Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

Also filed here20
  • secretary
  • law secretary
  • legal secretary
  • legal coordinator
  • legal receptionist
  • paralegal secretary
  • law office assistant
  • litigation secretary
  • magistrate assistant
  • confidential secretary
  • law firm administrator
  • legal practice assistant
  • accredited legal secretary
  • legal management assistant
  • and 6 more
SOC code
43-6012.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
15 activities
Activities an agent can take on
6
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsSOC 43-6012.00
88% · agentMostly automatable
85% · agentMostly automatable
83% · agentMostly automatable
78% · agentMostly automatable
75% · agentMostly automatable
72% · agentMostly automatable
The team6 agents · 6 need no setup
Legal research agent
LexisNexis · Thomson Reuters Westlaw · Web browser software
● No integration needed
Document preparation agent
Microsoft Word · Adobe Acrobat · Legal software
● No integration needed
Correspondence drafting agent
Microsoft Word · Email software · Microsoft Outlook
● No integration needed
Document management agent
Case management software · Microsoft SharePoint Server · Filing system software
● No integration needed
Billing and invoicing agent
Billing software · Intuit QuickBooks · Microsoft Excel
● No integration needed
Meeting transcription agent
Transcription software · Microsoft Word · Docs
● No integration needed
You keep this
Approve final legal documents before filing or sending to courtMake final decisions on case strategy and client communicationsMaintain attorney-client privilege and confidentiality standardsPhysically attend court hearings when required

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Legal research and case law identification88% · research and retrieval work · mostly automatable
Prepare and process legal documents85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Draft correspondence and office memos83% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable

The full activity list

All 15 detailed work activities O*NET records for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.

Partly automatable 3

Partly automatable activities for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
ActivityJobs
Answer telephones to direct calls or provide information25
Provide information to coworkers22
Schedule appointments20

Barely automatable 2

Barely automatable activities for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
ActivityJobs
Operate office equipment13
Make travel, accommodations, or entertainment arrangements for others5