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Top 0.1% Talent, Matched to Your Practice

Hire a Pre-Vetted Legal Virtual Assistant

Get legal experts proficient in tools like Clio, Westlaw, QuickBooks and more

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Eliminate every non-billable task that consumes your day

Case law research and analysis

Your virtual assistant is a trained paralegal who researches case law, shepardizes citations and prepares research memos. They use Westlaw, LexisNexis, Fastcase and Casetext. Your virtual assistant handles circuit splits, statutory questions under state law, and regulatory compliance.

Case File Management and Docketing

Your virtual assistant opens new matters, maintains digital case files for your attorneys, organises discovery documents and tracks limitation deadlines, giving your paralegals a clean docket. Your virtual assistant also handles Bates numbering, exhibit organisation and deposition scheduling for your clients. Case management software we work in: Clio Manage, MyCase, PracticePanther, Smokeball, NetDocuments.

Client Intake and Communication

Your virtual assistant is a trained legal assistant who handles new client calls and sends engagement letters. They run conflict-of-interest checks before your firm takes on a new client and keep clients updated by email under attorney supervision. A fast, professional intake process helps turn more enquiries into clients, so nobody is left waiting. They use Intaker and Lawmatics as their everyday client intake software.

Time Entry & Legal Billing

Accurate timekeeping is billable revenue you're currently leaving uncaptured. Your virtual assistant enters time in case management software like Bill4Time, Smokeball, or TimeSolv. Also, our assistant helps prepare LEDES-format invoices for insurance defense clients and follows up on outstanding accounts receivable , without you touching a single invoice line item.

Virtual Paralegal Services

Need more than admin support? Our trained virtual assistant paralegals assist with document drafting (demand letters, discovery requests, NDAs, retainer agreements), deposition summaries, motion templates formatted per local court rules, and case chronology preparation, all under attorney review and supervision.

Court Calendar & Deadline Management

Missing a deadline is malpractice exposure. Your virtual assistant maintains a master docket calendar, sets multi-stage reminder triggers for discovery cutoffs, motion deadlines, and trial prep milestones and sends a daily priority report to your inbox every morning before 9 AM.

Why Hire a Legal Expert Over a General Virtual Assistant?

A general VA can manage an inbox and a calendar. A law firm runs on deadlines that can't slip, software built for legal work, and client information that has to stay protected. That's the gap a legal VA closes.

General VA

Where it falls short

  • ✦Treats a court deadline like any other calendar entry, with one reminder the day before.
  • ✦Has never opened Clio or MyCase, so your team spends the first month teaching the software.
  • ✦Can run a web search, but doesn't know Westlaw or LexisNexis, or how to check that a citation still holds.
  • ✦Logs time loosely, and vague entries get written down or questioned on the invoice.
  • ✦Formats documents so they look tidy, not so they meet your local court rules.
  • ✦Handles client details like ordinary office email, with no sense of what's confidential.

Legal Virtual Assistant

Where it pays off

  • ✦Keeps a master docket with staged reminders for discovery cutoffs, motion deadlines and trial prep.
  • ✦Already works in Clio, MyCase, PracticePanther and Smokeball, so matters and files stay current from the first week.
  • ✦Researches case law in Westlaw and LexisNexis, checks citations, and hands your attorneys a memo to review.
  • ✦Enters time as the work happens and prepares LEDES invoices, so billable hours get captured and billed.
  • ✦Drafts and formats demand letters, discovery requests and motions to local court rules, ready for attorney review.
  • ✦Works under a signed NDA and sends anything that needs legal judgment to an attorney.
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Which Legal Professionals Should Hire a Virtual Assistant from Wishup?

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Solo Practitioners and Small Firms

Hire a virtual assistant for legal work and reclaim 20+ hours weekly.

Mid-Size Litigation Firms

People at litigation and transactional firms hire Virtual Assistants from Wishup to scale paralegal-level support without getting a full-time professional.

Corporate Counsel

General counsel teams at mid-size companies use Wishup to manage contract intake, NDA tracking, vendor agreements, and compliance calendars.

Why Businesses Choose Wishup?

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What Changed When the Admin Stopped

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★★★★★

I appreciate the value a Wishup VA can bring to a business. The VAs of Wishup are very understanding and well trained in multiple skillsets, making them indispensable.

