consumers get to see the blank template or the final document before finalizing the purchase.That is, so long as these consumer protections are satisfied: 436, which is Session Law 2016-60, says that the practice of law doesn’t include the operation of a web site that offers consumers access to interactive software that generates a legal document. The legislation capped a 2015 settlement that ended years of litigation between the North Carolina state bar and LegalZoom over whether the company’s online document services amount to the unauthorized practice of law, or “UPL.”Īs part of the settlement LegalZoom and the state bar pledged to support legislation that would exclude websites offering automated document preparation from the definition of “practice law” if they offer certain protections to consumers. The new statute requires companies to register every year and meet seven listed consumer protections if they want to offer their services to customers in the Tarheel State. New North Carolina legislation clarifies that automated legal document preparation isn’t the unauthorized practice of law - if the provider satisfies conditions spelled out in the statute.

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