Who are legal document preparers?
Legal document preparers, known in different settings as legal technicians, online legal document providers and independent paralegals, are not lawyers and do not offer legal advice. We are professionals, qualified through education, training or work experience, who provide the public with a simple and affordable option in handling their legal affairs. Legal document preparers help consumers represent themselves in undisputed legal matters by preparing the necessary legal documents to court standards, bypassing the often unnecessary hiring of an attorney and avoiding accompanying high-cost attorney fees. According to USA TODAY, Americans could save $3.3 billion a year by using independent paralegals instead of lawyers to handle routine legal matters.