Employment

Paralegals and legal assistants held about 279,500 jobs in 2014. Legal services and private law firms employed about 72 percent; most of the remainder worked for corporate legal departments and various levels of government. Employment of paralegals and legal assistants is projected to grow 8 percent between 2014 and 2024.

Source:

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-2015 edition, Paralegals and Legal Assistants.