| To have a virtual bankruptcy assistant for you or | | | | only requires serious brainstorming towards the |
| your firm depending on several factors. Over the | | | | end. A virtual assistant can help with tasks ranging |
| past few years outsourcing work has gained a lot | | | | from petition preparation to drafting motions and |
| of ground and popularity because of the efficiency | | | | calling clients to remind them of court hearings |
| that comes with it. | | | | and office appointments. |
| Although outsourcing is not for everyone and | | | | 4. Tasks that require completing do not justify |
| there are many dangerous pitfalls involved with | | | | hiring staffed professionals: Most of your time is |
| outsourcing negotiations, depending on your law | | | | spent modifying standard motions and routine |
| practice it may be the best option for you. | | | | paperwork. That kills your productivity. |
| Consider these 7 warning signs that point to the | | | | Outsourcing allows you to staff only the right |
| need for you to outsource and look for a virtual | | | | amount of junior staffers leaving most of the |
| bankruptcy assistant or a virtual legal assistant: | | | | pencil and paper pushing to virtual assistants. |
| | | | 5. Hiring a regular junior staff is just too costly: |
| 1. There is simply too much work: You may start | | | | Junior lawyers and paralegals get paid way more |
| to realize that there are a lot of things that need | | | | than a qualitified virtual assistant. |
| to be attended to but too few people to carry | | | | 6. You spend too much time managing your staff |
| the load. Outsourcing will ease your burden so you | | | | than attending to work: You may realize that at |
| can concentrate on more important matters. | | | | certain times you find yourself guiding your staff |
| 2. Work comes in at an unpredictable pace: You | | | | to the right direction instead of working on your |
| may find yourself with very little work to do on | | | | projects |
| some days and too much work on others. Cases | | | | 7. Too much paper work preventing you from |
| can come abruptly, leaving you understaffed. | | | | meeting your actual clients: Paperwork is a very |
| Hiring additional staff abruptly not only sacrifices | | | | routine but very important. Let someone else |
| precious time but also risks quality. | | | | handle the administrative work while you get back |
| 3. Most of the work that needs to be done is | | | | to the business of being the best bankruptcy |
| clerical: You may notice that most of the items | | | | lawyer you can be. |
| that you are doing are mundane paperwork that | | | | |