Choose focused help with a document or broader support for a busy legal or organizational workflow.
For the public
Legal document preparation assistance at your direction, along with document review, plain-language summaries, and explanations of source-provided instructions. Receive a personalized letter that organizes what your document states, its stated deadlines, and the instructions it provides.
Under attorney direction and supervision, we provide substantive document review, legal research, issue identification, and written analysis and recommendations prepared for the supervising attorney. We also provide hands-on paralegal and litigation support, including drafting complaints, motions, and other pleadings; preparing discovery requests and responses; coordinating the propounding of and responses to discovery; conducting client intake interviews; and organizing case records and evidence. We also develop case plans to move matters toward resolution, track deadlines, coordinate court filings, and assemble trial binders, exhibits, and supporting materials to help attorneys prepare for hearings and trial.
For organizations
We offer a helping hand to nonprofits and community organizations working with limited resources to make legal assistance more affordable and accessible. By developing practical operating plans, organizing records, and creating calendaring systems for recurring obligations and statutory deadlines, we help ease administrative burdens so staff and volunteers can devote more time to the people they serve. Our support helps strengthen day-to-day operations and sustain the community mission behind their work.
All fees are in US dollars. Starting prices apply to straightforward matters. Your final scope and fee are confirmed in writing before work begins. Court fees and third-party expenses are separate. Public document preparation follows your instructions; attorney services are performed under counsel’s direction. Read shared service terms.
Family Law
To begin: Marriage/separation dates, spouse and child information, financial records, existing orders, and your agreed terms.
Simple divorce
Starting at $995
Opening papers, applicable disclosures, agreed MSA, and one applicable uncontested/default judgment packet; no minor children or disputed property.
Divorce—property and debt
Starting at $1,295
Simple-divorce preparation plus property/debt schedules and agreement provisions reflecting your instructions.
Divorce—children
Starting at $1,495
Simple-divorce preparation plus applicable child disclosures and proposed custody, parenting-time, and support documents.
Divorce—children and property
Starting at $1,795
Combined child-related and property/debt document preparation for the agreed uncontested stages.
Legal separation
Starting at $995
Applicable opening, disclosure, agreement, and completion documents.
Separately scoped sessions to help participants reach terms; applicable agreement preparation remains included in the family package.
Deliverables and quantity limits are confirmed in your agreement. New stages, hearings, contested issues, appeals, and expanded work require a separate scope. Document-preparation packages include two revision rounds; attorney and organization projects specify revisions in their quote.
To begin: Existing estate documents, party and beneficiary information, asset records, applicable death certificate, prior filings, and client-selected or attorney-provided instructions.
Organization of supplied financial records and specified schedules for one defined reporting period.
Probate closing/distribution
Starting at $895
Specified closing petition, applicable accounting/waiver documents, proposed distribution order, and schedules.
Guardianship initial petition
Starting at $895
Applicable initial petition, notices, confidential forms, proposed order/letters, and attachments.
Conservatorship initial petition
Starting at $1,295
Specified initial petition, notices, confidential forms, proposed order/letters, and attachments for the selected proceeding.
Individual trust document set
Starting at $995
Defined trust documents and schedules based on your supplied instructions; supporting documents identified in the quote.
Couple’s trust document set
Starting at $1,295
Defined couple’s trust documents and schedules; supporting documents identified in the quote.
Individual will
Starting at $295
One typed will reflecting supplied instructions and an applicable execution checklist.
Couple’s wills
Starting at $495
Two wills reflecting supplied instructions and applicable execution checklists.
Codicil
Starting at $195
One defined amendment and applicable signing checklist; existing will required.
Small-estate affidavit
Starting at $295
One specified affidavit procedure and supporting attachments.
Small-estate court petition
Starting at $595
One specified court transfer procedure and supporting attachments.
Advance health care directive
Starting at $175
One selected directive and applicable execution checklist.
Power of attorney
Starting at $175
One selected document and applicable execution checklist.
Directive and power-of-attorney bundle
Starting at $295
One directive and one power of attorney with applicable execution checklists.
Charitable trust
Custom quote
Defined preparation based on supplied professional instructions; specialized design and regulatory work separately scoped.
Deliverables and quantity limits are confirmed in your agreement. New stages, hearings, contested issues, appeals, and expanded work require a separate scope. Document-preparation packages include two revision rounds; attorney and organization projects specify revisions in their quote.
To begin: Case and arrest details, disposition/sentencing records, completion records, relevant notices, rehabilitation materials, and your selected procedure or attorney instructions.
