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Great use case to think about. It is definitely suited for interviewing multiple lawyers in a short amount of time. Our primary focus is on the initial legal co

by nirmel 14y ago

Great use case to think about. It is definitely suited for interviewing multiple lawyers in a short amount of time. Our primary focus is on the initial legal consultation, which lends itself directly identifying the one or more lawyers you want to work with long-term.

tptacek 14y ago
I think there's probably market traction not only in capturing people who are looking for a lawyer, but in getting people who should be consulting lawyers more often. Maybe there's a way to standardize the offering to get some of that usage; instead of "chat with a lawyer", "upload a contract" or something. I think this is a very real problem you're working on, and it has the nice property of being a problem that is common not only to startups but to small tech businesses of all sorts.
- nirmel 14y ago
  Interestingly, we see far more usage among people with family, criminal, personal injury, landlord-tenant, and other normal-people cases than startups/businesses. I suppose it should not be a surprise that many orders of magnitude more people get divorced than decide to start a startup. I do like the upload documents idea, though, and we'll explore that and get there soon enough.
  - mbesto 14y ago
    I'd imagine a majority of the questions being asked have to reference most legal documents. A couple of examples I think in my own recent memory: 1. Term sheet / Letter of Intent Review 2. Am I supposed to pay X% in taxes this year? (need to see a tax form) 3. Is my landlord screwing me for making me pay X amount after I've moved out? (need to provide the lease) 4. What happens in the UK SEIS scheme if the company fails? (need to review SEIS scheme details) A majority of the law (albeit very minute) that I've encountered, the first thing I usually have to do is fill out a questionnaire. I wonder if you could also get lawyers to provide sample questionnaires to at least get the background information. As my most recent accountant visit said to me "I don't want to do the donkey work if you can do it yourself. You shouldn't have to pay for that." This should be no different for lawyers. The value is much more transparent then. I suppose that's your overall goal, no? Site looks nice...good luck!
BSousa 14y ago
Hi nirmel Sorry to tack this on here, but any chance I can give you a call or an email? Wanted to ask you a couple questions as I'm developing a product in this field as well (don't think it competes with lawdingo). Bruno
- nirmel 14y ago
  Sure - nikhil@lawdingo.com

by nirmel 14y ago

tptacek 14y ago

I think there's probably market traction not only in capturing people who are looking for a lawyer, but in getting people who should be consulting lawyers more often. Maybe there's a way to standardize the offering to get some of that usage; instead of "chat with a lawyer", "upload a contract" or something. I think this is a very real problem you're working on, and it has the nice property of being a problem that is common not only to startups but to small tech businesses of all sorts.

nirmel 14y ago
Interestingly, we see far more usage among people with family, criminal, personal injury, landlord-tenant, and other normal-people cases than startups/businesses. I suppose it should not be a surprise that many orders of magnitude more people get divorced than decide to start a startup. I do like the upload documents idea, though, and we'll explore that and get there soon enough.
- mbesto 14y ago
  I'd imagine a majority of the questions being asked have to reference most legal documents. A couple of examples I think in my own recent memory: 1. Term sheet / Letter of Intent Review 2. Am I supposed to pay X% in taxes this year? (need to see a tax form) 3. Is my landlord screwing me for making me pay X amount after I've moved out? (need to provide the lease) 4. What happens in the UK SEIS scheme if the company fails? (need to review SEIS scheme details) A majority of the law (albeit very minute) that I've encountered, the first thing I usually have to do is fill out a questionnaire. I wonder if you could also get lawyers to provide sample questionnaires to at least get the background information. As my most recent accountant visit said to me "I don't want to do the donkey work if you can do it yourself. You shouldn't have to pay for that." This should be no different for lawyers. The value is much more transparent then. I suppose that's your overall goal, no? Site looks nice...good luck!

BSousa 14y ago

Hi nirmel Sorry to tack this on here, but any chance I can give you a call or an email? Wanted to ask you a couple questions as I'm developing a product in this field as well (don't think it competes with lawdingo). Bruno

nirmel 14y ago
Sure - nikhil@lawdingo.com