Legal administrative assistants

NOC

13111

perform a variety of clerical duties in law offices, corporate legal departments, courts and government.

Full NOC Description

Legal administrative assistants perform a variety of secretarial and administrative duties in law offices, legal departments of large firms, real estate companies, land title offices, municipal, provincial and federal courts and government.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Prepare and key in correspondence and legal documents, such as deeds, wills, affidavits and briefs, from handwritten copy, shorthand and machine dictation using computers

Review and proofread documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with legal procedures and grammatical usage

Schedule appointments, meetings and conferences for employer

Set up and maintain filing systems, utilizing knowledge of legal records and procedures and frequently controlling confidential materials and documents

Open and distribute regular and electronic incoming mail and other material and coordinate the flow of information internally and with other departments or organizations

Determine and establish office procedures and routines

May supervise and train other staff in procedures and in the use of current software

May attend court, meetings or conferences to take notes, minutes and dictation

May perform other general office work as required including preparing financial statements.

Also Known As

administrative assistant - legal
corporate law legal assistant
legal assistant
legal assistant - criminal law
legal secretary

litigation legal assistant

litigation secretary

real estate secretary

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Completion of secondary school is usually required.

Completion of a one- or two-year college or other program for secretaries or legal secretaries is usually required.

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Sex

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95.0%

Female

5.0%

Male

Employment by age

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5.7%

15-24

20.5%

25-34

26.2%

35-44

23.0%

45-54

21.3%

55-64

3.3%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

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1.7%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

18.3%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

0.0%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

63.3%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

16.7%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

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80.0%

Professional, scientific and technical services

8.3%

Real estate and rental and leasing

7.5%

Public administration

4.2%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

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14.90%

Northeast

32.20%

Southeast

22.30%

Southwest

23.10%

Central

7.40%

Northwest

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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$44,000

Northeast

$45,000

Southeast

$51,000

Southwest

$44,000

Central

$45,000

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

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Salary

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Employment Outlook

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