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.
© 2018 Robert Half Legal
