Hiring Virtual Assistants for Your Law Firm

As most law firm owners are making the shift from a partially or fully integrated virtual firm, most come to a halt when it comes to hiring virtual employees. If you have never experienced working with a virtual assistant then many questions may arise, such as: how much should you pay, what expectations are acceptable, or how to evaluate the performance for someone who isn’t physically present. When hiring virtual assistants expect a learning curve that will require your patience and time. The pay off will be worth it. Trust me. In this episode, we speak with Brett Trembly, a former President of the South Miami Kendall Bar Association and former Vice-Chair of the Florida Bar 11th Circuit Grievance Committee 11 “I.” Brett has also been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star in Florida for the past three years.  Brett is well known for his outstanding law firm and how he created a whole business model around working with virtual assistants.  In this episode, Brett and I discuss: The accelerated acceptance of hiring a virtual assistant fueled by the pandemic Migrating from a VA for projects to a full-time VA that becomes an integral part of the team and the culture of your company The importance of identifying all job responsibilities that can be delegated to a VA. The recommendation that a VA be a full time The learning curve to managing a virtual employee The distinctions between an in-house employee and a VA The pros and cons of going international for skilled Vas Anticipating a boom in the need for bankruptcy attorneys and bankruptcy training Maintaining confidentiality and security working with international VAs versus domestic Vas The ability to hire high-end talent for less than U.S. wages while helping society as a whole The benefits of managing your time and interruptions when structuring your interactions with your VA