I've been unofficially doing freelance paralegal work for various attorneys for about a year since getting my degree. I specialize in researching issues and writing reports for the attorneys, briefs to the courts, motions, etc. I have generally "wowed" every attorney who has used me.
In my area, most lawyers and law firms hire a full-time secretary, but don't have the resources to also hire a full-time paralegal to do the things I do. Whenever they need services like mine, they contract out. So, with the encouragement of a local defense attorney and prosecutor, I am considering filing an LLC and advertising myself.
My problem is: What should I charge?
I don't want to rip myself off, but I also don't want to seem audacious on accident. I want to have a fair price that attorneys won't bristle at, but also make enough to live on.
So, paralegals: What do you feel comfortable charging?
And, attorneys: What do you feel comfortable being charged?
Any and all advice is appreciated. Thank you!