Niels Van De Bergh

Growth Consultant - Growth-Mechanics

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★★★★★

I couldn't be more thrilled with my Wishup VA. It took me a few weeks to get the time to organize the work to assign initially, but it's been the best business decision for me this year.

Andrew McDermott

Founder - Convia Media

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★★★★★

Working with Wishup has given our small and rapidly growing business the ability to move faster while simultaneously freeing up many hours a week. As a result, we can now focus on our strategy. The Wishup team will be a significant contributing factor to our future success.

Jason Gorman

Founder and Managing Partner - Jackrabbit LX

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★★★★★

We are very pleased with the work that Wishup Virtual Assistants have delivered for us. We use Wishup to augment many aspects of our business, from research, social media to marketing. Their staff is highly educated, very responsive, and experienced. We have been using them for over 6 months and have been telling others about our experience whenever we get the chance. The value they provide is truly immense.

Marvin Gouw

Co-Founder - Cubit

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Tools Our Legal Experts Work With Every Day


Clio Manage
MyCase
PracticePanther
Smokeball
NetDocuments
iManage
Westlaw
LexisNexis
Fastcase
Casetext
QuickBooks
LawPay
Bill4Time
TimeSolv
Lawmatics

Why Attorneys Choose Wishup Over the Rest

Onboarding Speed & Availability
Talent Quality & Training
Trained in AI/No-Code Tools
Business Tools (Apploye, Pipedrive, Hiring Credits, etc.)
Replacement & Money-Back
Dedicated Account Manager & Knowledge Transfer
Wishup
60 minutes (always available)
0.1% (Pre-vetted & Pre-trained)
✅ 120+
✅ Free Business Tools (Worth $500)
✅ Yes
✅ Yes
Freelance Platforms
Up to 3 weeks (waitlist)
Unclear (No training)
❗Limited
❌ No
❌ No
❌ No
Other Companies
1 to 2 weeks (waitlist)
1% (Pre-vetted Only)
❗Limited
❌ No
❌ No
❌ No

Why Attorneys Choose Wishup Over the Rest

Onboarding Speed & Availability

Wishup60 minutes (always available)
Freelance PlatformsUp to 3 weeks (waitlist)
Other Companies1 to 2 weeks (waitlist)

Talent Quality & Training

Wishup0.1% (Pre-vetted & Pre-trained)
Freelance PlatformsUnclear (No training)
Other Companies1% (Pre-vetted Only)

Trained in AI/No-Code Tools

Wishup✅ 120+
Freelance Platforms❗Limited
Other Companies❗Limited

Business Tools (Apploye, Pipedrive, Hiring Credits, etc.)

Wishup✅ Free Business Tools (Worth $500)
Freelance Platforms❌ No
Other Companies❌ No

Replacement & Money-Back

Wishup✅ Yes
Freelance Platforms❌ No
Other Companies❌ No

Dedicated Account Manager & Knowledge Transfer

Wishup✅ Yes
Freelance Platforms❌ No
Other Companies❌ No

Everything You Need to Know About Hiring a Legal Virtual Assistant

Legal VA vs General VA

Why Hire a Legal VA Over a General VA

A general VA can manage an inbox and a calendar. A law firm runs on deadlines that can't slip, software built for legal work, and client information that has to stay protected. That's the gap a legal VA closes.

General VA

Where it falls short

  • ✕DeadlinesTreats a court deadline like any other calendar entry, with one reminder the day before.
  • ✕SoftwareHas never opened Clio or MyCase, so your team spends the first month teaching the software.
  • ✕ResearchCan run a web search, but doesn't know Westlaw or LexisNexis, or how to check that a citation still holds.
  • ✕BillingLogs time loosely, and vague entries get written down or questioned on the invoice.
  • ✕DocumentsFormats documents so they look tidy, not so they meet your local court rules.
  • ✕ConfidentialityHandles client details like ordinary office email, with no sense of what's confidential.
Built for law firms

Legal Virtual Assistant

Where it pays off

  • ✓DeadlinesKeeps a master docket with staged reminders for discovery cutoffs, motion deadlines and trial prep.
  • ✓SoftwareAlready works in Clio, MyCase, PracticePanther and Smokeball, so matters and files stay current from the first week.
  • ✓ResearchResearches case law in Westlaw and LexisNexis, checks citations, and hands your attorneys a memo to review.
  • ✓BillingEnters time as the work happens and prepares LEDES invoices, so billable hours get captured and billed.
  • ✓DocumentsDrafts and formats demand letters, discovery requests and motions to local court rules, ready for attorney review.
  • ✓ConfidentialityWorks under a signed NDA and sends anything that needs legal judgment to an attorney.
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Clear boundaries

What a Legal VA Can and Can't Do

Your VA takes the support work off your attorneys. The legal judgment, the advice and the sign-off stay with your firm.

