Included support and tools
The proposal names role preparation, daily supervision, QA, reporting and application access. Pricing and scope; actual tools.
TRUE COST OF IN-HOUSE LEGAL STAFF
What does one in-house legal staff member actually cost?
Base salary is only the visible cost. The calculator applies one 1.4 planning multiplier for the consolidated employer-burden and operating-overhead allowance, then compares the same team size at the published Telamanis per-member rate.
Loaded-cost comparison
Compare the same team size.
Enter the annual base salary for one in-house role. The model applies a single 1.4 multiplier as one consolidated planning allowance for payroll taxes, benefits, healthcare, training, turnover, HR, and operating overhead, then compares the same team size at $3,500 per month per Telamanis member.
Visible vs. hidden
Compare a salary with its operating context.
Use one consolidated planning allowance; do not add the same training and management costs again.
Visible costs
- Salary or hourly wage
- Payroll taxes
- Benefits
- Health insurance
- PTO and sick leave
- Retirement contribution
- Equipment, software, and office overhead
Hidden operating costs
- Attorney training time
- Senior staff training time
- Management time
- Mistake correction and rework
- Turnover and replacement
- Lost institutional knowledge
- HR and legal risk exposure
Cost stack
The cost model needs both sides of the ledger.
The salary line is visible. The loaded-cost side uses one consolidated planning allowance for payroll taxes, benefits, healthcare, training, turnover, HR, and operating overhead without adding those categories twice.
Compare a salary with its operating context. Use one consolidated planning allowance; do not add the same training and management costs again.
Decision model
Turn staffing assumptions into a visible operating model.
At $65,000 base salary, × 1.4 = $91,000 modeled annual in-house cost. One Telamanis member is $42,000: $49,000, approximately 54%, lower in this example. Other inputs produce different results.
Comparison limits
Compare the managed scope beside the estimate.
The published $3,500/month member rate includes training, supervision and Telamanis tools for the agreed workflow.
Costs this model does not separately price
Attorney attention, particular errors, missed deadlines and HR exposures do not have universal dollar values here. Opportunity cost is a separate management consideration, not an extra savings input.
Scope-dependent costs
Third-party software, licenses, access or configuration dependencies are identified in the proposal. Equal team size does not prove equal output; role fit, workload and firm conditions matter.
FAQ
Cost model questions.
Is this calculator a savings guarantee?
No. It is an illustrative planning model. It applies one 1.4 multiplier to base payroll for the consolidated employer-burden and operating-overhead allowance, then compares the same team size at the published Telamanis per-member rate.
What does the 1.4 multiplier represent?
It is one consolidated planning allowance for payroll taxes, benefits, healthcare, training, turnover, HR, and operating overhead. Those categories are not added again as separate inputs.
What is not monetized here?
The calculator has team-size and base-salary inputs, not an attorney-rate input. It does not assign a separate dollar value to attorney attention, every error, missed deadline, morale issue, or HR exposure. It keeps those categories visible without pretending they have one universal price.
Guided systems review
Compare this model to a managed Telamanis seat.
Bring your real base-payroll assumptions to the staffing analysis and use the comparison as a planning conversation, not a savings guarantee.