Press Release

Legal Assistant Today Announces 16th Annual Salary Survey Results

March 3, 2008 (Costa Mesa, Calif.) — The staff of Legal Assistant Today is proud to announce that the results of the 16th Annual Salary Survey are now available in the March/April 2008 issue. This year’s feature article, “Enjoy the Ride” by John J. McGurk, reports that the national average salary for paralegals in 2007 increased 3.7 percent to $52,979. The article also examines regional salaries and benefits, technology, salaries by education level and more.  

Featuring 14 pages of informative graphs, charts and analysis, this year’s survey results include:

• National and regional breakdowns for 2007 salaries, bonuses and raises.
• Comparisons of national and regional salary averages from 2002 to 2007.
• Regional salary breakdowns by education, experience and job environment.
• National statistics on billing requirements, benefits, job environment, certification and hiring requirements, exempt vs. nonexempt status, employment outlook and more. 

LAT’s Salary Survey is mailed to a random sampling of paralegal subscribers across the nation every year, as well as e-mailed to paralegal subscribers who preregistered to take the survey  electronically, asking more than 50 questions about their salaries, benefits and job environments. The results are then tabulated and presented in our annual Salary Survey article. Also in the March/April issue:

• Profiles of three American paralegals who have taken their careers to a new level by working abroad.
• An in-depth look at the paralegal’s role in landlord and tenant law.
• “In Good Form,” focusing on Invasion of Privacy Interrogatories, part of a regular series in each issue which delivers practice-tested forms and advice from veteran attorneys.  All forms are available for free on www.legalassistanttoday.com.

As always, this issue of LAT includes news and trends, columns, articles, resources and software reviews to enhance paralegals’ careers, expand their knowledge and keep them up-to-date in this ever-evolving field. LAT subscribers receive the annual Salary Survey issue in their subscription package. To subscribe, call (800) 394-2626 or e-mail customer-service@jamespublishing.com. To purchase only the March/April 2008 issue featuring the Salary Survey results, contact Robin Mechem at (714) 755-5457.

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About Legal Assistant Today

Legal Assistant Today is a national bimonthly publication and the only independent trade magazine geared toward the rapidly expanding needs of the paralegal profession. LAT strives to offer unbiased news, practical tips, career advice, solutions to common technology problems and substantive feature stories. For more information, please visit us at www.legalassistanttoday.com.

Contact: Leanne Cazares

   Senior Editor

   (714) 918-1613

            lcazares@jamespublishing.com