Legal Assistant V pay range
State of Texas · class code 3580
- Class code
- 3580
- Pay group
- B24
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Texas
- The State of Texas published pay range for Legal Assistant V is $65,104 to $106,634 per year.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office keys this classification as class code 3580.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office publishes one State Auditor's Office job description (series) for the Legal Assistant series, which includes this class. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications.
What the state says the job is
Performs legal assistant work involving researching, analyzing, investigating, and drafting legal documents; and assisting attorneys with case management.
Examples of the work
Drafts and prepares pleadings, motions, briefs, abstracts, petitions, summary judgments, legal correspondence, and other legal documents. Researches and analyzes sources such as statutes, case law, administrative records, opinions, articles, treaties, property titles, and rules and regulations. Organizes service of subpoenas, service of notices of deposition, and preparation of other legal documents. Reviews and organizes discovery requests. Checks citations, quotations, footnotes, and references for accuracy. Summarizes laws, rules, and regulations. Files pleadings with courts.
Special requirements
May require certification as a legal assistant.
Quoted from the State Auditor's Office job description (series), read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office publishes this figure in Classification Salary Schedule for Fiscal 2026-27, joined to the State's Position Classification Plan (SAO report 25-701). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their pay groups come from the State's Position Classification Plan, joined to the salary schedule.