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Rita O.

Legal Assistant | Virtual Assistant | Client Relations Specialist

Experienced Legal Assistant and Licensed Lawyer with a background in both legal and corporate environments, combined with strong remote experience in virtual assistance, administrative support, and client relations. I specialize in managing legal and operational workflows, maintaining structured systems, and delivering clear, professional communication in fast-paced remote environments. I have extensive experience supporting both legal and client-facing operations, including managing client communication, administrative tasks, and CRM-based workflows. My focus is on accuracy, responsiveness, and ensuring a smooth and professional client experience from intake through resolution. I am highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities efficiently while maintaining consistency and reliability. Core Experience Includes: • Customer Support & Client Relations: Handling inquiries, resolving issues, and ensuring a positive client experience through clear, empathetic, and professional communication • Client Intake & Relations: Serving as a primary point of contact, providing updates, gathering information, and maintaining strong professional client relationships • Administrative & CRM Management: Maintaining case files, managing client records, calendar coordination, scheduling, and workflow organization using MyCase, Lawmatics, Clio, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Microsoft Office Suite • Legal Operations Support: eFiling and eServing across multiple court systems with accurate and timely submissions • Discovery Management: Requesting, organizing, reviewing, and summarizing discovery materials for attorney review, including research and case preparation support • Legal Drafting: Preparing pleadings, interrogatories, demand letters, retainer agreements, correspondence, and other legal documents I bring strong written and verbal communication skills, excellent English proficiency, and a solution-oriented approach to both legal and client support work. I am dependable, detail-focused, and comfortable working across multiple systems while maintaining accuracy and professionalism.

🇳🇬Lagos, Nigeria$15/hr100% JSS4.52 (10)Since Jan 2022

Earnings and projects

MRR
$2.1k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#20,933 / 412k
🇳🇬Country#284 / 13.8k
Revenue, last 30 days
$2.1k

Last 6 months: $13k

World#19,696 / 412k
🇳🇬Country#284 / 13.8k
Total earnings
$49k

Billed in all: $52k

World#76,838 / 412k
🇳🇬Country#746 / 13.8k
Per project
$4.5k

$1.6k in the last 6 months

World#38,536 / 412k
🇳🇬Country#476 / 13.8k
Projects, last 6 months
8
13% fixed87% hourly
World#24,499 / 412k
🇳🇬Country#1,640 / 13.8k
Projects in all
11

Across 14 contracts

7% fixed93% hourly
World#192,417 / 412k
🇳🇬Country#6,892 / 13.8k

Earnings, last 30 days

$51.7k+$2.1k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$48k$50k$52kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 3% in Virtual Assistance

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #126Legal Research2,137 freelancers · 🇳🇬 #4Top 6%
  2. #131Legal Assistance1,935 freelancers · 🇳🇬 #5Top 7%
  3. #143Legal1,657 freelancers · 🇳🇬 #2Top 9%
  4. #196Customer Experience2,788 freelancers · 🇳🇬 #9Top 7%
  5. #1,014Virtual Assistance29,113 freelancers · 🇳🇬 #44Top 3%
  6. #1,233Administrative Support27,851 freelancers · 🇳🇬 #41Top 4%