Rossana L.
Remote Paralegal/Legal Assistant
Over the last 15 years I have earned extensive experience as a paralegal and executive assistant. After obtaining academic degrees in Political Science and Law (Juris Doctor) and working in top law offices, my legal knowledge deepened across litigation, corporate, employment, and regulatory matters. I am results-oriented, highly efficient, a strong multitasker, and possess excellent organizational skills. My qualifications and experience, coupled with enthusiasm and drive, make me an ideal virtual assistant for legal and HR-focused clients. I combine litigation and paralegal skills (personal injury and employment matters, case intake, legal research, pleadings, discovery) with contract management and HR/compliance expertise (contract drafting and lifecycle management, labor law administration, policy development, payroll and benefits oversight, and corporate secretariat duties). Comfortable managing client communications and calendars for busy attorneys, I deliver organized, practical legal‑administrative support that reduces risk, improves workflow, and protects client interests. Core Skills -Contract management: drafting, review, negotiation support, redlines, contract lifecycle management, repository maintenance, renewals and breach risk monitoring -Personal injury paralegal: client intake, medical records gathering, demand packages, settlement administration, lien management -Employment law paralegal: wrongful termination, discrimination, labor complaints, administrative filings, evidence compilation -Paralegal tasks: legal research, pleadings and discovery support, drafting affidavits and memos -Executive assistant: calendar management, travel coordination, meeting preparation, email triage, confidential correspondence -Calendar management: docket upkeep, court deadlines, hearing and deposition scheduling, reminder systems -Client handling: intake interviews, status updates, client correspondence, expectations management, confidentiality and empathy in communications -Regulatory & statutory compliance: labor law compliance, regulatory filings, company policies -Corporate services & secretariat: board minutes, corporate resolutions, filings, secretary duties -HR operations: hiring & retention, recruitment, payroll & benefits administration, personnel records -Administrative management: document management, event coordination, process improvement -Communication: excellent interpersonal and client-facing skills; professional, clear written correspondence
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $1.9k
Billed in all: $160,583$161k
$172 in the last 6 months
Across 14 contracts
Across 72 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 18% in Proofreading
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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