Today on Yahoo’s Front Page was an article entitled “Fast Growing Careers with High Salaries” and Paralegal made the list.

From the article:

Paralegals
Paralegals provide critical support to attorneys, law offices, corporate legal departments, courts, and government agencies. The Department of Labor predicts brisk growth in the field, especially for graduates of paralegal courses offered through online paralegal degree programs.

The national salary range for entry level paralegals is from $36,641 to $49,754, however, paralegals with eight years experience may earn upwards of $86,666.

Now that’s a lot of money! But if you’ve checked out the VA calculator on my website then you already know that you don’t have to spend that much. Hiring Advantage Virtual Assistant can save you approximately 50% depending on the level of services your firm needs. For example, with Advantage, if the amount of work you need done only amounts to 30 hours instead of a full 40 hours per week and you’re paying a Paralegal $25 an hour, that’s a savings of $1,000 a month! Add the expense of a workstation including computer, phone line, and office supplies and you’re saving hundreds more. And one of the biggest differences between an in-house Paralegal and a VA is that you don’t pay benefit expenses such as insurance, sick leave, holiday pay, and 401k.

So take some time to try out the VA calculator and calculate your savings.

Who knows, maybe next year Virtual Assistant will make the list!