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Legal Assistant Career Market Report 2026

254 active jobs. 100 companies. Median salary $62K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

254
Active Job Openings
100
Companies Hiring
$62K
Median Salary (US)
62%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Legal Assistant market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 62% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $62K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $50K to $110K.

Filing is the most-demanded skill at 50%

Clydeco leads hiring with 12 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$18K, +28%)

Salary increase: +$18K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior6$50K$62K$66K
Mid-Level5$59K$80K$97K
Senior5$61K$70K$119K

What jumps out

Junior → Mid-Level: +$18K (28%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States28$62KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site1.6%
Remote5.5%
Hybrid5.1%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Filing
50%
Litigation
49%
Paralegal
36%
Adobe Creative Suite
21%
Legal Research
12%
Bilingual
12%
AI/LLM
9%
Due Diligence
6%
Advocacy
5%
Corporate Governance
4%
Intellectual Property
4%

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Clydeco124.7%
Cgsfederal114.3%
Ohagan Meyer103.9%
Mauriceblackburnlawyers93.5%
Morganmorganjobsapplynow83.1%
Unitedfirm72.8%
klinedinstpc72.8%
Mandarich Law62.4%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States107
Australia16
Remote13
Singapore6
United Kingdom5
Philippines4
Mexico4
Indonesia3

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree61.1%96
Bachelor's Degree11.5%18
Master's Degree8.3%13

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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