Virtual assistants are an outsourcing strategy that give lawyers the best of all solutions. You get a professional team member, and are relieved of the cost (and potential liability) that in-house staff can represent. A relatively new phenomenon, the work of virtual legal assistants has come to include transcription of voice files for depositions, accounting support for billing, data entry, litigation support graphics, and legal research. At the International Virtual Assistants Association (www.IVAA.org), you can post a Request for Proposal or seek out members with specific experience. Among IVVA members with legal experience are: