7 Reasons Why You Should Hire a Virtual Paralegal

Attorneys, is your law practice at the brink of needing another paralegal due to an erratic upswing in workload; yet you are hesitant to hire another paralegal? This is where hiring a virtual paralegal is imperative for temporary relief of the upswing or for a one-time project. A virtual paralegal will alleviate the higher workload when your law firm requires additional paralegal support.

REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER HIRING A VIRTUAL PARALEGAL

From a business standpoint, here are seven compelling reasons to hire a virtual paralegal:

1.  Savings. Let’s talk about money and profitability for your firm. We are all in business to make money. A virtual paralegal is less expensive because they are freelancers who pay their own taxes, insurance, training and education, licenses, and retirement. Also, you can bill the cost of virtual paralegal services to your clients.

2. Complete control. You have control of virtual paralegal projects. One of the advantages of hiring a virtual paralegal is the control of the number of hours and the amount paid. Another advantage of hiring a virtual paralegal is that you only utilize virtual paralegal when needed. Virtual paralegals offer the flexibility for law firms to have the additional support needed for temporary upswings of workflow, when support staff are on vacation, and for one-time projects. You decide. You control workflow.

3. Efficiency. When it comes to legal document preparation, cutting corners by overworking your paralegals may become costly. As a virtual paralegal services business, we utilize artificial intelligence to enhance automation for most projects. We streamline virtual paralegal workflow utilizing CRM and CMS tools. A virtual paralegal may be contracted for temporary relief to ensure your law practice runs efficiently and smoothly. Efficiency is made simple.

4.  Teamwork. Retaining your current support staff is usually in the best interest of your practice. Let a virtual paralegal step in to ensure cohesion during highly stressful junctures. A virtual paralegal may provide the necessary relief to alleviate stress and bring everyone back together as a team. Teamwork, collaboration, and cohesion are crucial for law firm growth.

5.   Communication. Clients are an integral source of your law practice and client care is crucial. A virtual paralegal keeps the client informed and up to date on case status. As a result, a virtual paralegal provides support when needed to ensure clients are satisfied. By hiring a virtual paralegal, communication will be frequent, and your clients will receive proper care. When the virtual paralegal keeps in contact with clients, the client understands their matter is as important to you as it is to them. You may hire a virtual paralegal to make routine follow-up telephone calls or send correspondence to clients.

6.   Rejuvenate. Rejuvenate and revitalize your client base. While keeping your current clients happy is important, the pipeline for new clients’ needs to be revived to remain in business. A legal practice plays tug-o-war with the business side versus the legal practice side. Both are important.  By delegating the duties you may be picking up, a virtual paralegal may help balance the business to allow you time to focus on areas of your practice that is most important.

7.    Burnout. Avoid overworking yourself to the point where you live to work instead of work to live. If you are a sole practitioner, delegating tasks to a virtual paralegal may alleviate enough of the extra responsibilities to allow you a life at home with your family. A clear mind makes a sharp attorney.

It's time to assess your virtual paralegal needs.

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Susan M Signer Services provides consultancy solutions for law firms and paralegal services for attorneys specializing in estate planning, probate, trusts, corporate, real estate, bankruptcy, and divorce.

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