Job prospects Administrative Assistant - Legal in Prince Edward Island

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "administrative assistant - legal" in Prince Edward Island or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for legal administrative assistants (NOC 13111) in Prince Edward Island for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Legal administrative assistants are employed in law firms, government offices, real estate brokerages, and corporate legal departments, where they support legal professionals with document preparation, scheduling, and client communications. Many enter the field through vocational training or college programs in legal administration, and strong skills in word processing, spreadsheets, and legal software are essential. As some assistants advance to roles like paralegal, staff turnover creates new opportunities. Employers increasingly value candidates with post-secondary education, industry-specific knowledge, and experience in digital document management.  

Here are some key facts about legal administrative assistants in Prince Edward Island:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Legal administrative assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Legal services (NAICS 5411): more than 95%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 93% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 7% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 68% of legal administrative assistants work all year, while 32% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 7% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 93% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 21% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 62% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 14% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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