Paralegal
Kosmos
San Diego, CA · $70k–$120k a year · Posted October 16, 2026
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Where San Diego, CA ranks
Where San Diego, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Cities hosting the most business conferences in the West Coast78 conferences · of 17
- #2Cities hosting the most human resources conferences6 conferences · of 10
- #3Best cities for life sciences and biotech jobs454 openings · of 41
- #3Best cities for aerospace and defense jobs377 openings · of 67
- #3Cities hosting the most legal services conferences7 conferences · of 17
- #3Cities hosting the most staffing & human capital conferences6 conferences · of 8
Rankings about legal jobs
- Best cities for legal jobs #1 New York (854 openings)
- Best cities for legal pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($238k)
- Most requested AI skills in legal jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (3.9%)
- Employers with the most legal jobs #1 Morgan & Morgan (195 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $95,000 a year. Across 211 open paralegal listings that state pay, the middle half runs $66,000 to $100,000 and the median is $80,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 19% above the median.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
Among paralegals and legal assistants, AI is already used for some of the tasks. Measured exposure for paralegals and legal assistants: 29% (some).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
We are a premier, fast-growing law firm located in beautiful La Jolla, California, seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Legal Assistant to join our dynamic team. This position is ideal for individu