Virtual Legal Operations & Growth Assistant

I run a remote Australian commercial law firm and am looking for a highly organised Virtual Assistant to support the firm with legal administration, business operations, automation, content and business development support. The role will suit someone who is proactive, detail-oriented, excellent with written English, comfortable with technology, and able to help build systems as the firm grows. Key tasks include: - Transcription and preparation of documents. - Formatting, editing and preparing Word documents to a professional legal standard. - Amending documents and inserting handwritten or marked-up changes. - Preparing draft correspondence, templates and legal documents, depending on experience and subject to review. - Creating and maintaining templates, checklists, SOPs and internal process documents. - Supporting automation projects using tools such as Docassemble, Zapier, Make or similar. - Assisting with LinkedIn, website, content and newsletter support. - Researching potential referral partners, business networks, events, podcasts and opportunities relevant to Australian commercial law and international businesses entering Australia. - Maintaining non-confidential prospect, referral and business development trackers. - Preparing basic reports, dashboards and task updates. - General administrative and operations support. - Other ad hoc tasks as required. Skills and experience: - Excellent written English and attention to detail. - Advanced Microsoft Word skills, ideally with experience preparing documents for lawyers or professional services firms. - Strong organisational skills and ability to meet short deadlines. - Experience with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Canva, LinkedIn, Trello/Asana/ClickUp/Notion or similar tools. - Experience with Zapier, Make, Airtable, CRM tools, website platforms or AI tools will be highly regarded. - Experience with law firms, accountants, consultants or other professional services businesses is preferred but not essential. - Must be comfortable working within strict confidentiality boundaries.