What is the best way to sum up why I should sign up for LEO?

With LEO, you get the best possible legal services at the lowest possible price. LEO attorneys call upon their years of experience in advising small and medium size businesses to provide valuable legal and business advice for businesses. LEO is an essential tool for small businesses to contain costs and increase profitability.
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How does LEO save me money?

You save money immediately on the delivery of legal services that you need on a regular basis. Specifically, you get unlimited telephonic legal advice for just $99/month. Considering that the average attorney hourly rate is over $228 per hour*, LEO starts saving you money with just your first phone call.

The old adage, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" cannot be any truer than when it is applied to legal preparation. Consulting with a LEO attorney at all stages of your business and before any major business transaction can save you thousands of dollars in legal fees that you will NOT have to pay to fix a problem.

You also save money in the future by using LEO to make smart business decisions today. Many business decisions have both legal and business aspects to them. Using LEO when you are making important, strategic decisions about your business doesn't just save you money, it can also help you make money. Our attorneys have advised many different types of businesses, and you get the benefit of their experience of having witnessed many different types of problems in your particular area.

LEO gives you ability to "put out fires" quickly, allowing you to focus more time on growing your business. Your time is valuable, and spending too much time on legal issues is money out the door. Pick up the phone any time and take care of that burning legal question, and then get back to growing your business.

*Law Firm Economic Study, Altman Weil, 2002.
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How does LEO save me time?

With LEO, there is no need to spend time away from work to travel to an attorney's office. Just pick up the phone. Communicating with a LEO attorney via phone, email, fax, and VM, allows you to stay at work and stay productive.
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How does LEO allow me to deal better with problem third parties, debtors to my company, or people I sue in small claims court?

LEO gives you the official sanction of an attorney and law office on demand or collection letters, resulting in quicker response times of third parties.

Business owners often have to "act like an attorney" in various situations: negotiating contracts, filing a case in small claims court and appearing at an administrative hearing. LEO gives you the legal tools to make you appear legally educated.

With LEO, use "self-help" techniques with confidence by first consulting with an attorney briefly on the phone.
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What are some examples of ways to use LEO that I have not considered yet?

Feel comfortable when signing long legal documents with a lot of legal-ease. These situations are common, and you don't have the time or money to hire an outside attorney to review these contracts for you - use LEO and feel safe before signing.
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Why should I get LEO if many of my legal issues involve litigation and the need to engage a law firm?

When you need an attorney to represent you for a litigation matter or a complex matter outside the scope of the LEO services, LEO can connect you with firms that practice in the exact area that you need - not an attorney who claims to practice every type of law under the sun. And with the 25% discount these firms give you, LEO can pay for itself with just one major legal matter.

LEO is also an excellent tool for getting "second opinions" on legal matters. If you are spending thousands or tens of thousands of dollars on a legal matter, the quick second opinion of a seasoned business lawyer is worth its weight in gold.

LEO does quality assessments of our attorneys, so you don't have to spend the time doing research on their histories.
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I have purchased packages of legal forms before. Why are the LEO forms any different?

We've all seen legal forms before - sold at five-and-dime stores, office supply stores, and over the Internet. If your experience is like many other small business owners, these over-the-counter legal forms have limited value. Often you get hundreds of prepackaged forms that cannot be customized; or if they can be customized, the pages and pages of legal-ease are mind-boggling.

LEO forms are different because they are used and customized in conjunction with telephone consultation with our experienced business attorneys. In other words, the value in the forms themselves increases exponentially when you have an experienced business lawyer on the phone to walk you through what form is needed and exactly how to customize the form. Furthermore, our forms are provided in Microsoft Word, making it simple for you to customize them yourself.

For more adventurous business owners, LEO provides what lawyers call "boilerplate" language for contracts. With this tool and the advice of one of the LEO attorneys, you can build a customized contract yourself.

In addition to receiving all of the form updates free of charge, you will receive additional legal forms every month. Think there is something missing from the LEO form package? Just let us know, and the LEO form production team will get right on it.
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How is LEO better than engaging a private law firm or using another legal service plan?

At LEO, our attorneys are generally more experienced in matters regarding small and medium sized businesses. Their advice is both legal and business oriented, which works in your best interests. We are a lot less expensive than law firms, and you have better access to our lawyers, since everything is done over the phone, through email, fax or voice mail.
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I am just starting my business. Why do I need LEO?

Decisions about what type of form to take (i.e. corporation, LLC, etc.) can be confusing to many people, especially with the numerous "do it yourself" products on the market. Your LEO attorney can walk you through the options step by step, helping you make decisions based on the nature of your business.

There are also basic documents that every new business needs in addition to the corporate formation documents: employment contracts, independent contractor agreements, confidentiality agreements, human resources documents, etc. Your LEO attorney can walk you through customizing the LEO forms to have you up and running right away.

There are also many strategic business decisions you will make in the start-up phase. The LEO attorneys have dealt with many start-ups in your same position, and they can steer you around pitfalls that you probably don't even know exist.

The idea of starting a business can be overwhelming to many people. LEO simplifies the process and makes you feel confident in your start-up phase.
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I have been in business 5 years. Why do I need LEO?

Managing legal issues and getting good business advice can help you grow your business. LEO gives you immediate access to top notch, business and legal advice to build your business - call a LEO attorney any time, as often as needed, and keep your business on the growth track.

As you know, business owners must often "act like a lawyer" in representing the business in small claims court or at administrative hearings. With LEO's "virtual court call," you can discuss the case with a LEO attorney before the hearing to determine what evidence is admissible, how to craft the best arguments, and what the best order is to present your evidence. Go into these environments with confidence after consulting with a LEO attorney.

The more time you spend trying to collect from a reluctant debtor, the less time you spend growing your business. Call a LEO attorney and have them dispatch a demand letter on their law firm letterhead or make a quick "demand" phone call - often this is all it will take to get you back to growing and managing your business.
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How is LEO worth $99 per month?

Consider the two ways LEO pays for itself by the money you save. First, the average attorney hourly rate is over $228 per hour, so LEO could even pay for itself in the first phone call. With LEO, you get unlimited phone consultations included in the monthly fee, so your primary legal costs can be predictable and manageable.

Second, if you are involved in just one major legal problem where you need to retain an outside firm for, say, a litigation matter, LEO's agreements with experienced outside Referral Law Firms give LEO members a 25% discount off billable rates. That means LEO could pay for itself for the first year if you encounter just one major legal issue requiring outside representation.
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How can you keep the price so low for the advice of such experienced attorneys?

With the emergence of new technologies for communication and legal research, the practice of law in the United States has experienced a transformation. Many "big firm attorneys" have migrated to small office environments, while maintaining their ability to compete with the big firms. With LEO attorneys, the only difference between them and the big law firms is price.

The infrastructure that connects you, LEO and the LEO attorneys is entirely digital. Our automated system finds an available attorney while you are on hold and then connects you directly. For follow-up, you can then communicate with the LEO attorney via phone, email, fax or voicemail. LEO compensates the attorneys directly via a paperless billing system.

LEO reduces the need for extravagant law office amenities, paper billing and many other aspects of the traditional way of rendering legal services, resulting in LEO's ability to bring you the incredibly valuable LEO services for only $99 per month.
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How is LEO worth $99 per month?

Consider the two ways LEO pays for itself by the money you save. First, the average attorney hourly rate is over $228 per hour, so LEO could even pay for itself in the first phone call. With LEO, you get unlimited phone consultations included in the monthly fee, so your primary legal costs can be predictable and manageable.