The Academy for Legal Virtual Assistance was founded to provide training and support for those that wish to virtually support attorneys, law firms and legal departments. If you are interested in learning more about the courses and training, please see the Course Descriptions. If you are an attorney or law office staffing professional looking to partner with a virtual legal virtual assistant, please Contact Us.
What is a Virtual Assistant? “A Virtual Assistant (VA) is a business owner who works from their own office providing professional support, services and skills to their clients via phone, fax and internet-based technology.” * *From the Virtual Assistant Networking Association (www.VANetworking.com) “A legal assistant or paralegal is a person qualified by education, training or work experience who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency or other entity who performs specifically delegated substantive legal work for which a lawyer is responsible.”
Adopted by the ABA in 1997 (www.abanet.org)
Taking the two definitions above, we get the following: “A legal virtual assistant (LVA) is an independent business owner, working from their own office, providing professional legal support under the direction or retention by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency or other entity and who performs such legal support via phone, fax and internet-based technology in an ethical and secure manner.” (definition provided by The Academy for Legal Virtual Assistance) How Can VA's Help the Legal Industry? For the sole practitioner, a virtual assistant can be that extra layer of professionalism to the outside world by providing live phone answering, schedule management, document and correspondence preparation and much more. For law firms and legal departments, a VA can enhance the support of the in-office staff by managing special projects, providing research and writing and any number of other duties. legal VA's are professionals and ready to virtually partner with you for your success! |