
I'm Valentina, a virtual assistant who works with solo attorneys and small firms. I handle intake, calendars, document collection and the follow-ups that keep a filing on track, including regulatory filings like Form ADV, then take on the operations and case-management systems that keep a practice from drowning in its own paperwork.
Before Rellatech I worked as a legal assistant at a boutique US firm handling investment adviser compliance and cross-border matters. I owned the document side: collecting what was needed, keeping it organized, and tracking what was due so the attorney had complete records well before any deadline.
That covered preparation for regulatory filings and audits, business entity and visa paperwork, and trademark applications. I did not give legal advice or sign anything. My job was making sure nothing sat waiting on our side, and that the file was complete when the attorney picked it up.
A deadline with a financial regulator does not move, and neither does the standard for getting the details right. That is the habit I bring to a legal practice, whatever the area of law.
Most solo and small firms reach a point where the caseload is healthy but the lawyer is personally answering intake calls, tracking deadlines in a notebook, and replying to client emails between hearings. I take over that layer so legal work gets the attention it needs.
Client emails, opposing counsel, court notices, and scheduling requests pile up in one inbox. I sort, flag, draft replies for your review, and make sure nothing with a deadline attached sits unread.
Court dates, client calls, and consultations get booked without regard for prep time or travel. I manage the calendar so there's breathing room around hearings, not just gaps to fill.
A prospective client fills out a form and hears nothing for three days. By then they've called another firm. I set up intake so the first response goes out within hours, not days.
Discovery files, signed retainers, and correspondence live in whatever folder was open at the time. I rebuild the filing structure inside Clio so anyone on the team can find a document in seconds.
Time entries get reconstructed from memory at month-end and invoices go out late. I set up a steady rhythm for time capture, invoice review, and following up on outstanding balances.
New matters get opened without a documented conflict check because there's no time to do it properly. I build a repeatable checklist that runs automatically when intake starts.
I'm not a lawyer and I don't give legal advice. I handle the administrative and operational layer around the practice, using whatever case management system you already have in place.
Replaced a three-day response gap with a same-day intake process: form submission, conflict check, engagement letter sent, consult booked, without the lawyer touching a step.
Reorganized the firm's Clio document library with consistent naming so paralegals could locate any filing from the past two years in under a minute.
Set up a recurring status update so every active client hears from the firm every two weeks, cutting down the volume of unscheduled check-in calls.
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