Legal Document Preparation Business
Before beginning a Legal Document Preparation Business, a good amount of soul searching and forethought is in order. Almost every legal document preparer who you ask -- Why did you become a legal document preparer? -- will give you a very personal answer. Very few of us planned to be in this business. Many legal document preparers had planned to go to law school, or went to law school and then decided to become legal document preparers instead.
Many others completed a paralegal or legal assisting course of study, and worked for a law office for a time. Many legal document preparers continue to work as "freelance paralegals" alongside their document preparation businesses.
Becoming a Legal Document Preparer
In Florida, legal document preparers are lay practitioners who provide document preparation services directly to the public. There is no specific licensing or education requirement to become a Florida legal document preparer.
The Florida Association of Legal Document Preparers, FALDP, has created some basic standards to join this association. The basic standards are both academic and experiential. Years of experience preparing Florida legal documents can substitute for formal academic training.
FALDP offers online courses for new legal document preparers, and for legal document preparers relocating to Florida from other states.
Our Online Courses are offered to help you gain more professional knowledge. We are building a Business Development Center for Florida legal document preparers. We offer assistance in creating a complete business that you own and operate yourself. In addition to offering courses, we can also help you create your website, plan your marketing, and learn how to structure your business.
Our newsletter the "FALDP Docket" is a free and informative way to learn about our industry and our association. It comes out every month and includes announcements, and industry news.
If you would like more information about our online courses, education opportunities, and the business of legal document preparation --please contact us via the following form.
Or for information or assistance getting started in a legal document preparation business, please feel free to contact us. You can use the form below, or call:
~800-515-0496 OR 941-237-0951~
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