New Orleans does things its own way, but its customers still want answers. A virtual assistant keeps your calls and bookings handled.
Virtual Assistant gives New Orleans businesses a dedicated virtual assistant from $240 a month, working Central time. You choose the role and the hours, and a US account manager matches you within 1 to 3 business days.
Why New Orleans businesses hire a virtual assistant
Tourism, restaurants, the port, energy and a large legal community shape the city. Festivals bring sudden demand, and hospitality firms and rental hosts must keep up with a flood of messages.
The roles New Orleans businesses should hire first
Customer Service Assistant
Hospitality firms can answer guests during festival seasons.
Customers stop waiting. Tickets, chats and calls get answered during your hours, which keeps small questions from turning into complaints.
- Answer tickets in Zendesk, Gorgias, Freshdesk or Help Scout
- Reply to social media comments and direct messages
- Confirm appointments and send reminders
- Report weekly on ticket volume and common issues
Customer service assistant packages start at $240 a month for 20 hours. Hire a customer service assistant for your New Orleans business.
Legal Assistant
Law firms can hand off intake and calendars.
Deadlines stay visible. Court dates and filing deadlines get calendared and tracked, so you can review them in one place.
- Complete conflict-check forms
- Keep case files organized
- Keep document templates current
- Send status updates to clients
Assistants are not attorneys and do not give legal advice. Legal assistant packages start at $320 a month for 20 hours. Hire a legal assistant for your New Orleans business.
Executive Assistant
Leaders can hand off schedules and travel.
Commitments do not slip. Your assistant tracks what you and your team promised, and follows up so you do not have to.
- Screen meeting requests against your priorities
- Organize board, investor and client meeting logistics
- Keep your inbox clear and flag what is truly urgent
- Submit expense reports and match receipts
Executive assistant packages start at $320 a month for 20 hours. Hire an executive assistant for your New Orleans business.
What it costs in New Orleans
You pay the same clear price wherever you are, and you see the exact total before you order. Skilled VA prices for the roles above:
- Customer Service Assistant: $240 for 20 hours, $456 for 40 hours or $864 for 80 hours a month
- Legal Assistant: $320 for 20 hours, $608 for 40 hours or $1,152 for 80 hours a month
- Executive Assistant: $320 for 20 hours, $608 for 40 hours or $1,152 for 80 hours a month
Senior Specialists, with 5+ years in the field, cost 35% more. US-Based Specialists, who live and work in the United States, cost 90% more. If you would rather not commit to a monthly package, pay-as-you-go hours start at $14.40 an hour and stay valid for 90 days.
Why hire your New Orleans assistant from Virtual Assistant
Your assistant works remotely and keeps Central time business hours, so your day and theirs line up. You get a person who learns your business, with a team behind them when something needs fixing.
- Your voice, your policies: Your assistant works from your scripts and rules, so customers hear your business and not an outside call center.
- Knows legal software: Clio, MyCase, PracticePanther, Smokeball, LawPay and NetDocuments.
- They work your hours: Your assistant works in your time zone, and evening coverage is available as an add-on.
- A dedicated assistant: You work with one person who learns your business, not whoever is free in a shared pool.
- Start in 1 to 3 business days: Most clients are matched within 1 to 3 business days of payment, or within 24 hours with rush onboarding.
- NDA and secure access: Every assistant signs an NDA, and logins go through a secure vault, never by email.
A virtual assistant or an in-house hire?
An in-house hire makes sense when the job needs someone physically on site. For work done on a screen or a phone, a virtual assistant usually costs far less, because you pay only for working hours, with no recruiting, desk, equipment or payroll taxes to arrange. You can also start with 20 hours a month and grow, instead of committing to a full-time salary before you know how much work there is.
How to get started this week
- Build your package: choose a role, your hours and an experience level, and see your price straight away
- Pay your itemized invoice by card or crypto
- Your US account manager matches you within 1 to 3 business days and runs your kickoff call
- Your assistant starts on a written checklist of your first tasks for your New Orleans business
Towns and districts we serve around New Orleans
Your assistant works remotely, so you get the same service in New Orleans and nearby, including the French Quarter, Garden District, CBD, Uptown, Metairie, Kenner and Mid-City. If your town or district is not listed here, we still serve it. Just enter it on the order form.
More for Louisiana businesses
See virtual assistant services and prices in New Orleans or our guide to hiring in Louisiana. Other Louisiana guides: Baton Rouge, Shreveport.