As an investment banker with too much paperwork and too little time, I’ve found Aretha Gaskin to be invaluable.  She handles my administrative needs flawlessly and my crazy deadlines with pleasant efficiency.  She’s a keeper!

Michael Clifford
Chairman
SignificantPartners™
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The Virtual Legal Assistant, Inc. was established in 2006 to meet the dynamic needs of small businesses and solopreneurs, legal and non-legal, who require part-time to full-time assistance running and maintaining their businesses.

Since our inception, we have established a reputation for professionalism, quality, and above all, timeliness—crucial elements for maintaining our clients’ professional credibility in an increasingly fast-paced business environment.

Aretha Gaskin is the proud Founder and CEO of The Virtual Legal Assistant and Bankruptcy Forms Processing, two companies that are designed to be full service administrative tools for solopreneurs and small business professionals in the legal and non-legal arenas worldwide.

Aretha is a highly regarded support professional who has worked in some of New York City’s largest law firms and brings well over a decade of law firm experience to her companies. Prior to working in the legal industry, Aretha worked in the non-legal world for several years as an executive secretary.