Legal document preparation services, drafted by licensed attorneys

It prepares the legal document your situation requires, so you are not starting from a blank template. At LegalQuill, that preparation is done by a licensed attorney: you describe the situation and your state, an attorney drafts the trust, deed, affidavit, power of attorney, or agreement to your state's current statutes, a second reviewer checks it, and you receive the finished document with plain-language signing and recording instructions. We prepare documents at your direction; we do not represent you in court or file for you.

It depends on who does the preparing. Non-attorney preparers and template sites commonly charge under a couple hundred dollars but leave the legal judgment to you. Attorney-drafted preparation typically runs from a few hundred dollars for a single deed or affidavit to several thousand for a funded trust, and law firm engagements with representation cost more again. LegalQuill quotes one flat fee for your specific document and state before you pay anything, so the number is known up front rather than billed by the hour.

Titles vary by who they are and where they work. A legal document assistant (LDA) is a registered, bonded non-attorney preparer recognized in California; other states use terms like legal document preparer. Paralegals prepare documents under an attorney's supervision. At LegalQuill, drafting is done by licensed attorneys with a second attorney review, which is the key difference: the person exercising judgment about your state's requirements is qualified to do so.

Yes, under attorney supervision, and many excellent paralegals do exactly that inside law firms. Working alone, a non-attorney preparer can only take down information you provide; they cannot choose the right instrument for your situation or adapt it to your state's law, because that is legal judgment. That gap matters most in Medicaid and estate work, where choosing the wrong deed or trust can trigger a transfer penalty or estate recovery years later.

Five cover most situations: a durable power of attorney for finances, a healthcare directive with a HIPAA release, a will or living trust, a deed arrangement that passes the home outside probate where the state allows it (a transfer on death deed or lady bird deed), and, when long-term care is on the horizon, a Medicaid asset protection trust funded ahead of the five-year look-back. Which versions fit depends on the state, which is exactly what the drafting conversation settles.

No. A law firm can represent you: appear in court, file on your behalf, negotiate with opposing parties, and advise you on strategy. A document preparation service prepares the paperwork. LegalQuill sits in a specific spot on that spectrum: licensed attorneys draft and review every document, but we do not provide representation, court appearances, or filing. For most planning and transfer paperwork, that is the part families actually need, at a fraction of a full engagement.