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Legal virtual assistants for document management, scheduling, intake and admin — from $14/hr + GST.

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$14/hrFrom, + GST · full-time
Up to 70%Vs. a local hire
14 daysBrief → first day
Fully managedWe employ, you lead

Virtual assistants for legal

Law firms run on documents and deadlines. A dedicated legal VA handles document management, diary, client intake and back-office admin so fee-earners stay billable.

Every placement is recruited, employed and managed by us and backed by our zero-risk promise: no placement fee, money-back first week, free replacement.

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Specialist roles for law firms

Five dedicated roles, with the practice-of-law boundary named in each.

Questions

Frequently asked

Can they do legal work, or just admin?
Paralegal-level support work, under your supervision — document preparation from precedents, court form completion, discovery and bundle assembly, conveyancing file progression, matter opening and conflict checks, billing narratives and trust file paperwork. What they cannot do is give advice, appear, or exercise judgement reserved to an admitted practitioner, and trust account authority stays with your licensed staff. In practice they do what a junior paralegal does, at a fraction of the cost.
How do you handle privilege and confidentiality?
NDA and confidentiality clause before day one, and they work entirely inside your practice management system as a named user with permissions you control — matter files never leave your environment. Most firms scope access matter-by-matter at the start and widen it as trust builds. Where a client engagement has specific confidentiality undertakings, tell us and we'll screen and brief accordingly.
How much does it cost?
From $14/hr + GST for a full-time, dedicated team member — roughly $29K a year against $95K–$115K all-in for the local equivalent once you add super, leave, payroll tax, software and a desk. No placement fee, no setup fee, no recruitment retainer: you pay from the day they start, for hours worked. Interviewing candidates costs nothing. Run your numbers →
How fast can we start?
Typically 14 days from your discovery call to day one. In the first week we source and screen against your brief; you get three matched profiles and interview whoever you like. Once you choose, we handle the offer, the contract, equipment and connectivity checks, and induct them on our side before they reach you. Specialist roles — developers, NDIS claims, anything needing niche software — can take a week longer, because we won't pad a shortlist just to hit a date.
What if it's not the right fit?
You're covered twice over. If it's clearly wrong by day five, your first week is refunded in full. After that, a free replacement any time — new shortlist, new interviews, no second fee, because there was never a first one. Before it gets that far, talk to us: our HR manager will work through it with you and the team member, since most problems turn out to be an unclear process rather than the wrong person, and a fortnight of coaching usually fixes it. Replacing someone is the last resort, not the first move.
Is there a minimum term?
Three months, then month to month. It's the same runway you'd give a new local hire to learn your systems, your clients and your standards — and the team members who get a fair run are the ones who stay for years. There are no exit penalties at any point, and if the issue is the person rather than the role, the first-week refund and free replacement cover that separately.
How do you handle confidentiality?
The same way you'd treat any remote team member. Every placement signs an NDA and a confidentiality clause before day one, and they work inside your systems — your email, your CRM, your file storage — so you control what they can see and can revoke access instantly. No client data is stored on our side.