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In the common law, legal advice is the giving of a formal opinion regarding the substance or procedure of the law by an officer of the court (such as solicitor or barrister), ordinarily in exchange for financial or other tangible compensation. Advice given without remuneration is normally referred to as being pro bono publico (in the public good), or colloquially, pro bono.
Legal advice is distinguished from legal information which is the reiteration of legal fact. Legal information can be conveyed by a parking meter, sign or by other forms of notice such as a warning by a law enforcement officer. Printed legal materials, such as directions and how-to manuals, are generally not considered legal advice. Accordingly, directions on how to fill in a motion form and other court documents do not constitute legal advice.[citation needed] On the other hand, application of legal rules and principles to a specific set of facts is almost always held to constitute legal advice by the courts.
Online Legal Advice
With the advent of the internet, many services have been established to provide individuals the power to conduct their own legal research or prepare their own legal documents. Amongst these services are lawyers.com, legalzoom.com, and avvo.com.
In addition, some companies have taken it a step further by offering answers to legal questions directly through their web services. For example, lawguru.com, justanswer.com, and advice.com are three such services.
A third example of the internet revolutionalizing the provision of online legal advice is Legal Roadmap. This service provides the customer with a full scale legal consultation, by having the customer submit a narrative of the facts involved; analyzing those facts; and drawing out the relevant issues and legal authorities, in order to provide the customer with a legal strategy so that they can pursue their matter. Customers are also provide a list of attorneys they can follow up with.
One service Take Legal Advice provides a full online comparison service of law firms who provide feedback to users to their legal enquiry and estimated costs. A free service, users compare responses to decide on the most suitable firm to contact.
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