Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants score 70 out of 100, which is high exposure to AI. That ranks #49 of 923 US occupations, where #1 is the most exposed. Of the 14 tasks in this job, AI could speed up 5 on its own and 9 more with extra software built on top of it. In April–May 2026, 5 of these tasks showed up in real conversations with Claude, Anthropic's AI assistant.

70/ 100

High

Rank: #49of 923 jobs
US workers: 156,280BLS, May 2025
Median pay: $55,570a year
In real AI use: 5 of 14tasks, April–May 2026

Task by task

Each task this job involves, as listed by O*NET, rated on whether a large language model like GPT-4 could cut the time it takes by at least half at the same quality. Tasks marked Seen in real AI use appeared in conversations with Claude in April–May 2026 (Anthropic Economic Index).

AI can speed this up on its own: 5 (36%)
AI can speed this up with extra software: 9 (64%)
Little or no AI speed-up: 0 (0%)

Prepare, proofread, or process legal documents, such as summonses, subpoenas, complaints, appeals, motions, or pretrial agreements.AI can speed this up on its own · core task · Seen in real AI use
Mail, fax, or arrange for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses, and court officials.AI can speed this up on its own · core task
Draft and type office memos.AI can speed this up on its own · core task · Seen in real AI use
Complete various forms, such as accident reports, trial and courtroom requests, and applications for clients.AI can speed this up on its own · core task
Prepare and distribute invoices to bill clients or pay account expenses.AI can speed this up on its own · supplemental task
Receive and place telephone calls.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task · Seen in real AI use
Schedule and make appointments.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task · Seen in real AI use
Organize and maintain law libraries, documents, and case files.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task
Make photocopies of correspondence, documents, and other printed matter.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task
Assist attorneys in collecting information such as employment, medical, and other records.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task
Submit articles and information from searches to attorneys for review and approval for use.AI can speed this up with extra software · supplemental task
Make travel arrangements for attorneys.AI can speed this up with extra software · supplemental task
Review legal publications and perform database searches to identify laws and court decisions relevant to pending cases.AI can speed this up with extra software · supplemental task · Seen in real AI use
Attend legal meetings, such as client interviews, hearings, or depositions, and take notes.AI can speed this up with extra software · supplemental task

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Questions about legal secretaries and administrative assistants and AI

Will AI replace legal secretaries and administrative assistants?

Probably not entirely, but the job is likely to change a lot. Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants score 70 out of 100 (high exposure), #49 of 923 US jobs. AI could speed up 14 of the job's 14 tasks, 5 of them on its own. Exposure means the work is likely to change, not that the job will disappear.

Which legal secretaries and administrative assistants tasks can AI do?

The most exposed tasks include "Prepare, proofread, or process legal documents, such as summonses, subpoenas, complaints, appeals, motions, or pretrial agreements"; "Mail, fax, or arrange for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses, and court officials"; "Draft and type office memos".

Which legal secretaries and administrative assistants tasks are hardest for AI?

Every task in this job has some AI exposure, though 9 of them need extra software built around the AI.

Are people already using AI for this work?

Yes. In April–May 2026, 5 of the 14 tasks showed up in real conversations with Claude, according to the Anthropic Economic Index.

How many people work as legal secretaries and administrative assistants, and what do they earn?

About 156,280 people in the US, with median pay of $55,570 a year (BLS, May 2025).

How to read this score. Exposure measures how much of the work AI could speed up, not whether the job will disappear. A highly exposed job can change shape, with people spending less time on routine tasks and more on the rest. The score counts tasks AI can speed up on its own in full, and tasks that need extra software at half weight.

The ratings come from published research based on GPT-4 (2023). To show what's happening now, each task is also checked against the latest Anthropic Economic Index, which records which tasks people actually use AI for. That data is refreshed automatically when Anthropic publishes a new release. Read the full method.

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