Maybe you need a paralegal.
Document prep, case research, filing coordination and deadline tracking. Bilingual, trained and working inside your systems from week one.
Virtual paralegals and attorneys licensed in Argentina and Brazil, trained in U.S. immigration and personal injury work, on your hours from week one. They draft, research and prepare. You review, sign and advise. All at the budget you planned for a paralegal.
A virtual paralegal is a trained legal professional who works remotely inside your firm's systems and takes the preparation off your desk: drafting, records, research, calendaring and client updates. Clio's 2025 benchmark puts the average lawyer at about 3.0 billable hours in an 8-hour day. The rest goes to work someone else could prepare.
"I know I need help. But I can't justify what a good U.S.-based hire costs right now. I'm a solo attorney, or we're two partners, or we're growing: and the budget has to make sense."
Most firms come to us asking for a virtual paralegal. When we understand what is really breaking down, the answer is often a licensed attorney from Argentina or Brazil who already works on U.S. immigration or personal injury matters. You get more than you asked for, at the budget you planned.
The client hesitates. They assume that means a bigger invoice. It doesn't.
And when you need someone for a specific phase of a case, pre-litigation, active litigation or closing, we place for the stage, not just the title. Dedicated talent, your time zone, vetted by a licensed attorney before they ever reach your desk.
Choose a role to explore the illustration. Actual pricing depends on the individual professional and scope; consult our pricing page for the official reference.
The scale stays level: same budget, more legal training.
Under ABA Model Rules 5.1 and 5.3 and ABA Formal Opinion 08-451, a U.S. law firm may use lawyers and nonlawyers outside the firm, including abroad, as long as the U.S. attorney supervises the work, protects client confidences and stays responsible to the client. Legal advice, signatures and court appearances stay with you.
Organize medical records into a treatment chronology
Classic paralegal work in a personal injury file: gathering, indexing and summarizing records for your demand.
Prepare a USCIS form packet for your signature
Forms, exhibits and translations are prepared for you; you review and sign as the attorney of record.
Research a state statute and write a memo
A licensed attorney writes the research memo for you. Your judgment decides what it means for the client.
Draft a demand letter or a motion
First drafts are where a bar-certified hire saves you the most time. You edit, sign and send.
Run a client intake call in Spanish or Portuguese
Intake gathers facts and documents. It never gives legal advice; anything that needs judgment comes to you.
Calendar court and filing deadlines
Deadline tracking in Clio, MyCase or Filevine, with you or your docketing rules as the final check.
Tell a client what they should do
Legal advice to a U.S. client stays with the licensed U.S. attorney. Placed talent does not give it.
Sign a pleading or appear in court
Signatures and appearances belong to the attorney admitted in that court. Always you.
Source: ABA guidance on outsourcing legal work. Not legal advice. Check your state's version of the rules, including client disclosure when confidential information is shared.
Pick your practice. These are the tasks firms most often hand to the people we place, and the page that goes deeper for each.
We picked them because they produce rigorously trained legal professionals who share your working day. Buenos Aires and São Paulo run on UTC-3, one or two hours ahead of U.S. Eastern time depending on daylight saving, so the team is at the desk when you are.
Their 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. covers most of your business day.
Sources: UBA School of Law, management report · OAB national count, reported Oct 2025.
Every firm uses different words for the same need. You don't have to know which one you need before you call us. We listen to what is happening in your firm, then tell you exactly who would solve it.
Document prep, case research, filing coordination and deadline tracking. Bilingual, trained and working inside your systems from week one.
Bar certified in Argentina or Brazil and experienced in U.S. immigration and personal injury work. Legal drafting and case preparation, for your review, at the budget you expected for a paralegal.
The calendar below illustrates the process. Actual timing depends on the role, candidate availability and your interviews. We agree on a start date with you.
You tell us what is breaking down in your firm. We ask the questions most staffing companies never think to ask.
We tell you whether you need a virtual paralegal or a licensed attorney, and why. Then our in-house legal counsel personally interviews every candidate. A lawyer screening lawyers.
We submit our recommended candidate. You interview them and make the call. No pressure, no obligation.
Onboarding support, plus 30-day and 90-day check-ins, with a dedicated point of contact for as long as you need it.
A two-attorney personal injury firm in Chicagoland asked us for a virtual assistant. After one conversation, our team realized they needed a licensed attorney from Brazil. Same price. Different category entirely.
Read the full storyOur work often deals with clients in very sensitive, emotional situations. The professionalism, empathy, and care their staff show on every call is exactly what we needed.
"They came in asking for a VA. They left with a licensed attorney: at the same price."
"We weren't looking for a virtual assistant. We were looking for someone who could think. Simpalm Staffing found us someone who already thought like a lawyer: because they are one."
Managing Attorney · Personal Injury Firm · Chicagoland, IL
We know what a wrong hire costs a small firm: lost time, lost momentum and the energy it takes to start over.
If within the first 30 days the person isn't the right fit, for any reason, we replace them at no additional cost. No awkward conversations. No invoices. No debate.
We can offer this because our in-house legal counsel screens every candidate before they reach you.
You take the meeting. We take the risk.Four guides written for small and mid-sized U.S. firms weighing their first virtual legal hire.
Straightforward answers about virtual paralegals and remote legal staffing for U.S. attorneys. Last updated October 19, 2026.
A virtual paralegal works remotely inside your case management system and takes preparation work off your desk: drafting documents for your review, organizing records, legal research, calendaring deadlines, client intake and status updates. You keep the legal judgment, the signatures and the client relationship. See what legal tasks can be delegated.
A U.S. law firm may outsource support work when it meets its professional obligations. The supervising attorney remains responsible for competence, supervision, confidentiality, conflict checks, required client disclosure and consent, and avoiding unauthorized practice. See the ABA guidance on outsourcing and check the rules that apply to your jurisdiction. This is general information, not legal advice.
No. People we place prepare work for you: research memos, first drafts, document packets and client updates. Legal advice to U.S. clients, signatures on filings and court appearances stay with the licensed U.S. attorney.
Yes, for the work they do. Every attorney we place comes with hands-on experience in U.S. practice areas, such as immigration case preparation, personal injury documentation, family law intake and drafting for U.S. matters, and you review what they prepare.
Use our pricing page as the official reference. The quote depends on the individual professional, experience, practice area, responsibilities and working hours. Published figures are not a fixed estimate for every candidate; confirm the scope and quote before hiring.
Timing depends on your practice area, required experience, candidate availability, interviews and onboarding. We first define the role, screen candidates, arrange your interviews and agree on a start date. There is no single deadline that fits every placement.
Your hours. Buenos Aires and São Paulo run on UTC-3, one to two hours ahead of U.S. Eastern time depending on daylight saving, so a full U.S. business day overlaps their own working day.
The people we place work inside your systems, such as Clio, MyCase, Filevine or Microsoft 365, with their own logins and only the access you grant, which you can change or remove at any time. Your firm's confidentiality rules apply to them like any team member. See our guide to giving access safely.
Simpalm Staffing offers a 30-day fit guarantee. Discuss any concerns with our team during that period and confirm the applicable terms for your placement before hiring.
Our in-house legal counsel screens candidates, we help you decide between paralegal support and an attorney-trained professional, and we provide placement check-ins. You interview the candidate and keep responsibility for supervising the legal work.
No long forms. No contracts before you're ready. Just a conversation about your firm and the legal support that would remove the bottleneck holding it back.
