Bankruptcy Career
Career advice for becoming a virtual bankruptcy assistant or petition preparer, from getting started to building a remote income.
36 articles in "Bankruptcy Career"
How I Went from ZERO Legal Experience AND No College Degree to Successful Bankruptcy Petition Preparer
I share the personal story below, not to toot my own horn, but to hopefully inspire confidence, as I am nothing special.
Bankruptcy Career38 Reasons Your Law Firm Needs a Virtual Bankruptcy Assistant
Here are just some of the benefits for your law, of outsourcing your bankruptcy petition drafting to a highly-skilled a Bankruptcy petition Specialist™.
Bankruptcy CareerReal Stories of a Virtual Bankruptcy Assistant
Being a Bankruptcy Petition Specialist™ is not only fun, at times, it’s also quite interesting, entertaining, and even shocking, because from one day to the next, you just don’t know what you’re going to find yourself in the middle of.
Bankruptcy CareerThe Difference Between a Bankruptcy Assistant and a Petition Preparer
There are two primary, yet very different approaches to working in the field of drafting bankruptcy petitions: Drafting bankruptcy petitions for attorneys representing clients in a bankruptcy filing Drafting bankruptcy petitions for people filing bankruptcy without an attorney
Bankruptcy CareerHistory Of the Bankruptcy Assistant Field
I first came across the concept of working from home as a virtual bankruptcy assistant (VBA) in 2008, and started to draft Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy petitions working from home.
Bankruptcy Career7 Reasons Attorneys Outsource Bankruptcy Petition Prep
There are many reasons that attorneys and law firms choose to outsource the task of drafting their Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy petitions to a Bankruptcy Petition Specialist™, also known as a virtual bankruptcy assistant (VBA).
Bankruptcy CareerWhat is a Virtual Bankruptcy Assistant?
The primary service that a bankruptcy petition specialist provides, is the drafting of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy petitions., however, bankruptcy assistants can provide their attorney clients a wide range of additional services to meet the needs of their law firm.
Bankruptcy CareerEvaluate Your Cost-Per-Case & Save Money
From TV ads to word-of-mouth, there are numerous ways to market your law firm to prospective clients. A firm may spend thousands of dollars per year on different marketing channels, all while...
Bankruptcy CareerWhat is a VBA's Going Rate?
Now that you have become a VBA, the all-important question of income comes up. What is a VBA's going rate? What is the amount per petition?
Bankruptcy CareerOptimizing VBA Services
Personal bankruptcy Attorneys have some time ago recognized that there are a variety of tasks in serving a clients’ need which might be accomplished by a Virtual Bankruptcy Assistant, who works to...
Bankruptcy CareerThe "How Much Money Can I Make" Syndrome
Why asking 'how much can I make?' is the wrong first question when starting a business — and what successful VBAs focus on instead to build lasting income.
Bankruptcy CareerIf you give up now you will never know
Fear. Fear of rejection. Frozen. Can’t move. Why? Because you’re afraid to take that next step into your dream life. I think it’s fair to say that we’ve all experienced this at some point in our...