Record dismissal/expungement
Starting at $450
Applicable request, proposed order, factual attachments where appropriate, and filing/service checklist for one straightforward case.
Arrest-record sealing
Starting at $495
Selected petition, factual declaration where applicable, proposed order, and notice/service materials for one incident.
Certificate of rehabilitation
Starting at $995
Defined petition/application, factual history, supporting declarations and attachments, and notice checklist.
Parole packet
Starting at $895
Organized records, statement assistance, support letters, release-plan materials, and document index.
Habeas corpus preparation
Custom quote
Client-directed transcription/assembly or attorney-directed research/drafting for the agreed petition and records.
Mandamus preparation
Custom quote
Defined petition, declarations, exhibits, and submission materials based on supplied grounds and instructions.
Firearm-related submission/appeal packet
Custom quote
Preparation of the identified agency/court submission; eligibility opinions and representation excluded.
Deliverables and quantity limits are confirmed in your agreement. New stages, hearings, contested issues, appeals, and expanded work require a separate scope. Document-preparation packages include two revision rounds; attorney and organization projects specify revisions in their quote.
To begin: Served papers, notices, case details, factual chronology, contracts/leases, evidence, service dates, and your selected claims, defenses, and requested relief.
Small claims—claimant
Starting at $350
Claim packet, factual attachment, basic exhibit organization, and filing/service checklist.
Small claims—defendant
Starting at $295
Evidence organization, chronology, and specified permissible documents; no automatic answer filing assumed.
Limited civil opening packet
Starting at $695
Defined complaint/petition, summons, applicable cover sheet, attachments, and filing/service materials.
Unlimited civil/tort opening packet
Starting at $995
Defined opening pleading and accompanying submission materials; later litigation separately scoped.
Civil response packet
Starting at $495
One specified response and accompanying filing/service materials at client or attorney direction.
Landlord notice preparation
Starting at $175
One client-selected notice based on supplied facts and instructions.
Landlord unlawful-detainer opening packet
Starting at $695
Defined opening eviction papers, attachments, and filing/service coordination.
Tenant unlawful-detainer response
Starting at $395
Selected response, factual attachments, and filing/service materials.
Personal declaration
Starting at $225
One declarant, up to five drafted pages, with defined exhibit organization.
Hearing preparation
Starting at $495
One hearing, basic document/exhibit organization, index, binder, and specified subpoena preparation where quoted.
Employment agency complaint
Starting at $395
One defined intake/complaint submission, factual chronology, and supporting-document index.
Labor or medical grievance
Starting at $350
One factual grievance and supporting packet following the recipient’s published procedure.
Deliverables and quantity limits are confirmed in your agreement. New stages, hearings, contested issues, appeals, and expanded work require a separate scope. Document-preparation packages include two revision rounds; attorney and organization projects specify revisions in their quote.
To begin: Official prompts/instructions, deadlines, original ideas and factual answers, transcripts or eligibility records, selected institution/program, and supporting contacts.
College application portfolio
Starting at $495
One institution, requirements checklist, application assistance, activities/resume organization, recommendation coordination, and one main personal statement.
College personal statement
Starting at $225
One essay up to 650 words: brainstorming, outline, editing/drafting support preserving your experiences and voice, and prompt review.
Additional supplemental essay
Starting at $95
One additional essay up to 250 words; applicant authorship and institution rules apply.
Public benefits/DPSS application
Starting at $175
One program: checklist, application assistance, factual statement support, and completeness review.
Routine benefits renewal
Starting at $125
One program’s routine renewal and supporting-document review.
GAIN training-funding request
Starting at $225
One request, required-item checklist, statement support, and submission review.
Health coverage application/renewal
Starting at $125
Administrative assistance for one selected application; plan-selection advice excluded.
Retirement application
Starting at $225
One benefit program’s application, supporting checklist, and completeness review.
Insurance application/renewal
Starting at $175
One selected application and supporting packet; coverage advice and claims negotiation excluded.
Deliverables and quantity limits are confirmed in your agreement. New stages, hearings, contested issues, appeals, and expanded work require a separate scope. Document-preparation packages include two revision rounds; attorney and organization projects specify revisions in their quote.
To begin: Attorney’s assignment, issues, arguments, jurisdiction, source records, templates where available, deadlines, and document quantities.
Legal assistant/document administration
$85/hour
Document administration and other assigned legal assistant tasks.
Litigation paralegal support
$110/hour
Attorney-directed drafting, case organization, calendaring, and litigation support.
