A clear breakdown of what a legal virtual assistant actually costs — and the real return law firms get from hiring one.
Every attorney thinking about hiring help asks the same first question — what is this going to cost me?
It is the right question. But the sticker price is only half the story. The real number is what you save and earn back once someone else handles the admin.
Here is the full breakdown for 2026
PART 1 — What a Legal VA Actually Costs
Two pricing models exist:
Hourly — you pay for the hours worked. Good for low or unpredictable volume.
Flat monthly subscription — a set fee for dedicated time each month. More predictable and usually better value for steady ongoing work.
Rates by region:
Asia: roughly $7–$15 per hour
Latin America: roughly $8–$25 per hour
United States: roughly $25–$75 per hour
Wishup flat pricing — transparent and simple:
Part time (4 hours a day): $1,299 per month
Full time (8 hours a day): $1,999 per month
No setup fees. No per-minute billing. No long-term lock-in.
PART 2 — Why a Legal VA Costs Far Less Than an In-House Hire
When you hire an employee you do not just pay salary. You pay payroll taxes, health benefits, paid time off, equipment, software licenses, office space, and the cost of recruiting and training from scratch.
A legal virtual assistant has none of that overhead. You pay for the work — not the infrastructure around it.
Industry estimates put the savings at 40 to 70 percent versus an in-house hire.
For comparison — a US paralegal typically costs $58,000 to $72,000 per year plus benefits. A full time Wishup VA plan runs $1,999 per month. The gap is significant.
PART 3 — The Real ROI
You get your time back for billable work. Attorneys bill only about 2.9 hours a day on average. The rest is lost to non-billable admin tasks. Hand that admin to a VA and those hours go straight back toward client work.
Wishup states many clients recoup the full cost of their VA within the very first month through recovered billable hours alone.
Your firm runs more smoothly:
Cleaner calendaring — nothing collides or slips
Organized matter files you can actually find
Steady billing cadence — invoices go out on time
Fewer missed follow-ups
Faster and more consistent client communication
Your clients are happier. Most client complaints are not about losing a case. They are about feeling ignored. A VA fixes that permanently — and happier clients stay longer.
You can grow without the overhead. Remote support lets you scale capacity as your caseload grows without adding salaries, benefits, or HR weight.
Real result: A Wishup VA helped one law firm cut client intake time by 25 percent in 11 months using Clio — with zero disruption to existing systems.
Why Wishup stands apart from every other option
Only the top 0.1% of applicants globally are selected
Flat transparent pricing — no hidden fees ever
NDA signed before day one
Dedicated Customer Success Manager included
Instant replacement within 24 hours at no extra cost
Pre-trained on 120+ tools including Clio, MyCase, Westlaw, LexisNexis and QuickBooks
7-day money-back guarantee
Rated 4.9 on Clutch and 4.7 on Trustpilot
A legal virtual assistant is one of the rare hires where the math works in every direction.
You spend less than an employee. You earn back billable hours. You keep more clients through better communication.
The only real question is how long you will keep doing all of this work yourself.
Read the full pricing and ROI breakdown here
