# Will AI replace legal secretaries? Updated October 2026 Legal secretaries score 56 of 100 for AI exposure. The largest share of their task time, 46%, is work AI speeds up while they stay in charge. AI can take over 45% outright, and 9% stays with people. - **45%** AI can do it - **46%** AI helps - **9%** Needs a person High exposure Higher than 86% of the 923 occupations we scored. ## Task by task We graded 14 tasks, listed here from most to least exposed. AI can do 6 of them today, speeds up 7 and leaves 1 to people. | Task | AI exposure | | --- | --- | | Draft and type office memos. Memo drafting from notes is an LLM strength; light review. | 78% AI can do it | | Prepare and distribute invoices to bill clients or pay account expenses. Billing software and templates generate and send invoices routinely. | 75% AI can do it | | Schedule and make appointments. Calendar tools and scheduling bots handle booking and reminders. | 75% AI can do it | | Complete various forms, such as accident reports, trial and courtroom requests, and applications for clients. Forms filled from existing case data; review for accuracy needed. | 70% AI can do it | | Prepare, proofread, or process legal documents, such as summonses, subpoenas, complaints, appeals, motions, or pretrial agreements. AI drafts and proofreads templated filings; attorney reviews. | 65% AI can do it | [See what AI can take on across a legal and compliance team](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-for/legal-and-compliance/) ## How legal secretaries compare All occupations (923) Office and administrative support (51) **Legal secretaries score 56**, marked by the dark line. Each dot is a score, darker where more occupations share it. The short marks show the averages, 37 for all occupations and 57 for office and administrative support. ## Pay and outlook in the US Median pay $55,570 a year, May 2025 People employed 156,280 in the US, May 2025 Projected change in jobs \-5.2% from 2024 to 2034 ## Skills to build - Proofread AI-drafted motions in Microsoft Word before attorney review - Check summonses and subpoenas for accuracy against the case file - Assemble exhibits and filing packets in Adobe Acrobat - Track case files and records in Microsoft Access - Reconcile client billing in Intuit QuickBooks and Excel - Attend client interviews and take notes for attorneys ## Safer roles nearby 5 related occupations with lower scores. - [Paralegals52 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/paralegals/) - [Lawyers48 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/lawyers/) - [Judicial law clerks49 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/judicial-law-clerks/) - [Administrative services managers38 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/administrative-services-managers/) - [Administrative law judges54 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/administrative-law-judges/) ## Questions about legal secretaries and AI Will legal secretaries be replaced by AI? Partly. About 5 in 10 working hours go to tasks AI can already do, mostly drafting office memos and preparing invoices. Attorney review, client interviews, and court-facing judgment stay with people. Which legal secretary tasks is AI taking over? Drafting office memos scores 78 on exposure, because memo drafting from notes is a strength of language models. Scheduling appointments and preparing invoices both score 75, since calendar tools and billing software already handle booking, reminders, and sending. Which legal secretary tasks stay human? Making photocopies scores 12 on exposure, since copier operation stays physical. Attending client interviews, hearings, and depositions scores 35, because a person must be in the room and judge which points matter. How do legal secretaries stay valuable as AI spreads? Check AI-drafted summonses and motions in Microsoft Word against the case file, since attorneys still sign off on every filing. Keep case records in Microsoft Access and exhibits in Adobe Acrobat. Learn court e-filing rules so the final check stays with a trained person. ## Related jobs - [Secretaries66 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/secretaries/) - [Court clerks62 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/court-clerks/) - [Executive assistants65 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/executive-assistants/) - [Court reporters60 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/court-reporters/) ## Next steps for legal secretaries - ### Check your job Your job title is a rough guide. Your actual tasks decide your score. Paste your job description or CV and see which of your tasks AI can do. [Check your job](https://www.aigentcy.com/tools/ai-exposure-checker/) [Check your CV](https://www.aigentcy.com/tools/cv-checker/) ### Check which roles in your team AI can take on We map your team's tasks, show what AI can do today and build the automations that pay back first. 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