Virtual Legal Support Assistant (“Direct Support”)

Overview

A partner organization is seeking a Virtual Legal Support Assistant ("Direct Support") based in the United States. This fully remote role operates within a fast-paced legal support environment where precision, confidentiality, and responsiveness are essential. The position involves supporting multiple law firm offices by processing and organizing sensitive legal and administrative materials within a structured, deadline-driven workflow.

Responsibilities

• Process and manage confidential legal documentation received from multiple firm offices accurately and timely.
• Maintain and update client case lists, ensuring data integrity across legal tracking systems.
• Download, organize, and distribute incoming mail and electronic court filings using standardized naming conventions.
• Support financial processing tasks, including vendor invoices and expense reimbursements using internal systems such as Chrome River.
• Perform document handling tasks such as PDF bookmarking, OCR processing, and file conversions as needed.
• Assist with legal document preparation and formatting using Microsoft Office Suite and specialized legal software tools.
• Ensure proper organization and storage of documents within the firm’s document management system (iManage).
• Support ad hoc administrative and document production projects across the legal support team.

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of experience in a law firm or legal support environment.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), including advanced formatting and document handling skills.
• Familiarity with legal document management systems such as iManage is strongly preferred.
• Experience with tools such as Chrome River, Kofax Power PDF, or similar platforms is an advantage.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to handle high volumes of sensitive and confidential information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a professional demeanor in remote environments.
• Ability to work independently in a structured, metric-driven, and deadline-oriented setting.
• Prior experience working remotely or using collaboration tools such as MS Teams is preferred.

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual salary of $45,000 (approximately $21.63 per hour).
• Full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, disability, and life insurance (for eligible employees).
• Fully remote work arrangement within the United States.
• Structured training program and onboarding support.
• Provision of required work equipment for remote setup.
• Exposure to legal operations in a high-volume, professional legal environment.
• Opportunity to build long-term experience in legal support and document management workflows.

Location

• Fully remote within the United States.