A full-time bankruptcy paralegal is the right answer for a practice that files at volume every month. For everyone else, the math is uncomfortable: a salary plus benefits, payroll taxes, training, and a software seat — running all year, including the slow months. That's why more firms outsource the bankruptcy-paralegal function instead: you convert a fixed cost into a per-case cost that only exists when a case does.
Four ways to engage — pick the one that fits your volume
Per-case flat fee
Send a case, pay a predetermined flat fee, get it back filing-ready. $300 personal Chapter 7, $400 business Chapter 7, $400–$500 Chapter 13. The right fit if you file a handful of cases a month and want a cost you can price into the engagement.
Hourly overflow
Use us only when work spills over — amendments, document review, trustee requests, one-off tasks — at our $70/hour general rate. The right fit when your own staff covers the baseline but spikes bury you.
Ongoing support
A steady lane of your filings handled every month without making anyone an employee. Same flat per-case pricing, no retainer — the volume is simply predictable. The right fit for practices filing steadily who want dependable capacity.
Full petition-prep outsourcing
We handle intake follow-up, document collection, schedules, SOFA, means test, Chapter 13 plans, and filing preparation end to end, under your supervision — you review, sign, and file. The right fit if you want the entire document function off your desk.
What outsourcing looks like in practice
- You send the case (or we run document collection with your client — your choice)
- We prepare the petition, schedules, SOFA, means test, and Chapter 13 plan in your Best Case, Jubilee, or NextChapter
- Quality-control review, then the filing-ready case lands back in your system
- You review, sign, and file — attorney-supervised at every step
- Chapter 7 back in 7 days or sooner, Chapter 13 in 10, once intake is complete
- Bilingual team — English and Spanish
Published pricing, not quote-on-request
$300 personal Chapter 7 · $400 business Chapter 7 · $400 Chapter 13 without plan · $500 with plan · Chapter 11 at $90/hour with a hourly · overflow tasks at $70/hour.
The questions attorneys ask before outsourcing — answered
How do I get bankruptcy paralegal help without hiring an employee?
Outsource it per case. You send the case file, we prepare the petition, schedules, means test, and plan in your own software (Best Case, Jubilee, or NextChapter), and you review, sign, and file. You pay a flat fee per case — no salary, benefits, payroll taxes, or software seat.
How many years of Chapter 7 and 13 experience does the team have?
Our paralegals are senior, U.S.-based, and bankruptcy-only — consumer Chapter 7 and 13 work is the core of what they've done for their careers, including means tests, schedules, SOFA, and Chapter 13 plan drafting, plus small-business Chapter 11 support.
Do you work in Best Case, NextChapter, or Jubilee?
Yes — we prepare cases natively in your Best Case, NextChapter, or Jubilee account, so the file lands in your system filing-ready and your review is fast. No exporting, retyping, or format conversion.
Will you communicate with my clients, or do I keep that?
Your choice. Many firms have us run document collection and intake follow-up directly, working as part of your office; others keep all client contact in-house and hand us the completed intake. Either way we work behind the scenes under your supervision, and the attorney-client relationship stays yours.
Can you handle CM/ECF, 341 prep, trustee requests, and post-filing deadlines?
Yes. We prepare filings for your CM/ECF submission, assemble 341 document packages, respond to trustee document requests under your direction, and track post-filing deadlines so nothing slips between filing and discharge.
How do you handle confidentiality and conflicts?
We work under the supervising attorney's direction with client information handled confidentially, and because we support multiple firms, engagements are screened so we never work both sides of a matter. Everything we touch is prepared for your review and signature — we are not a petition preparer and give no legal advice.
Do you require a trial period or long-term contract?
No contract at all. Start with a single case — most firms do — and judge the work directly. Chapter 7 comes back in 7 days or sooner and Chapter 13 in 10, once the intake package is complete.
Services are provided exclusively to licensed attorneys and law firms. We are not a bankruptcy petition preparer and do not provide legal advice or services to the public.