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Our philosophy at GetDynasty is that the contract (in our case estate planning documents) itself is a commodity which is why we give it away for free. Charging

Our philosophy at GetDynasty is that the contract (in our case estate planning documents) itself is a commodity which is why we give it away for free. Charging $150 for a template doesn't make sense. Our solution like you point out is more rigid than having a lawyer write it, but for the majority of people having something that is accessible and free is worth it and then having services layer on top makes the most sense. It is easier to have a well written contract that you can "turn on and off" features or sections of the contract than to try to have GPT write a custom contract for you.

pclmulqdq 3y ago
I applaud the efforts to give away free documents like this. That is actually what happens when you have a lawyer do it: you pay pretty much nothing for the actual contract clauses to be written (they start with a basic form and form language for all of the custom clauses you may want), but you pay a lot for them to be customized to fit your exact desires and to ensure that your custom choices all work. The idea of "legalzoom-style" businesses has always seemed like a bamboozle to me. You pay hundreds of dollars for essentially the form documents to fill in, and you don't get any of the flexibility that an actual lawyer gives you. As another example, Northwest Registered Agent gives you your corporate form docs for free with their registered agent services.
singleshot_ 3y ago
Interestingly, this is almost exactly how I draft a contract as an attorney. Westlaw has tons of what you might call “templates” but which have tons of information concerning when and why a client might need a certain part of the template. The difference is that when Westlaw presents me with a decision point and I choose the wrong option for my client, my client sues my insurer and is made whole. (My premiums increase accordingly). If you make the wrong choice in your choose-your-own-legal-adventure, you lose. (For some contracts, this is probably the right approach).

pclmulqdq 3y ago

I applaud the efforts to give away free documents like this. That is actually what happens when you have a lawyer do it: you pay pretty much nothing for the actual contract clauses to be written (they start with a basic form and form language for all of the custom clauses you may want), but you pay a lot for them to be customized to fit your exact desires and to ensure that your custom choices all work. The idea of "legalzoom-style" businesses has always seemed like a bamboozle to me. You pay hundreds of dollars for essentially the form documents to fill in, and you don't get any of the flexibility that an actual lawyer gives you. As another example, Northwest Registered Agent gives you your corporate form docs for free with their registered agent services.

singleshot_ 3y ago

Interestingly, this is almost exactly how I draft a contract as an attorney. Westlaw has tons of what you might call “templates” but which have tons of information concerning when and why a client might need a certain part of the template. The difference is that when Westlaw presents me with a decision point and I choose the wrong option for my client, my client sues my insurer and is made whole. (My premiums increase accordingly). If you make the wrong choice in your choose-your-own-legal-adventure, you lose. (For some contracts, this is probably the right approach).