パラリーガル(弁護士補助職) パラリーガル(弁護士補助職)

Japan Legal 分類:06_035-01 Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥5.29M
≈ $33,620
Top pay (est.)
¥9.00M
Top 10% ¥7.76M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.59Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.91Mest.
¥5.08M–¥6.86M
Outlook score
39/100
★★☆☆☆ Below average
AI replacement risk
81%
Very high
Labor demand
Low
Openings-to-applicants 0.34x

What パラリーガル(弁護士補助職) do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

弁護士の指示・監督のもとで主に限定された法律業務を行う。
 具体的には、事案処理のための文献、書籍、類似事件の判例や事例等の調査を行ったり、裁判所に提出する書面の作成に必要な当事者への事情聴取、事実調査を行う。また、企業法務を専門とする弁護士の場合は、M&A(企業の吸収合併)の際のデューディリジェンスなど企業調査等を行う。調査結果等は整理し、分かりやすい資料にとりまとめる。また、訴訟関連での各種書類の申請手続き、作成等も行う。官公庁、企業、団体等に対し弁護士会を通して必要書類を請求するいわゆる「23条照会」の手続き、契約書や内容証明等の書類の作成、許認可等行政手続きの申請に関する書類作成等が挙げられる。
 弁護士の指示の下、法律業務を行うが、国家資格を持たないため法律に関する判断を行って、顧客に直接法的なアドバイスをすることはできない。
 事務所によっては、法律事務に加えて、弁護士のスケジュール管理など秘書的業務、経理や郵便物の処理、コピー、ファイリング、電話対応、来客対応などを行う場合もある。

◇ よく使う道具、機材、情報技術等
 文書作成ソフト(Word、一太郎等)、パソコン

Employment type of workers

パラリーガル(弁護士補助職) salary

The average annual pay for パラリーガル(弁護士補助職) in Japan is ¥5.29M (≈ $33,620; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥4.92M, the typical range is ¥3.64M–¥9.00M and the top 10% earn about ¥7.76M.

Average pay
¥5.29M
≈ $33,620
Median (est.)
¥4.92M
≈ $31,288
Low end (est.)
¥3.64M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥7.76M
≈ $49,348
Top pay (est.)
¥9.00M
≈ $57,234
Hourly wage
¥2,686
2.3× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥222,000
vs. last year +¥8,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

Your numbers are not sent or stored. The distribution is estimated from Japan's national wage statistics, including pay differences by age.

Pay by ageest.

20s
¥3.94M
30s
¥4.68M
40s
¥5.32M
50s
¥5.89M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (44.0) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥3.95M
1–3 yrs
¥4.40M
3–5 yrs
¥4.84M
5–10 yrs
¥5.42M
10+ yrs
¥6.09M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥5.29MPart-time ¥2.22MFreelance / self-employed ¥5.55MContract / temp ¥4.12M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,686 is 2.3× Japan's national average minimum wage of ¥1,177 (fiscal 2026). Minimum wage by prefecture →

Japanese pay is shown in yen (¥5.57M = 5.57 million yen ≈ 557万円). Dollar figures use the current rate of 157.25 yen per dollar and are for reference only; purchasing power differs.

Pay over time

YearAverage payEmploymentOpenings ratio
2021¥4.40M——
2022¥4.37M——
2023¥4.78M—0.36x
2024¥4.81M—0.35x
2025¥5.29M—0.34x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for パラリーガル(弁護士補助職) (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥5.29M → in 3 years ¥5.47M → in 5 years ¥5.59M → in 10 years ¥5.91M (10-year range ¥5.08M–¥6.86M). The model assumes pay growth of +1.1% per year.

¥5.29M
Now
2026
¥5.47M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥5.05M–¥5.95M
¥5.59M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥5.04M–¥6.23M
¥5.91M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥5.08M–¥6.86M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand -0.43%Wage momentum +0.68%AI impact -0.93%Total +1.1% / yr

Projected pay = current pay × (1 + annual growth)^years. The annual growth rate starts from a base wage-growth rate and adds or subtracts labor demand (the job-openings-to-applicants ratio), wage momentum and AI replacement risk for each occupation. Projections are not guarantees. How it is calculated →

Outlook score for パラリーガル(弁護士補助職)

39/100
★★☆☆☆
Below average · ranked #476 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
19 pts
Entry barrier
52 pts
Pay level
54 pts
Labor demand
12 pts
Wage momentum
73 pts
Aging workforce
68 pts

Each component is a percentile rank among all occupations in the same country (0–100). Weights: labor demand 25, wage momentum / openings 15, pay level 15, AI resistance 25, aging workforce 10 (Japan only), entry barrier 10.

