Working different virtual paralegal jobs is a great way to earn an income from home. There are virtual paralegals that earn roughly the same amount they earned when they were working at an office. But there is a major difference between working as a paralegal and working as a virtual paralegal. As a virtual paralegal, a person has more control over their work schedule and work load. If they feel that they can only do so much within a given week or month, all they do is limit the number of jobs they take on. It also means that working from home gives you more flexible hours. They are able to do work any time of the day as long as they are able to produce the assigned work within the given time frame. As for lawyers and law firms, hiring a virtual paralegal for the times when there are not enough regular staff to handle the work load is a lot more cost effective than hiring another paralegal. It also takes away the stress of looking for extra office space.