The Evolving Role of Legal Secretaries
The role of the Legal Secretary used to be seen as a humble position, and women were first employed in offices during the First World War when the men went off to fight. It was then that people started to realise that women were capable of working efficiently and resourcefully within the secretarial role, and when the war finished, many women carried on in this line of work. However, in those days it was rare for women to work until retirement, as they usually gave up their jobs to get married or have children.