- Westlaw Real Property Deed Images
- Internet browser software
- Web browser software
- Library software
- Computer access catalog software
- Optical character reader OCR or scanning software
- Optical character recognition OCR software
- Pattern design software
- CaseSoft TimeMap
- Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Spreadsheet software
- Transaction server software
- Tumbleweed SecureTransport
- Word processing software
- Legal document software
- Microsoft Word
- Corel WordPerfect software
- Legal MacPac software
- Word processing software
- LexisNexis CheckCite
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Special Requirements
EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Required Fees:
-CLA/CP examination for NALA members - $250
For More Information, Contact:
National Association Of Legal Assistants
1516 South Boston, #200
Tulsa, OK 74119
Phone: 918.587.6828
http://www.nala.org/
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Additional Resources
General information on a career as a paralegal can be obtained from:
Standing Committee on Legal Assistants
American Bar Association
541 North Fairbanks Court
Chicago, IL 60611
http://www.abanet.org
For information on the Certified Legal Assistant exam, schools that offer training programs in a specific State, and standards and guidelines for paralegals, contact:
National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc.
1516 South Boston St.
Suite 200
Tulsa, OK 74119
http://www.nala.org
Information on a career as a paralegal, schools that offer training programs, job postings for paralegals, the Paralegal Advanced Competency Exam, and local paralegal associations can be obtained from:
National Federation of Paralegal Associations
P.O. Box 33108
Kansas City, MO 64114
http://www.paralegals.org
Information on paralegal training programs, including the pamphlet 'How to Choose a Paralegal Education Program' may be obtained from:
American Association for Paralegal Education
2965 Flowers Road South
Atlanta, GA 30341
http://www.aafpe.org
Information on obtaining a position as a paralegal specialist with the Federal Government is available from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) through a telephone-based system. Consult your telephone directory under U.S. Government for a local number or call (912) 757-3000; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339 The first number is not tollfree and charges may result. Information also is available from the OPM Internet site:
http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/IORs/gs1900/1980b.htm
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Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
76.75 | Administrative | Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology. |
76.50 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
73.50 | Law and Government | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
70.50 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
65.00 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
75.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
72.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
68.75 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
68.75 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
59.50 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
53.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
53.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
50.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
50.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
78.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
75.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
75.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
75.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
72.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
65.50 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
65.50 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
62.50 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
59.50 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
59.50 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
59.50 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
53.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
50.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
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Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
96.75 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
86.25 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
80.00 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
79.75 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
79.50 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
79.25 | Performing Administrative Activities | Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. |
76.50 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
75.75 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
73.50 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
72.00 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
70.50 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
69.25 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
69.25 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
69.00 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
61.25 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
56.00 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
55.75 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
51.25 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
50.75 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
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Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
85.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
84.25 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
81.25 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
78.25 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
76.75 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
72.50 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
71.50 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
71.50 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
71.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
69.75 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
66.75 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
64.75 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
57.75 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
53.50 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
52.00 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
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Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
66.67 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
55.50 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
55.50 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
50.00 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
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Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
99.80 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
97.60 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
95.80 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
95.00 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
93.80 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
91.40 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
90.80 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
89.40 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
87.60 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
83.40 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
80.40 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
73.80 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
73.80 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
73.20 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
67.60 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
67.20 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
66.40 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
64.80 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
59.20 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
57.00 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
55.40 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
53.20 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
51.40 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
50.00 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
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Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $37,690.00 | $59,200.00 | $75,560.00 |
Virginia | $35,530.00 | $59,500.00 | $76,300.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $55,313.31 | $80,697.87 | $94,511.14 |
Bay Consortium | $38,881.11 | $63,095.35 | $76,289.71 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $34,736.71 | $50,381.78 | $61,277.05 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $34,604.83 | $49,052.58 | $55,366.27 |
Crater Area | $37,163.53 | $52,040.16 | $62,281.21 |
Greater Peninsula | $38,134.47 | $50,507.43 | $57,963.40 |
Hampton Roads | $39,672.39 | $51,787.82 | $61,090.13 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $31,161.38 | $38,843.72 | $51,005.88 |
Northern Virginia | $49,331.92 | $79,209.79 | $86,883.83 |
Piedmont Workforce | $39,902.93 | $63,471.26 | $69,952.14 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | $27,401.20 | $40,919.55 | $51,489.79 |
Southwestern Virginia | $29,998.33 | $33,693.08 | $41,431.50 |
West Piedmont | $30,000.40 | $42,231.10 | $53,786.81 |
Western Virginia | $36,333.82 | $50,568.70 | $60,051.69 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 352,800 | 402,700 | +14.1% |
Virginia | 10,852 | 10,669 | -1.7% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | 1,443 | 1,552 | +7.6% |
Bay Consortium | 267 | 254 | -4.9% |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 2,197 | 2,108 | -4.1% |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | 163 | 167 | +2.5% |
Northern Virginia | 2,575 | 2,626 | +2.0% |
Piedmont Workforce | 432 | 409 | -5.3% |
Shenandoah Valley | 424 | 432 | +1.9% |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | 600 | 548 | -8.7% |
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Assistant Paralegal
- Attorney Law Clerk
- Bankruptcy Assistant
- Certified Paralegal
- Child Support Specialist
- Closing Agent
- Complex Commercial Litigation Paralegal
- Contract Preparer
- Contracts Specialist
- Corporate Law Assistant
- Corporate Legal Assistant
- Corporate Paralegal
- Document Processor
- Eviction Specialist
- Immigration Paralegal
- Immigration Specialist
- Judicial Assistant
- Labor And Employment Certified Paralegal
- Law Clerk
- Legal Aide
- Legal Analyst
- Legal Assistant
- Legal Clerk
- Legal Investigator
- Legal Paraprofessional
- Legal Researcher
- Litigation Paralegal
- Paralegal
- Paralegal Specialist
- Patent Agent
- Principal Law Clerk
- Probate Paralegal
- Real Estate Closer
- Real Estate Paralegal
- Research Analyst
- Research Attorney
- Staff Attorney
- Summer Clerk
- Summer Law Associate
- Title Curator
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Paralegals and Legal Assistants
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- Northern Virginia Community College
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