And with the changes in the bankruptcy law in 2005, this has also increased the need for professional training in the area of preparing bankruptcy petitions because the court requires much more detail in the documents submitted for filing.

However, as the virtual assistant industry continues to grow, bankruptcy attorneys are finding that virtual bankruptcy assistants provide a compliment to their law firm. Four of these benefits are:
 

	Attorneys do not pay the standard overhead costs associated with hiring a full-time or part-time employee. VBAs charge one flat fee.
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	Attorneys do not pay for services until they are satisfied with the quality of work produced by the VBA. There is no financial risk for the law firm.
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	Attorneys do not invest in additional computer equipment or software. VBAs maintain their own and are highly skilled in using it.
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	Paralegals and other law firm personnel are freed up to work on more complex cases. Besides, the typical employee preparing petitions in a law firm is interrupted several times and the information on the bankruptcy petition is not consistent and precise, resulting in paperwork errors.
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The virtual bankruptcy assistant field was started in March 2001 by Victoria Ring. After building a successful online paralegal business called The Lawyer Assistant, her virtual bankruptcy business grew to the point where she needed to hire help. However, Victoria found no virtual assistants, let alone people who were trained in preparing well detailed bankruptcy petitions.

When Victoria discovered there was a great need for training in this area, she sold her company and dedicated her career to training others. From attorneys, paralegals, law firm personnel and virtual assistants, Victoria has traveled the United States training others the methods she learned first hand.  Besides, when the bankruptcy petition is prepared right, deficiency notices and a vast amount of time is reduced for the attorney, law firm and court personnel. Therefore, Victoria has conducted a wide range of experiments since 2001 with 100s of attorneys and court personnel to develop training materials and methods that work consistently. Her training methods have been approved for CLE credits by The Ohio Supreme Court, National Association of Legal Assistants and the National Federation of Paralegal Associations; plus she has won many honors for her books and training videos.

We hope you enjoy the information on this website and will consider purchasing some training materials as well as joining The NAVBA (National Association of Virtual Bankruptcy Assistants.) We also encourage you to join other virtual assistant organizations such as the IVAA, VA Chamber of Commerce, International VAs and the Alliance for VAs.  All of these organizations are part of the big picture and virtual bankruptcy assistants fill a nitch within the industry.