Paralegals and legal assistants held about 279,500 jobs in 2014. The industries that employed the most paralegals and legal assistants were as follows:
Legal services
72%
Local government, excluding education and hospitals
6
Federal government
5
State government, excluding education and hospitals
4
Finance and insurance
3
Paralegals do most of their work in offices. Occasionally, they may travel to gather information, collect and review documents, accompany attorneys to depositions or trials, and do other tasks.
Some of the work can be fast-paced, and paralegals must be able to work on multiple projects under tight deadlines.
Work Schedules
Most paralegals and legal assistants work full time. Some may have to work more than 40 hours per week in order to meet deadlines.
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