The Advantages of Using an LDA

What Are The Advantages of Using an LDA?
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Legal Document Assistants ("LDAs") are experienced individuals that possess legal experience and who charges much less than attorneys. LDAs must be registered and bonded in the counties where they have their principal place of business. This bond is for the consumers protection. Always be sure to ask the LDA you are thinking of retaining, if he or she is bonded and registered and also ask to see their licensed badge (which obtains that information). If they are not, then they are operating illegally. LDAs cannot offer legal advice. You are responsible for making decisions about how to proceed and for providing the information to prepare your documents. LDAs can only prepare your documents under your specific direction, file them at the appropriate Courts for you, and distribute legal materials that have been published or approved by an attorney.

The advantages of using an LDA are affordability, one-on-one personal contact, ease in communication, experienced professionals that are experts in various areas of document preparation, and most are very efficient in meeting your needs when you have a last minute filing and or a deadline needs to be met most expeditiously.

Many LDAs specialize in one or two areas; for example, some handle only divorce paperwork, and others just do bankruptcy or unlawful detainer. Be sure to use one who is experienced in the documents you need prepared.