Advanced research, motions, or writs
$125/hour
Defined advanced research/drafting under attorney direction and supervision.
Discovery request set
Starting at $395
One defined set; source-review volume and quantities confirmed before quoting.
Discovery response set
Starting at $495
One defined set under attorney direction; attorney determines objections and privilege decisions.
Trial binder/exhibit organization
Starting at $650
Defined binder, exhibit indexes, and organization; volume, printing, and attendance separately addressed.
Case-file organization
Starting at $350
Defined records organization and index; source volume confirmed in the quote.
Deliverables and quantity limits are confirmed in your agreement. New stages, hearings, contested issues, appeals, and expanded work require a separate scope. Document-preparation packages include two revision rounds; attorney and organization projects specify revisions in their quote.
To begin: Existing entity records, published requirements, current workflows/software, mission, staff responsibilities, and project goals.
Firm workflow/calendar setup
Starting at $750
Defined workflow plan, document-control process, or calendaring setup; subscriptions and ongoing maintenance separate.
Nonprofit operational support
Starting at $495
Defined requirements checklist, records organization, operating plan, or fundraising-material preparation.
Personnel training session
Starting at $350
One session with defined preparation, duration, audience, and materials confirmed in the quote.
Deliverables and quantity limits are confirmed in your agreement. New stages, hearings, contested issues, appeals, and expanded work require a separate scope. Document-preparation packages include two revision rounds; attorney and organization projects specify revisions in their quote.
Subject to availability and scope confirmation: two-business-day preparation adds 25%; next-business-day preparation adds 50%. Complex matters receive an individual deadline assessment. These preparation add-ons do not replace Document Review’s existing expedited terms.
A discretionary 10% nonprofit/community discount may be available when approved in the written quote. Document Review pricing and terms remain unchanged.
All package terms are subject to statutory cancellation rights. Read our Terms & Conditions, including the California LDA 24-hour cancellation protection. Monthly review plans currently require a new purchase each month; no automatic recurring charges.
Clear scope, dependable support
Every package covers the documents, stages, quantities, and deliverables listed in your written service agreement. Later proceedings and ongoing case support are included only when expressly listed.
Document preparation: getting started, timing, and payment
A signed service agreement, complete information, relevant records, your instructions, and a 50% deposit are required to begin. Initial drafts are generally prepared within 3–5 business days after these items are received. Complex projects receive an individualized estimate. Court and agency processing times, hearings, and statutory waiting periods are separate; acceptance and outcomes are determined by the court or agency.
The remaining balance is due before filing and release of final copies. Clients review the facts and requested relief and sign required documents before submission.
Revisions and changes in scope
Document-preparation packages include two consolidated revision rounds within the agreed scope. Corrections to our preparation errors do not count against those rounds. New instructions, substantial new information, additional documents, contested issues, hearings, appeals, enforcement, or additional applications require a revised scope and quote approved before added work begins.
Filing, service, and separate expenses
Filing coordination is included only when listed in the quote. Electronic filing is available where supported; local paper filing is available in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Where included, we provide submission records and available filed copies. Client-provided funds may be submitted for applicable court fees.
Process-server coordination is available when requested; clients may instead arrange service through a legally permitted person. Court and agency fees, process service, publication, recording, notary services, and approved third-party expenses are separate. Ordinary paper-filing postage is included in the quoted fee; special delivery is quoted separately.
Minor technical filing corrections within the agreed scope are included. New substantive requirements are reviewed with you before additional work or charges.
Family agreements and mediation
Applicable family document-preparation packages include an MSA or parentage agreement reflecting the supplied instructions and agreed terms. Mediation needed to reach those terms is a separately scoped and priced service.
Client direction, attorney supervision, and service area
Public document preparation is performed at the self-represented client’s direction. The client determines claims, defenses, requested relief, and approach. Attorney-directed paralegal research and drafting follow counsel’s assignments and supervision. Specialized or complex services receive a defined custom quote; representation and legal advice are not included in public document-preparation packages.
We primarily serve California. Requests elsewhere in the United States are reviewed individually for applicable requirements and availability. Attorney and organizational projects specify deliverables, revision allowances, milestones, and payment terms in their written agreements.
Document Review has separate terms
Document Review provides plain-language explanation letters and source-provided instructions. Its document/page limits, turnaround, clarification allowances, subscription hours, and payment terms remain governed by the Document Review terms. The two document-preparation revision rounds and 50% deposit do not apply to Document Review. Single and package reviews include their stated 15-minute clarification exchange; subscription clarification counts toward included hours.