
HYBRID LAW CLERK/LEGAL ASSISTANT 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?”*
Much more common 12% |
Somewhat more common 40% |
No change 38% |
Somewhat less common 5% |
Much less common 1% |
Don’t know: 5% |
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?”
Increase significantly 2% |
Increase somewhat 26% |
Keep the same/no change 68% |
Decrease somewhat 2% |
Decrease significantly 0% |
Don’t know: 2% |
30% of current legal support jobs at respondents’ law firms or companies are blended paralegal/legal secretary positions.
Source: Robert Half Legal survey of 150 lawyers with the largest law firms and companies in Canada
*Responses do not total 100 per cent due to rounding.
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