HYBRID PARALEGAL/LEGAL SECRETARY 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?”*

	24% Much more common
	42% Somewhat more common
	17% No change
	4% Somewhat less common
	1% Much less common
	Don’t know: 11%

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?”*

	1% Increase significantly
	14% Increase somewhat
	61% Keep the same/no change
	9% Decrease somewhat
	1% Decrease significantly
	Don’t know: 15%

50% of current legal support jobs at respondents’ law firms or companies are blended paralegal/legal secretary positions.

Source: Robert Half Legal survey of 200 lawyers with the largest law firms and companies in the United States

*Responses do not total 100 percent due to rounding.

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