Legal Virtual Assistant
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Manage daily workflow, case logging, and status updates inside LegalBridge and Dockerwise while ingesting, organizing, and reviewing incoming client civil documents, financial records, and foreign files for audit readiness. Coordinate with clients to complete intake questionnaires and draft preliminary USCIS/DOS forms, acting as the primary administrative point of contact for onboarding, document checklists, and portal access. Maintain strict docketing for filing deadlines, court dates, and biometrics appointments, while filtering email inquiries and prioritizing urgent legal deadlines for the attorney. This role supports a solo immigration firm specializing in business and family-based cases, allowing the Managing Attorney to focus on high-level legal strategy and business growth. The position requires 15–20 hours per week in Pacific Time, with full remote work flexibility.
Required Qualifications
- 2+ years of direct experience working as a Legal Assistant, Paralegal, or Legal VA within a US immigration law environment
- specifically covering family-based and business immigration pathways
- Hands-on experience with specialized immigration case management platforms (LegalBridge)
- Hands-on experience with cloud document management suites (Dockerwise)
- Clear understanding of standard immigration forms
- Clear understanding of supporting document requirements
- Clear understanding of consular processing steps
- Clear understanding of USCIS filing procedures
- Clear, professional, and empathetic written and verbal English communication
- Ability to interact warmly and patiently with clients navigating complex immigration processes
- Absolute accuracy when handling sensitive personal identifiers
- Absolute accuracy when handling immigration receipt numbers
- Absolute accuracy when handling legal document packets
- High-agency work ethic
- Ability to excel in a solo-firm environment
- Ability to anticipate attorney needs
- Ability to take ownership of tasks without requiring step-by-step supervision
- Part-Time employment
- Independent Contractor status
- Fully Remote work model
- Pacific Time (PT) alignment
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