What Can a Virtual Paralegal Do For You?

A lot of attorneys are unfamiliar with the term "Virtual Paralegal."  If utilized correctly, a Virtual Paralegal can be the greatest asset to a solo or small law practice.

The benefits to hiring a virtual paralegal are:

Pay for billable work only.  In a traditional law firm, you would pay for 8 hours per day, and the paralegal does 3-4 hours of billable work.  In addition, you pay for breaks, sick time, vacation time, taxes and insurance, etc.

 A virtual paralegal only bills for the time he/she actually works.  This really helps your bottom line because technically you are only paying the paralegal a percentage of what you are billing your client. (example:  Draft a petition, you bill your client $100 in paralegal time and your paralegal bills you $50).

You don't need the extra office space and equipment.  This is a real advantage to small law firms that don't necessarily have the space for a paralegal.  The virtual paralegal works from home.  You also save by not having to supply the desk, chairs, computer equipment and upgrades and office supplies that a traditional paralegal would need.  Instead, the virtual paralegal supplies his/her own office equipment and computer and software upgrades as needed.

A virtual paralegal is interested in building repeat business and great relationships for referrals.  This means that you will get the highest quality service with each project you outsource to them.

The virtual paralegal field is booming and technology today makes outsourcing especially easy by allowing online document collaboration, video conferencing, cloud storage and sharing of files.

You can hire virtual paralegals on a project basis or an ongoing monthly basis.

A virtual paralegal can do everything a traditional paralegal can do:

• Draft Pleadings, Discovery, Correspondence;
• Summarize Deposition Transcripts and Medical Records;
• Schedule Hearings, Mediation and Meetings/Conferences;
• Review Documents;
• Organize Files;
• Prepare Trial Notebooks;
• Attend and Assist at Trial;
• and much more.

Consider hiring a virtual paralegal today!  

For more information, contact me at delatorrehg@gmail.com.