Will AI replace パラリーガル(弁護士補助職)? AI replacement risk

81%
Very high
Ranked #502 safest from AI among all Japanese occupations
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

How AI is changing this job

A written analysis for this occupation is being prepared.

AI replacement risk compares the parts of a job that are easy to hand to AI or software (processing information, documentation, repetitive computer work) with the parts that are hard to automate (physical work, working closely with people, judgment in unpredictable settings), using the MHLW job tag survey on work activities, work context, skills and knowledge. The result is a relative position among all occupations in the country, scaled to 0–100%. Methodology →

Labor demand for パラリーガル(弁護士補助職)

Openings-to-applicants ratio
0.34x
ranked #463 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
Low
25/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥222,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
44.0
Hours per month
155
Openings in 5 years
−2.4%
est.
Openings in 10 years
−4.3%
est.

A ratio above 1.0 means there are more job openings than applicants (a labor shortage). The 5- and 10-year figures are estimates from the openings ratio, wage momentum and AI replacement risk.

Skills, education and requirements for パラリーガル(弁護士補助職)

Key skills

Active Listening
4.5
Writing
4.2
Reading Comprehension
4.1
Speaking
3.7
Coordination
3.2
Social Perceptiveness
3.1
Instructing
3.1
Service Orientation
2.7

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Administrative
4.4
Law and Government
3.5
English Language
2.9
Customer and Personal Service
1.9
Foreign Language
1.5
Economics and Accounting
1.3
Personnel and Human Resources
1.2
Public Safety and Security
1.1

What the work involves

Working with ComputersOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesEvaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsGetting InformationProcessing InformationPerforming Administrative ActivitiesDocumenting/Recording Information

Important abilities

Written ComprehensionWritten ExpressionOral ComprehensionOral ExpressionTime SharingMemorization

Licenses and certifications (Japan)

Related qualifications listed on job tag (names in Japanese). Some are mandatory, others recommended.

Education of workers

Training before entry

Related work experience

Difficulty of entry: ★★★☆☆ Moderate (from education, training, experience, licenses)

How to become パラリーガル(弁護士補助職)

The typical path in Japan is shown by the education, training and experience of current workers above and in the Japanese guidance below. A detailed English guide for this occupation is being prepared.

Guidance from job tag (Japanese)
入職にあたって、特に学歴や資格は必要とされないが、業務の高度化等により大学卒業者が多く、法学部出身者の割合が高い。
 かつては、日本の法律事務所は所属弁護士が多くても数十人の規模だったが、1990年代以降、法律事務所の合併や新人弁護士の採用増により事務所の大型化が進んだことによりパラリーガルの新卒採用もある。一方、弁護士の引退で所属事務所がなくなったパラリーガルや、別業種からの転職者等中途採用も多い。逆に、パラリーガルからの転職先としては、同業の他事務所のほか、一般企業の法務部に転じる例がある。
 入職後は、半年~1年は受付等をしながら事務所の仕事全般を学び、業務を一通り経験する。特別の指示をしないで任せられるようになるには最低で5年の経験が必要と言われている。
 関連資格としては、日本弁護士連合会が「事務職員能力認定試験」を実施している。
 基本的には法律に関わる様々な専門知識が必要である。事務所の規模によって任せられる仕事の範囲が異なるが、迅速、正確な書類作成能力、臨機応変な対応力が求められる。弁護士との信頼関係を築くことはもちろん、依頼人や関係者と調整等を行う機会も多くコミュニケーション能力も重要である。

Career path and how to earn more as パラリーガル(弁護士補助職)

Career-path guidance is being prepared. Pay by experience is shown in the Pay section.

Pay and employment figures are national statistics. Projected pay, outlook scores and AI replacement risk are estimates from the Shigoto Zukan model, not guarantees. To request a correction, use the contact form. How to read the data
Sources: Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), Population Census and Hello Work employment statistics as published on the MHLW job tag site (retrieved Oct 31, 2026); Occupational Information Database (JILPT). Pay ranges, projections and scores are Shigoto Zukan estimates.