ANZSCO 599112

Legal Executives

Overview

EMPLOYED

8,300

PART-TIME SHARE

47%

FEMALE SHARE

80%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

28

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

About this data

Summary

Legal Executives act for and on behalf of clients in the areas of property transfer, company and business law, trusts, wills, probate and litigation, under the general supervision of a Barrister or Solicitor.

Tasks

  • Interviews clients to determine the nature of issues, and receives written information concerning cases from legal professionals and clients
  • Confers with clients and potential witnesses and draws up statements and proposed affidavits in preparation for court proceedings
  • Maintains legal files
  • Prepares, analyses and interprets a variety of legal documents such as those associated with buying, selling and developing properties and businesses
  • Assists legal professionals to prepare cases for court by conducting investigations, undertaking research, arranging witness preparation and attendance, and preparing and filing court documents
  • May supervise law clerks and legal secretaries and take responsibility for their work

ANZSCO Classification

Details

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Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Note: those who were classified as "Employed, away from work" at the time of the 2021 Census (accounting for approx. 8% of total employment), have been excluded from the "Average full-time hours worked per week" denominator.
Hours worked Legal Executives All Occupations
Share of workers who work full-time hours 53% 64%
Average full-time hours worked per week 40 hours 44 hours

Legal Executives work in industries like:

Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

New South Wales

40.9%

Victoria

20.4%

Queensland

22.7%

South Australia

2.8%

Tasmania

0.6%

Northern Territory

0.4%

Australian Capital Territory

3.9%

Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

Age and Gender Profile
Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Age and Gender Legal Executives All Occupations
Median age 28 years 40 years
Female share of employment 80% 49%
Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Legal Executives
15–19 5.2 1.7
20–24 9.1 35.7
25–34 22.7 27.4
35–44 22.3 15.1
45–54 20.4 11.1
55–59 8.8 4.4
60–64 6.5 2.8
65 and Over 4.9 1.8

Age Profile (% Share)

Bar chart with 2 data series.
Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
The chart has 2 X axes displaying All Occupations Age Profile (% Share) and Legal Executives Age Profile (% Share).
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Range: -40 to 40.
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Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study).
Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
Note: the sum of the educational attainment categories may not add up to 100% due to the exclusion of non-descriptive categories such as not stated responses.
Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Legal Executives
Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 8.6
Bachelor degree 23.2 30.2
Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 9.9
Certificate III/IV 19.5 7.8
Year 12 15.9 34.2
Year 11 4.0 2.0
Year 10 and below 9.7 3.6

Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share)

Bar chart with 2 data series.
Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study).
Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
Note: the sum of the educational attainment categories may not add up to 100% due to the exclusion of non-descriptive categories such as not stated responses.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying All Occupations Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share).
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Range: 0 to 40.
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Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.