Getting paid as a legal nurse consultant

Payout setup, held funds and payout at close, hourly time logging, bank payments, disputes, and invoicing your own clients.

How money moves when a firm hires you through NurseTide Legal, and how to get paid by your own clients.

Set up payouts once

Under Earnings & payouts, connect a payout account through Stripe. It takes about five minutes: your bank account and the identity details Stripe needs. Stripe also issues your 1099 at year end.

You can accept work before connecting, but payouts wait until the account is set up.

Marketplace cases

The firm pays when they hire you. You receive the full amount of your proposal; the firm pays the platform fee on top.
The money is held while you work. It's secured before you start, so you're never chasing an invoice.
Paid out at close. When the firm closes the case, your payment is transferred to your payout account. Stripe then pays it to your bank on its usual schedule.

Hourly cases

The firm pays a deposit at hire: your rate times your estimated hours.
Log your time in the case workspace as you go.
At close, the firm pays the balance for hours above the deposit, or gets the unused part back. Unlogged time can't be billed, so log as you work.

Bank payments

If the firm pays by bank transfer, it takes 2 to 4 business days to clear. The case shows "Bank transfer clearing" and you're hired once the money arrives. Don't start work before then.

Disputes

If a firm raises a dispute, your payout is held until our team reviews the case and resolves it. Clear deliverables and a record of messages in the workspace protect you.

Your own clients

With NurseTide Legal Pro, you can invoice clients you found yourself:

Create an invoice from your logged time or as a flat amount.
Clients pay by card or bank from a link, with no account needed.
The money goes straight to your payout account. A 3% fee applies to invoices paid online; none if the client pays by check and you mark it paid.

See Run your own consulting practice.

Team members

If you subcontract to other nurses on your team, you can pay them through the platform too. You pay a small fee on top so they receive the full amount.