As a small business, one of the main reasons I exist is to make legal services cost-effective for other small businesses.
I obviously didn’t need to take any legal advice when I started out many years ago, but I did need to buy in other services outside of my skill set – and I know it can be expensive.
Legal advice doesn’t come cheap, but neither should it be unaffordable for businesses without big budgets.
If you’re just starting out, legal advice might seem like a luxury and perhaps something you can do yourself. It’s something I hear all the time and it doesn’t surprise me. Why pay someone else to do a job when you can do it yourself with a legal document you’ve borrowed from someone or found online.
I get it. I really do. But I believe it’s important to get things right from the start, without spending a fortune. And let’s face it, legal advice is best left to the lawyers. How do you know that the terms you are copying are actually correct or indeed right for you? If you were climbing up a cliff face and came across a rope that someone else had left behind, would you put all your faith in it and climb up the rock face with it?
This is where the idea for my ready-made legal documents came from. But, as a well-known high-street retailer would say, these are no ordinary ready-made legal documents!
When I was creating the templates, I knew they needed to be general enough to suit a wide range of business needs, but also tailored to the business buying them. Asking a non-legal mind to adapt an important document just isn’t a good idea – not in my opinion anyway. I’m not saying it can’t be done, but if it isn’t done correctly there’s really no point having it at all. Legal documents aren’t just a box ticking exercise, they exist for a very good reason – to protect your business.
I thought long and hard and eventually had my eureka moment. Customers that bought my ready-made documents would, with my clear direction, tailor it themselves and then pass it back to me to make sure it would stand up in a court of law.
When someone buys my documents, they also buy my time. It’s included in the cost, not an add on, because I think it’s a necessity.
I take great pride in what I do and I want to make sure anyone who invests in my services gets a really good service, particularly when they are starting out and legal advice can seem rather daunting.
Many of my clients have been clients for years. I tend to grow with them and offer advice and support in line with their evolving needs. It works well for both parties and I’m always encouraged by the feedback I receive.
If you’re a start-up business looking for legal support, I’d love to hear from you as I might be just the very thing you’re looking for.
