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Hire dedicated paralegals & legal assistants

Give your attorneys more billable hours. Our legal support professionals handle research, document review, drafting support and case administration under strict confidentiality.

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Legal Support professionals working remotely for DirectAppoint clients
Dedicated remote professional working with a DirectAppoint client team
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Legal Support roles you can hire

More billable hours for your attorneys. Our paralegals take on research, review and drafting support under your supervision.

  • Legal research & memos
  • Document review & e-discovery
  • Drafting support & case preparation
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Keep every matter organised. Our legal assistants manage calendars, files, intake and billing so your practice runs smoothly.

  • Case management & calendaring
  • Client intake & correspondence
  • Legal billing & document formatting
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Insights

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Why DirectAppoint

Remote hiring, rebuilt for how teams work now

Dedicated, not shared

Every hire works only for you — full-time, part-time or hourly. No juggling five clients, no context switching.

Rigorous 5-step vetting

Multi-stage screening: technical tests, live problem-solving, English communication and reference checks before you see a profile.

Shortlist in 48–72h

A curated shortlist lands in your inbox within days, not months. Start working the following week.

Your IP, fully secured

NDA before day one, IP assignment in the contract, access-controlled devices and secure VPN-based workflows.

Time-zone aligned

Shifts arranged to overlap with US, UK, EU, Australian or Middle-East working hours for real-time collaboration.

Free replacement

Not the right fit? We replace your hire at no extra cost and keep the handover smooth.

How it works

From brief to first day in under a week

A simple, transparent hiring flow. You stay in control of every decision — we do the heavy lifting.

  1. Dedicated remote professional working with a DirectAppoint client team
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    Share your brief

    Tell us the role, skills, seniority, time zone and budget. A 15-minute call or a short form is enough — no lengthy RFPs.

  2. Dedicated remote professional working with a DirectAppoint client team
    02

    Get hand-picked profiles

    Within 48–72 hours you receive a shortlist of pre-vetted legal support professionals who have already cleared skill tests, communication checks and background screening.

  3. Dedicated remote professional working with a DirectAppoint client team
    03

    Interview & choose

    Interview candidates on video, give a paid test task if you like, and pick the person who fits your team and culture.

  4. Dedicated remote professional working with a DirectAppoint client team
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    Onboard & scale

    Your hire starts quickly, works in your tools and reports directly to you. Add or swap people as your needs change.

Engagement models

Flexible ways to hire a dedicated legal support professional

Simple monthly billing. No long lock-ins. Upgrade, downgrade or add people any month.

Part-time

80 hrs / month

Half-day dedicated capacity for steady workloads that don't yet need a full-time seat.

Best for: Maintenance, recurring marketing, back-office support

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Hourly

Blocks of 40 hrs

Pre-paid hour blocks for short sprints, audits, fixes or trying a new skill set before committing.

Best for: Audits, MVP sprints, overflow work, quick fixes

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Case studies

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FAQ

Legal Support hiring FAQs

Can’t find what you’re looking for? Email info@directappoint.com and a hiring consultant will reply within one business day.

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01

Do your paralegals give legal advice?

No. Paralegals and legal assistants work under the supervision of your licensed attorneys and do not provide legal advice or appear in court.

02

Which legal tools do they use?

Westlaw, LexisNexis, Clio, MyCase, PracticePanther, iManage, NetDocuments, Relativity and Microsoft 365.

Key takeaways

Legal Support talent — summary

DirectAppoint supplies dedicated remote paralegals and legal assistants with law degrees and common-law research experience, supporting US, UK and Australian law firms and in-house legal teams under the supervision of the client's licensed attorneys.

Roles
Paralegals, Legal Assistants
Shortlist
48–72 hours
Models
Full-time · Part-time · Hourly
Contact
info@directappoint.com

DirectAppoint · info@directappoint.com

Ready to meet your next remote hire?

Tell us who you need. Hand-picked profiles land in your inbox within 48–72 hours — and you only pay once you hire.