How much should a legal secretary make per hour?
kendrarel asked:
I am a legal secretary at a firm in Denver. I think I deserve to be paid more. I have 6 months experience. Can you give me an idea?
I am a legal secretary at a firm in Denver. I think I deserve to be paid more. I have 6 months experience. Can you give me an idea?
Well you have 6 months of experience that could be why you don’t reach the “target” pay. Go to monster.com or something and look up your area, field and pay to get an understanding of what you should or could be making.
your legal? like you went to school for this? wow nice. well you should get more then 15 an hour. since you are davoting your time to this company and you are helping them out every minute of the day. im an administrative assistant and make 9.25 an hour and i have over a year of experience. do you think thats fare? i dont.
I’m a legal secretary with about 10 years of experience in the field plus paralegal training. Not to be mean, but six months is nothing! You really have to earn your stripes, so to speak. Most firms, especially the big ones, like to see a few years of experience and a track record of you taking on more and more responsibility in your role. Do you know how to EDGARize documents? Do you do transcription and or take dictation? Who do you support? First years, second years, counsel, partners? What skills do you bring to the table? Also, in many instances salary dependents on where you live. For instance, I may make less if I were to work in Florida as opposed to New York. In short, give yourself time to grow into your profession and to prove your worth to the people you support before you concern yourself with money. In the long run, if you don’t work on your skills, the money won’t come anyway!