New York moves faster than anywhere else, and its office rents show it. A virtual assistant helps you keep pace without adding a Manhattan desk.
Virtual Assistant gives New York City businesses a dedicated virtual assistant from $320 a month, working Eastern time. You choose the role and the hours, and a US account manager matches you within 1 to 3 business days.
Why New York City businesses hire a virtual assistant
Finance, media, law, fashion and startups all compete for attention across the five boroughs. Executives need full-time calendar help, and small firms need capable assistance without New York salaries.
The roles New York City businesses should hire first
Executive Assistant
Executives can hand off complex calendars, travel and inbox.
Commitments do not slip. Your assistant tracks what you and your team promised, and follows up so you do not have to.
- Manage a complex calendar across time zones
- Gather the reports and documents you will need
- Draft replies and correspondence on your behalf
- Take care of personal tasks that can be done online
Executive assistant packages start at $320 a month for 20 hours. Hire an executive assistant for your New York City business.
Legal Assistant
Law firms can hand off intake and calendaring.
More time for billable work. Intake, scheduling and document admin come off your desk, which frees your hours for clients and casework.
- 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 York City business.
AI Assistant & Prompt Specialist
Teams can get AI-trained support on ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot.
Repeat work takes less time. Drafts, summaries, reports and lead replies can be sped up with AI and checked by a person.
- Build custom GPTs, Claude Projects and chatbots from your documents
- Keep your library organized and easy to reuse
- Produce drafts of emails, proposals, blog posts and social content
- Automate lead replies, data cleanup and reports
AI assistant packages start at $360 a month for 20 hours. Hire an AI assistant for your New York City business.
What it costs in New York City
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:
- Executive Assistant: $320 for 20 hours, $608 for 40 hours or $1,152 for 80 hours a month
- Legal Assistant: $320 for 20 hours, $608 for 40 hours or $1,152 for 80 hours a month
- AI Assistant & Prompt Specialist: $360 for 20 hours, $684 for 40 hours or $1,296 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 $19.20 an hour and stay valid for 90 days.
Why hire your New York City assistant from Virtual Assistant
Your assistant works remotely and keeps Eastern 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.
- They work your hours: Your assistant works in your time zone, and evening coverage is available as an add-on.
- Confidentiality is built in: Every assistant signs an NDA, uses their own login and follows your firm's confidentiality policies.
- A person checks the output: AI drafts are reviewed before they reach you, so you do not receive unchecked answers.
- 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 dedicated assistant: You work with one person who learns your business, not whoever is free in a shared pool.
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 York City business
Towns and districts we serve around New York City
Your assistant works remotely, so you get the same service in New York City and nearby, including Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island, Midtown, the Financial District and Long Island City. If your town or district is not listed here, we still serve it. Just enter it on the order form.
More for New York businesses
See virtual assistant services and prices in New York City or our guide to hiring in New York. Other New York guides: Yonkers, Rochester, Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany.