Bankruptcy paralegal support, under your attorney's supervision
Petitions prepped. Deadlines on the calendar.
Neon Link gives consumer bankruptcy attorneys one dedicated, full-time paralegal who works remotely from the Philippines or India on your US business hours. They chase client documents, enter petition data, and prepare draft schedules, the creditor matrix and means test figures in Best Case or NextChapter, and nothing is filed until your attorney has reviewed and signed it. It costs $2,995 a month, month to month, with no setup fee.
Rates are pulled live from the system we run the business on. Page updated October 8, 2026.
What your Linker handles
- Chase clients for the documents a petition needs, such as pay stubs, tax returns and bank statements, and keep a running list of what is still missing
- Run intake and conflict checks, collect what the matter needs, and keep the file complete from day one
- Enter petition data in Best Case or NextChapter from the intake and the documents the client sends
- Prepare draft schedules, the creditor matrix and means test figures for attorney review
- Draft, format, cite check and proofread motions, pleadings and client letters for attorney review
- Assemble the filing and stage it for your attorney to submit through PACER and CM/ECF, then keep proof of filing and service
- Calendar deadlines, hearing dates and objection windows, and remind the attorney before, not after
- Keep case notes, status updates and billable time entries current in your case management system
- Keep clients posted on what is still needed, and route any question that calls for legal judgment back to the attorney
We screen for the software you run, such as Best Case, NextChapter or Jubilee for petitions, Clio, MyCase or Filevine for case management, and PACER and CM/ECF. If a finalist has not used yours, you'll know before they start.
How the work is measured
What your Linker is measured on. The targets are set with you in the first week, from your volumes and your hours, and written into your statement of work.
- Deadlines calendared on every matter they work, measured on missed deadlines and filing deficiencies
- Drafts come back from the attorney with edits to substance, not to formatting, citations or typos
- Time from intake to a complete file, with records requests out early in the process
- Time entries and case notes kept current, so you can bill without chasing them
Who we put on it
- Signs a confidentiality agreement and passes a background check
- Works your US business hours from a quiet, private workspace
- Wired internet with a backup connection and a plan for power outages
- Clear written and spoken English your customers and partners can follow
How it starts
- Step 1Tell us the work: a 15 or 30 minute call with Dan, or the sixty second scope on the homepage.
- Step 2Get a written quote at the published rate, held for 30 days.
- Step 3We recruit and screen for your work and your software, and you interview the finalist before they start.
- Step 4Your Linker works your queue on your hours. A Neon Link manager runs the account and answers when you need them.
- Step 5If the fit is wrong in the first 60 days, we swap them at no cost.
A good fit, and not a fit
- Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 practices where the attorney is still keying petitions and schedules after hours
- Firms where retained clients sit for weeks because nobody has time to chase their paperwork
- Attorneys who want one paralegal who learns their intake, their templates and their local formatting rules
- Legal advice to your clients, including which chapter to file or what to exempt. Those calls stay with your attorney
- Signing or filing. Your Linker stages the filing, and your attorney reviews, signs and submits it
- Working directly for debtors as a petition preparer. Your Linker works only for your law firm, under your attorney's supervision
Open roles behind this page
We recruit for this work now. These are the live postings we hire your Linker from:
Questions owners ask
How much does it cost to outsource bankruptcy paralegal work?
$2,995 a month for one dedicated, full-time person (40 hours a week), month to month, or $2,895 a month on the 6-month plan. There is no setup fee, and pay, equipment and management are inside that one number. For comparison, a US paralegal costs about $7,270 a month fully loaded, using the BLS median wage plus employer costs.
Can they prepare petitions and schedules in Best Case or NextChapter?
Yes, as drafts for attorney review: petition data entry, schedules, the creditor matrix and means test figures from the documents your client sends. If your software is a must, we screen for it. Nothing is filed until your attorney has reviewed and signed it.
Can they chase clients for their documents?
Yes, and it's a core part of the role. They request pay stubs, tax returns, bank statements and other records, follow up until they arrive, and keep a running list of what each file is still missing. Anything a client asks that calls for legal judgment goes back to your attorney.
Does our attorney still review everything?
Yes. Your Linker works under your attorney's supervision, the same way an in-house paralegal does, and anything that needs the attorney's judgment waits for the attorney's review. They don't give legal advice, sign filings or make legal judgment calls.
How is this different from hiring a virtual assistant?
You get one dedicated person who works only for your law firm, on your hours, inside your software, and a Neon Link manager runs the account: pay, equipment, replacement if it comes to that, and a phone that gets answered. You never run offshore payroll or manage a freelancer alone. It is not a shared pool, a ticket queue or a 24/7 answering line.
How fast can someone start?
We start recruiting when you say go. You interview the finalist before anyone starts, and the start date is set with you once you pick the person. We would rather take the time to find the right fit than hand you whoever is free.
What if the person is not the right fit?
If the fit is wrong in the first 60 days, we swap them at no cost. After that, if they leave, we recruit the replacement at no charge and manage the handover. Training on your process runs at the normal monthly rate.
Do we have to sign a long contract?
No. Month to month is available on every plan. The 6-month plan trades a longer commitment for a lower monthly rate. A written quote at the published rate is held for 30 days.
Related pages
- Paralegal and Document Support: Intake, document drafting and review, discovery organization, filings and calendaring under your licensed attorney. Never legal advice.
- Remote Receptionist: Customer calls, emails and chats in your business name, scheduling, account questions, follow-ups and same-day logging, on your US business hours.
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