Understanding LegalZoom and Its Services
LegalZoom provides legal services you purchase individually. It cannot give legal advice; it only offers self-help services.
The key difference between LegalZoom and a law firm is a firm provides customized legal advice throughout your process. Lawyers analyze matters fully by asking questions. Without all relevant info, LegalZoom cannot make appropriate documents.
Apparently LegalZoom did not know Texas repealed laws allowing oral wills but enacted ones authorizing pet trusts. You might think you know the document you need, but a different one could work better.
While using LegalZoom to make an estate plan seems convenient, not having an estate attorney may be risky. Estate planning is intricate and requires understanding the law. Your world and family are unique.
LegalZoom helps create legal documents without an attorney. Most users do not immediately access lawyers. Lawyers saw LegalZoom as disrupting traditional services.
Comparing LegalZoom with Other Services
Both assist with starting businesses. However, ZenBusiness focuses on filing documents, while LegalZoom offers some legal advice.
ZenBusiness specializes in helping small businesses start and grow by offering services like formation and compliance help. LegalZoom offers a wide range of legal services and has both one-time-fee and ongoing subscription options. In contrast, LegalZoom’s packages fare better in areas like expert attorney support but fail to beat the features and prices of ZenBusiness.
The Controversy Surrounding LegalZoom
The reason why LegalZoom was declared illegal was the undefined prohibition against “unauthorized practice of law.” The largest and most glaring difference between a private firm and LegalZoom is that with a private firm you will get customized legal advice throughout your process.
LegalZoom cannot guarantee specific legal outcomes or refund issues they are not directly responsible for.