In Washington, DC, deadlines are public and reputations travel fast. A virtual assistant keeps your organization's calendar, events and paperwork in order.
Virtual Assistant gives Washington, DC businesses a dedicated virtual assistant from $240 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 Washington, DC businesses hire a virtual assistant
Associations, nonprofits, consultancies, law firms and government contractors fill the District. Their calendars are packed with events, member communications, proposals and meetings on Capitol Hill and beyond. Small teams often carry a lot of this admin on top of their real mission.
The roles Washington, DC businesses should hire first
Executive Assistant
Association leaders and consultants need someone to guard their calendars and prepare them for meetings.
You walk into every meeting ready. A short brief with the people, the context and the open items is waiting for you before each call.
- 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 Washington, DC business.
Administrative Assistant
Nonprofits and contractors hand off events, member records and paperwork.
Nothing depends on your memory. Every recurring job goes on a written checklist, so it still gets done in your busiest weeks.
- Follow up with people who have not replied
- Book meetings, send invites and handle reschedules
- Organize Google Drive, Dropbox or SharePoint with clear folders and names
- Chase unpaid invoices with polite reminders
Administrative assistant packages start at $240 a month for 20 hours. Hire an administrative assistant for your Washington, DC business.
Legal Assistant
Law firms hand off intake, calendaring and document formatting.
More time for billable work. Intake, scheduling and document admin come off your desk, which frees your hours for clients and casework.
- Answer intake calls
- Update Clio, MyCase, PracticePanther or Smokeball
- Prepare e-filing support
- Follow up on unpaid invoices
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 Washington, DC business.
What it costs in Washington, DC
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
- Administrative 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
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 Washington, DC 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.
- Built for confidential work: An NDA, separate logins and a secure vault protect your board, investor and personal information.
- Easy to start small: Begin with the inbox and calendar on 20 hours a month, then add more as you see what can come off your plate.
- Confidentiality is built in: Every assistant signs an NDA, uses their own login and follows your firm's confidentiality policies.
- 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.
- 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.
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 Washington, DC business
Districts and neighborhoods we serve in Washington, DC
Your assistant works remotely, so you get the same service anywhere in Washington, DC, including Downtown, Capitol Hill, Georgetown, Dupont Circle, Navy Yard, Foggy Bottom, Adams Morgan and Anacostia. If your location is not listed here, we still serve it. Just enter it on the order form.