What is a legal document preparation business?

07-Apr-2022

What is a legal document preparation business?

In four states in the U.S. (California, Arizona, Florida, and North Carolina) non-lawyers can prepare certain legal documents under what is known as the “scrivener” exception. This allows for not only preparing the forms but also proving legal information. Note that they cannot provide direct legal advice. The remaining 46 states of the U.S. recognize the scrivener exception but only allow it on a case-by-case basis.

This type of service can go under a variety of names, including:

Legal document preparer
Legal document assistant
Document technician
Legal technician
Online legal document provider
Legal document clerk
Certified Legal Document Preparers (CLDP)
Legal Forms Preparation

In Florida we have FALDP.

 Noble Notary & Legal Document Preparers are trained through & professional members of  FALDP. The Florida Association of Legal Document Preparers

Legal document assistant (LDA, also commonly known as “document technician,” “legal document preparer,” “legal technician,” “online legal document provider” and “legal document clerk”) in the United States is a non-lawyer authorized to assist with the preparation of legal instruments. Unlike a paralegal, legal document assistants do not work under the supervision of an attorney.

Why are these legal document preparations services so essential? For people without ready access to the legal system (and the requisite costs), legal document preparation businesses offer several valuable services, including:

Greater, more affordable access to the law
Reduced caseload on attorneys and court systems
Fulfilling a pressing need
There are times when people need simple, straightforward help with family matters, filing forms with a court, or forming a living trust. Both online legal document preparation and in-person legal document preparation services are a more affordable option for these types of cases.

They can provide the legal document templates and assist with many common legal forms including:

Quit Claim Deeds, Enhanced Life Estate Deeds. These type of documents the LDA or paralegal in most cases can assist with recording which usually takes less than 2 weeks.  In Florida, a Pro Se state you can DIY however the wording and description must be precise to avoid being rejects by the clerk of courts.

Estate Planning forms like wills and powers of attorney.

We offer many of these DIY Legal Documents ready for download and affordable prices on our site. We also offer legal document assistance with prep, recording and execution if needed.