Legal Support Workers, All Other

All legal support workers not listed separately.

What you'd actually do

• Examine documentation such as mortgages, liens, judgments, easements, plat books, maps, contracts, and agreements to verify factors such as properties' legal descriptions, ownership, or restrictions.
• Examine individual titles to determine if restrictions, such as delinquent taxes, will affect titles and limit property use.
• Prepare reports describing any title encumbrances encountered during searching activities and outlining actions needed to clear titles.
• Copy or summarize recorded documents, such as mortgages, trust deeds, and contracts, that affect property titles.
• Verify accuracy and completeness of land-related documents accepted for registration, preparing rejection notices when documents are not acceptable.
• Prepare lists of all legal instruments applying to a specific piece of land and the buildings on it.

How you get there

Typical entry-level education: Associate degree. Overall preparation: some preparation (Job Zone 2 of 5).

The feel of the work

Much of the day is spent working solo; it rewards working independently; precision matters — small details carry weight. (Compared against the other 818 careers in the guide.)

Working for yourself

About 2.8% of legal support workers, all other are self-employed.

Who it tends to fit

This work tends to fit people who are organized and detail-focused and take-charge.

Related careers

• Paralegals and Legal Assistants
• Lawyers
• Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
• Judicial Law Clerks
• Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
• Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

Quick questions

How much does a legal support workers, all other make?

The median pay is $34.67 per hour — roughly $72,000 a year, with the real range running from about $21.06/hr (10th percentile) to $86.52/hr (90th percentile). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Do you need a degree to be a legal support workers, all other?

The typical entry-level education is: Associate degree. Overall preparation level: some preparation (Job Zone 2 of 5).

What does a legal support workers, all other actually do all day?

Examine documentation such as mortgages, liens, judgments, easements, plat books, maps, contracts, and agreements to verify factors such as properties' legal descriptions, ownership, or restrictions. Examine individual titles to determine if restrictions, such as delinquent taxes, will affect titles and limit property use. Prepare reports describing any title encumbrances encountered during searching activities and outlining actions needed to clear titles.