HYBRID PARALEGAL/LEGAL SECRETARY ROLES ON THE RISE
Lawyers were asked, “Have blended or hybrid paralegal/legal secretary positions become more or less common than they were two years ago?”*
| 24% Much more common | |
| 42% Somewhat more common | |
| 17% No change | |
| 4% Somewhat less common | |
| 1% Much less common | |
| Don’t know: 11% |
Lawyers were asked, “Does your law firm or company plan to increase or decrease its hiring of legal support professionals for blended or hybrid paralegal/legal secretary positions in the next 12 months?”*
| 1% Increase significantly | |
| 14% Increase somewhat | |
| 61% Keep the same/no change | |
| 9% Decrease somewhat | |
| 1% Decrease significantly | |
| Don’t know: 15% |
50% of current legal support jobs at respondents’ law firms or companies are blended paralegal/legal secretary positions.
Source: Robert Half Legal survey of 200 lawyers with the largest law firms and companies in the United States
*Responses do not total 100 percent due to rounding.
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