Bankruptcy Career
Career advice for becoming a virtual bankruptcy assistant or petition preparer, from getting started to building a remote income.
54 articles in "Bankruptcy Career"
Bankruptcy CareerWork From Home Legal Jobs That Can Pay Six Figures (And the One With the Least Competition)
Not every 'work from home legal job' search result pays the same — or pays well at all. Here's an honest comparison of the real options, and the one with genuine six-figure potential for someone starting with zero experience.
Bankruptcy CareerHow to Fill Out Bankruptcy Forms (And Why People Pay $400+ for Someone Else to Do It)
Bankruptcy forms aren't a single document — they're a packet of schedules, a means test, and exact math that has to reconcile. Here's what's actually involved, and how the same skill has turned into a paid career for people who learn to do it well.
Bankruptcy CareerHow Much Do Bankruptcy Petition Preparers Make?
Petition drafting is billed per petition, not per hour. Here is the honest math on what bankruptcy petition preparers and Virtual Bankruptcy Assistants earn — and the factors that separate high earners from everyone else.
Bankruptcy CareerHow to Become a Bankruptcy Petition Preparer (Step by Step)
No law degree required: here is the realistic, step-by-step path to becoming a bankruptcy petition preparer — the two career paths available, the training and software you need, and how to land your first attorney clients.
Bankruptcy CareerHow to Start a Virtual Paralegal Business (The Bankruptcy Niche)
The virtual paralegal businesses that thrive all pick a niche. Here is how to start one — and why bankruptcy petition drafting is the strongest niche available: repeatable work, nationwide clients, and per-project billing.
Bankruptcy CareerHow 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.