Thank you for taking the opportunity to learn about my services. There are many advantages to hiring a contract paralegal. For example: When you add in sick time, vacation pay, bonuses, health insurance, retirement plans and employment taxes, a full-time paralegal actually costs your firm significantly more than just their annual salary. Alternatively, a freelance paralegal whose time is billable to the client is not getting paid unless she is generating billable hours. In other words, the freelance paralegal actually generates positive cash flow for the firm. Hiring a contract paralegal is a win-win situation, allowing your firm to save money and move cases along quickly.