At last, the startup web site which gives no information.
"The best way to jump right in is to go through signup". Wrong answer.
Do you have a legal opinion that you are not engaged in the unauthorized practice of law? LegalZoom had a lot of trouble with that.[1] Even after some wins in court, they operate only in 41 US states, and have lawyers and paralegals on staff.
Badly drafted contracts can cause big trouble later. You need to go to a lot of effort to convince customers you know what you're doing.
Hey John, thanks for your comments. Really appreciate you taking a look and I hear your points. Your question is probably rhetorical, but we're certainly not trying to give legal advice here (and we've been careful to build this in a way that it's clearly an admin tool and not a replacement for legal advice). As far as the "jump right in goes" - just trying to fit in to the spirit of a Show HN and have people play around with something we've built.
we've been careful to build this in a way that it's clearly an admin tool and not a replacement for legal advice
While the parent comment was a bit harsh, literally the first point on your landing page is "A modern legal assistant", which really does sound like you're managing parts of the legal process that a lawyer normally would.
Hmm, we were actually going for the same point you're making by using that analogy. The thinking is that lawyers handle legal advice (and practice law), while legal assistants handle legal administrative work (and don't give legal advice or practice law). Maybe there's a better way to say that though. I'll think about it, thanks for bringing that up!
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At last, the startup web site which gives no information.
"The best way to jump right in is to go through signup". Wrong answer.
Do you have a legal opinion that you are not engaged in the unauthorized practice of law? LegalZoom had a lot of trouble with that.[1] Even after some wins in court, they operate only in 41 US states, and have lawyers and paralegals on staff.
Badly drafted contracts can cause big trouble later. You need to go to a lot of effort to convince customers you know what you're doing.
[1] http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/latest_legal_vict...
Hey John, thanks for your comments. Really appreciate you taking a look and I hear your points. Your question is probably rhetorical, but we're certainly not trying to give legal advice here (and we've been careful to build this in a way that it's clearly an admin tool and not a replacement for legal advice). As far as the "jump right in goes" - just trying to fit in to the spirit of a Show HN and have people play around with something we've built.
While the parent comment was a bit harsh, literally the first point on your landing page is "A modern legal assistant", which really does sound like you're managing parts of the legal process that a lawyer normally would.
Hmm, we were actually going for the same point you're making by using that analogy. The thinking is that lawyers handle legal advice (and practice law), while legal assistants handle legal administrative work (and don't give legal advice or practice law). Maybe there's a better way to say that though. I'll think about it, thanks for bringing that up!
"Legal advice" vs. "legal information" vs. "project management"/"clerical work"/"administrative work".
Legal assistants are often carrying out the instructions of lawyers. I've never seen one that operated independent of a lawyer.