Bankruptcy Software for Petition Preparers
Petition preparers play a critical role in law firms as independent contractors, virtual paralegals, or virtual assistants. Working on behalf of an attorney, bankruptcy petition preparers gather essential bankruptcy documents, communicate with the debtor, and complete the bankruptcy packet for attorney review. With NextChapter, attorneys and their petition preparers can work together efficiently and seamlessly from intake to filing without ever leaving the app.
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Darian McCoy
Published on Jul 15, 2019

 

Petition preparers play a critical role in law firms as independent contractors, virtual paralegals, or virtual assistants. Working on behalf of an attorney, bankruptcy petition preparers gather essential bankruptcy documents, communicate with the debtor, and complete the bankruptcy packet for attorney review. With NextChapter, attorneys and their petition preparers can work together efficiently and seamlessly from intake to filing without ever leaving the app.

 

Cloud-Based Software

NextChapter's cloud-based capabilities are perfect for attorneys and virtual paralegals, assistants, or independent contractors. Especially for large law firms, it can be difficult to get so many employees connected to the same network and software.

 

Many firms use VPN (virtual private network) to give everyone access, but this isn't efficient. VPN requires a network access connection, valid login credentials, and a software that can maintain the connection. Setting up VPN is also a complicated and time-consuming process.

 

This is why many firms are now going to the cloud, and why NextChapter is the perfect way to do it. As a virtual paralegal or assistant using NextChapter, your attorney can grant you with your log-in and you're ready to use the software, any time and anywhere you may be working.

 

Efficient Collaboration with the Attorney

NextChapter streamlines the working process of filing cases. Within the app, you can upload all the documents both you and the attorney need to have access to. Having everything in one, shareable space simplifies and speeds up the case filing process.

 

You can also leave comments in the case to discuss information regarding the case or give your attorney updates on the progress. NextChapter allows petition preparers to better communicate with the attorney and improve collaboration.

 

Easier Communication with the Client

Often times as a petition preparer, you communicate with the client more than the attorney, and your communication with the client is crucial to gathering the information needed to prepare the bankruptcy case for filing. NextChapter offers completely automated client communication with NextMessage and MyChapter Debtor Portal.

 

NextMessage allows you to communicate with clients via text right in the app using a unique local phone number NextChapter assigns to your attorney's firm. Using this texting feature, you can contact the client yourself on behalf of the attorney and the firm.

 

MyChapter is an online debtor questionnaire that the attorney's clients fill out themselves. MyChapter makes the process especially fast-tracked for virtual paralegals and assistants so you don't have to keep calling the client to request documents.

 

Faster Case Preparation

NextChapter offers overall faster case preparation for everyone involved. Preparing the petition has never been easier than with NextChapter's easy-to-understand, linear format for entering information. You'll never have to enter data more than once because we'll automatically store all that information for you.

 

If you ever have any questions or need help preparing a case in app, NextChapter offers a comprehensive help center and support service to make the process as quick and seamless as possible.