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It is a big occupation with flat growth
O*NET OnLine (the Department of Labor's occupation database) counts about 404,900 paralegals and legal assistants in the United States in 2025, with about 40,800 job openings a year. It projects little or no change in total employment between 2025 and 2035, so the openings come from turnover rather than expansion.