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What your legal VA handles

  • Case law research and research memos for attorney review
  • First drafts of letters, discovery requests and agreements
  • Docket calendars, deadline reminders and deposition scheduling
  • Client intake calls, engagement letters and conflict checks
  • Time entry, invoices and follow-up on unpaid accounts
  • Preparing and organizing court filings up to the point of submission
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What stays with your attorneys

  • Giving legal advice to clients
  • Representing clients or appearing in court
  • Signing or submitting court filings
  • Deciding case strategy or whether to take a matter
  • Final review and approval of every document
  • Setting fees and agreeing terms with clients
Signed NDAEvery Wishup VA works under a signed non-disclosure agreement.
You control accessYour firm decides which systems and files your VA can open.
Attorney supervisionResearch and drafts go to an attorney for review before they're used.

Cost

What It Costs: In-House Paralegal vs Wishup

An in-house hire costs more than the salary. Here's how the two options compare.

$1,299a month, starting price
60 minto onboard your VA
Top 0.1%of applicants make it through
 
In-house paralegal
Wishup legal VA
Monthly cost
About $4,800 to $6,000 ($58,000 to $72,000 a year)
From $1,299 part-time, $1,999 full-time
Benefits and payroll taxes
Extra, on top of salary
None
Office space and equipment
You provide both
Not needed
Time to get started
Weeks of recruiting and interviews
Onboard in 60 minutes
Vetting
You screen every applicant
Pre-vetted, top 0.1% of applicants
If it isn't the right fit
Start the hiring process again
Quick replacement

In-house figures are average US paralegal salaries before benefits, office space and training.

How it works

How to Hire a Legal VA from Wishup

Three steps, and your VA is working inside your practice.

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Tell us about your practice

Share your practice area, the software you use, and the work you want off your plate.

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Meet your shortlisted VAs

Interview pre-vetted assistants with law firm experience and choose the one that fits.

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Start onboarding

Your VA gets set up in your systems and starts on research, docketing, intake or billing.

Who it's for

Which Legal Professionals Should Hire a Virtual Assistant from Wishup?

From solo attorneys to in-house legal teams, a legal VA fits wherever admin work is eating into billable time.

Solo practitioners and small firms

Hand off the admin and business operations, and reclaim 20+ hours a week for client work.

Mid-size litigation and transactional firms

Add paralegal-level support and extra hands for trial prep without growing your headcount.

Corporate counsel and in-house teams

Keep contract intake, NDA tracking, vendor agreements and compliance calendars under control.

Practice areas we support

  • Personal injury
  • Family law
  • Immigration
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Real estate
  • Criminal defense
  • Estate planning and probate
  • Employment law
  • Intellectual property

Frequently Asked Questions About Legal Virtual Assistants

A virtual legal assistant handles administrative and research tasks for attorneys and law firms: client intake, case file management, legal research, court calendar management, billing and time entry, and document drafting.

Wishup legal VAs cost significantly less than a full-time paralegal (average $58,000–$72,000/year in the U.S., plus benefits, office space, and training). Wishup plans start at US $1299/month with no overhead costs.

Yes. Wishup's legal bookkeeping VAs are specifically trained on IOLTA trust account management, three-way reconciliation, retainer disbursements, and state bar reporting requirements.

We support personal injury, family law, immigration, corporate/M&A, real estate, criminal defense, estate planning & probate, employment law, IP, and more. We match you with a VA who has specific experience in your practice area, not a generalist.

Your VA can prepare, format, and organize court filings per local court rules, manage ECF/PACER accounts, and coordinate filing logistics. The actual submission must be authorized by a licensed attorney or authorized filer per your jurisdiction's rules, your VA handles everything up to that point.

Absolutely. You can hire a legal bookkeeper as a standalone service. Our bookkeeping VAs specialize in QuickBooks for law firms, LawPay reconciliation, IOLTA compliance, and monthly reporting, independent of any VA admin services.