Bankruptcy Training for Law Students
The practical skill your bankruptcy course will never teach — and the one bankruptcy firms actually hire for.
Law school will teach you the Bankruptcy Code. It will not teach you to draft a petition. The schedules, the means test, the official forms that make up an actual Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 filing — that's practice-skill territory, learned on the job. Which means a law student who already has it walks into interviews with something almost no classmate can offer.
It's also a rare kind of student job: flexible, remote, and genuinely legal. Trained petition drafters work for bankruptcy attorneys on a per-petition basis — work you can schedule around classes and exams, that pays far better than typical campus jobs, and that builds exactly the kind of practical experience firms and clerkships notice.
This training walks you through every form and schedule of both chapters on video, has you draft a full petition from de-identified real client data, and includes certification as a Bankruptcy Petition Specialist™ — a concrete credential for your resume before you even sit for the bar.
Who This Training Is For
- ✓Law students interested in bankruptcy, consumer, or debtor-creditor practice who want a practical edge
- ✓Students who want flexible legal income during school instead of an unrelated part-time job
- ✓Pre-law students and recent graduates building experience for applications and interviews
- ✓JDs waiting on bar results who want billable legal skills right now
No prior legal or bankruptcy experience is required. All materials are downloadable or accessed online — you can start training today.
Why not just wait and learn it at a firm?
You could — if the firm hires you first. That's the catch: bankruptcy firms prefer candidates who can draft from day one, and petition drafting is the single most concrete way to show it. Walking in already certified flips the dynamic — you're not asking to be trained, you're offering a skill their practice runs on. And you can bill for it independently in the meantime.
What's Inside the Training
Everything you need to draft accurate, court-ready Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 petitions.
Chapter 7 and 13 Training Videos
More than two dozen high-definition, over-the-shoulder video lessons walking you through every form, schedule, and section of both the Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 petition.
Hands-On Training Workbook
Draft your first bankruptcy petition using de-identified real client information, then compare your work against the fully completed petition. Developed by a Certified Bankruptcy Petition Specialist™.
Chapter 7 and 13 Certification
One registration for each of the Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Petition Specialist™ certification exams is included with enrollment — a credential that verifies your skill to attorneys nationwide.
Plus These Valuable Bonuses
Included with your enrollment — resources that accelerate your launch and grow your income.
- ✓The Complete Guide to Starting a Bankruptcy Docs Service — 600+ pages covering every step from day one to your first paying client.
- ✓100+ Bankruptcy Motions, Pleadings, Letters, and Affidavits — Ready-to-use legal documents — you'd pay $30,000+ for a firm to draft these.
- ✓130+ Bankruptcy Petition Training Collection — Real, filed Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 petitions ready to study and import into Best Case.
- ✓Bankruptcy Attorney Marketing List — Over 2,400 bankruptcy attorneys — skip the guesswork of finding prospects.
- ✓Business Plan and Marketing Materials — The actual business plan a student used to build a six-figure business in year one.
Graduate Already Knowing the Skill Firms Hire For
Practical bankruptcy drafting, learned around your class schedule — start today.
Enroll NowFrequently Asked Questions
Doesn't law school cover this?＋
Can I really work while in law school?＋
Will this help me get hired?＋
Is it ethical for a student to draft petitions?＋
How long does it take to complete?＋
What software do I need?＋
We are a bankruptcy petition training organization and do not develop, sell, or provide bankruptcy petition preparation software.
For many years, our training programs have taught students how to draft bankruptcy petitions using the free downloadable demo version of Best Case Bankruptcy software by Stretto, one of the most widely used bankruptcy petition preparation platforms among bankruptcy law firms. We are not affiliated with Stretto and do not receive compensation from them.
Stretto now also offers a cloud-based version of Best Case Bankruptcy that runs through a web browser. While the cloud edition is convenient because it can run in a web browser on any computer operating system, it includes a limited free trial period, whereas the traditional desktop edition, which installs on a Windows computer (or can run on a Mac computer using software such as Parallels), continues to provide a demo environment for learning purposes for as long as it is installed.
We encourage students to use the desktop edition while completing our training courses so that they can practice drafting the forms, schedules, and other components of a bankruptcy petition in an environment similar to what many bankruptcy law firms use.
Later, when accepting paid work drafting bankruptcy petitions for attorneys, you will use the software that the attorney or law firm is licensed for and uses, which they will provide you access to.
While each major bankruptcy software platform takes a slightly different approach to completing the forms and schedules of a bankruptcy petition, they all complete the same standardized bankruptcy forms and schedules. Our training courses teach you the petition process itself — which applies across all bankruptcy software products.
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Everything You Need — One Price.
No Upsells. No Hidden Fees.
The practice skill your JD won't include — earn with it before you graduate.
After enrolling, you'll complete a brief member agreement, then receive immediate access
to the full course in our private member portal — ready to start the moment you sign in.
Questions? Contact us — we're ready to help.