Legal secretaries work with lawyers. These offices can be in small or large companies, hospitals, schools, or banks. Secretaries often must sit for long periods at a time. Also, they spend a lot of time keyboarding on computers. Sometimes these working conditions cause eye strain and wrist problems.
Some companies let secretaries work at different times of the day.
They also may be permitted to do some of their work at home. Most secretaries work 40 hours a week, but some work part time. This was one of the largest job categories in the United States. About 6 out of 10 secretaries worked in firms providing services ranging from education and health to legal and business services. They need to know how to use a word processor.