LawDepot
LawDepot is a web service for creating customizable legal documents for personal and professional use.
What LawDepot is
LawDepot is a web service for creating customizable legal documents for personal and professional use. Users answer guided questions, then adjust the resulting form, contract, or agreement before saving, printing, downloading, or sharing it. Its library covers real estate, business, human resources, family, and estate planning. LawDepot says a full-time lawyer team creates and regularly updates these documents. Supported documents can use eSign for online signing and signature requests. An online notary service is also available, with a working webcam and microphone required. Subscribers can store estate files in Estate Vault and invite people who may view or download them but cannot edit. Accounts are accessible from any internet-connected computer without installing software. LawDepot says it serves the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia. It is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Plans include a free one-week trial that renews at $35 per month unless canceled, a $107.88 yearly plan, and per-document pricing from $0 to $139.
Good
- Guided questions create customizable documents
- Covers business, family, estate, and real estate forms
- Online signing and signature requests
- Estate Vault supports shared viewing and downloads
- No software download required
Watch out
- No free plan
- Not a law firm and offers no legal advice
- Online notary requires webcam and microphone
- Organization purchases cover one individual
Who it suits
LawDepot suits people and organizations needing customizable legal forms online. It fits users in the listed countries who want document creation, signing, storage, or notarization through a browser.
Verdict
LawDepot combines guided document creation with eSign, online notarization, and estate-file storage. Its paid plans and legal-advice limitation are important considerations before choosing it.
Plans and prices
From LawDepot's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | Free | Access to all documents for one week · subscription renews automatically unless canceled · Free for one week; renews at $35 per month after the trial ends. |
| One Year Pro | $107.88 a year | Create and print as many documents as needed for one year · renews automatically each year until canceled · Billed annually; $8.99 per month equivalent. |
| Single document | — | Access to one document · price and access time vary by document · Flat rate per document; between $0 – $139. |
The facts
Each one read from LawDepot's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Availability
- LawDepot says users can access their account from any computer with internet access and that no software download is needed.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Document authorship
- LawDepot says its forms, contracts, and agreements are created by a full-time team of lawyers and updated often to reflect changes in the law.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Document creation
- Users answer guided questions to create documents that can be customized, saved, printed, downloaded, or shared.checked 8 Oct 2001
- eSign
- LawDepot's eSign service lets users sign and request signatures online for supported documents.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Estate Vault
- Estate Vault lets subscribers digitally store estate documents and invite shared users who can view and download files but cannot edit them.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Geographic coverage
- LawDepot says it serves users in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Legal advice limitation
- LawDepot states that it is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice.checked 8 Oct 2001
- License limit
- The terms say that an organization purchase grants use to one individual, and each additional individual who needs access must have a separate purchase.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Online notary
- LawDepot offers an online notary service, and its terms say a working webcam and microphone are required to use it.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Product
- LawDepot provides customizable legal document templates and forms for personal and professional use.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Security
- LawDepot says Estate Vault files are stored on secure servers and can be accessed by the account holder and invited shared users through account sign-in.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Support
- The US Help Center lists live chat, email support, and phone support at 1-855-231-8424, Monday to Friday, 8am–7pm ET.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Template library
- LawDepot offers legal documents across areas including real estate, business, human resources, family, and estate planning.checked 8 Oct 2001
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