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Legal checklists before you choose a provider.

Use these plain-English checklists to prepare documents, facts, deadlines, and questions before using an online legal service, legal form, or lawyer consultation.

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Lawyer help

Free Legal Consultation Checklist

Prepare timeline of events, names and contact details, documents and notices, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Lawyer help

Lawyer Near Me Call Checklist

Prepare problem summary, location/county, urgent deadlines, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Small business

Small Business Legal Checklist

Prepare entity structure, licences and permits, contracts and terms, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Small business

Startup Legal Checklist

Prepare founder agreement, equity records, ip assignment, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Business formation

LLC Formation Checklist

Prepare state selection, business name, registered agent, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Business formation

Registered Agent Comparison Checklist

Prepare state coverage, privacy address, mail handling, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Legal forms

Contract Review Checklist

Prepare parties and scope, payment terms, termination rights, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Legal forms

NDA Review Checklist

Prepare confidential information definition, term length, permitted disclosures, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Legal forms

Independent Contractor Agreement Checklist

Prepare scope of work, payment schedule, ip ownership, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Legal forms

Demand Letter Preparation Checklist

Prepare facts timeline, amount or action requested, evidence attachments, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Estate planning

Will Preparation Checklist

Prepare beneficiaries, executor choice, assets list, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Estate planning

Living Trust Checklist

Prepare trust assets, trustee choice, beneficiaries, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Estate planning

Power of Attorney Checklist

Prepare agent choice, authority scope, effective date, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Estate planning

Probate Preparation Checklist

Prepare death certificate, will or trust documents, asset list, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Family law

Divorce Consultation Checklist

Prepare marriage timeline, income and assets, debts, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Family law

Child Custody Court Checklist

Prepare parenting schedule, school and medical records, communication history, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Family law

Prenup Discussion Checklist

Prepare financial disclosure, separate property, debt treatment, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Criminal & DUI

DUI First Court Date Checklist

Prepare citation or charge papers, court date, licence deadline, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Criminal & DUI

Criminal Defense First Call Checklist

Prepare charge details, court dates, bail conditions, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Criminal & DUI

Expungement Eligibility Checklist

Prepare conviction/charge records, case numbers, sentence completion, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Personal injury

Personal Injury Evidence Checklist

Prepare photos/videos, medical records, incident report, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Personal injury

Car Accident Claim Checklist

Prepare police report, photos of vehicles/scene, medical treatment, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Personal injury

Medical Malpractice Evidence Checklist

Prepare medical records, treatment timeline, second opinions, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Personal injury

Workers Comp Denial Checklist

Prepare denial letter, injury report, medical restrictions, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Employment law

Employment Lawyer Evidence Checklist

Prepare offer/contract, policies, emails/messages, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Employment law

Wrongful Termination Checklist

Prepare termination notice, protected activity timeline, comparators, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Employment law

Unpaid Wages Checklist

Prepare pay stubs, time records, schedule proof, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Immigration

Immigration Lawyer Consultation Checklist

Prepare status history, notices from government, prior filings, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Immigration

Green Card Application Checklist

Prepare eligibility pathway, civil documents, sponsor details, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Immigration

Asylum Evidence Checklist

Prepare deadline date, country conditions, personal statement, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Bankruptcy & debt

Bankruptcy Consultation Checklist

Prepare debt list, income records, assets, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Bankruptcy & debt

Chapter 7 Filing Checklist

Prepare income proof, debt schedule, asset list, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Bankruptcy & debt

Foreclosure Defense Checklist

Prepare sale date, mortgage notices, payment history, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Bankruptcy & debt

Tax Debt Resolution Checklist

Prepare irs/state notices, tax years owed, income and expenses, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Defamation & reputation

Defamation Evidence Checklist

Prepare url/screenshots, publication date, false statement, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Defamation & reputation

False Google Review Removal Checklist

Prepare review url, reviewer details, customer records, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Defamation & reputation

Online Reputation Takedown Checklist

Prepare search result urls, source page urls, screenshots, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Consumer law

Scam Recovery Evidence Checklist

Prepare payment proof, messages, wallet/account details, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Consumer law

Identity Theft Recovery Checklist

Prepare credit reports, fraud accounts, police/ftc report, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Consumer law

Data Breach Response Checklist

Prepare breach notice, data exposed, fraud signs, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Real estate

Eviction Notice Response Checklist

Prepare notice type, lease, payment records, and key documents before choosing the next step.

Real estate

Lease Review Checklist

Prepare rent/deposit, term/renewal, repairs, and key documents before choosing the next step.

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