Document drafting a key part of running a small firm. Whether you’re typing up documents as an estate planning attorney, for a family law practice, or as a criminal defense lawyer, these documents need to be clear, precise, and genuinely helpful to your clients.
But the process can also be incredibly tedious, even if you have a good library of templates to work with. This is where getting support can be truly useful, saving hours per week. And with DocketWorks’ International Licensed Attorney (ILA) program, attentive, professional legal documentation drafting help is a call away.
To be frank, drafting documents is generally not the most exciting use of an attorney’s workweek. The process can take serious time, while being fairly repetitive. But you still need someone to draft these documents with care and precision.
When you allow an ILA, a fellow lawyer, to handle these drafting tasks for you, your day speeds up considerably. Each client can receive the tailored legal documents their case requires, while you’re free to focus on representation, strategy, negotiations, and trial prep.
Your ILA will come fully trained in your area of law and on the state-specific requirements and statutes needed for careful and thorough legal work. Your ILA can handle…
When you delegate document drafting to an ILA, you’re working with a skilled, trained fellow lawyer. Your ILA can draft from templates, edit existing templates to your specifications, or type out original documents based on your needs and requirements.
They’re not paralegals, but lawyers with their own clients, cases, and reputations. They understand how important precision and care are to your firm, and will work carefully to produce documents that are specific, clear, tailored, and in line with all applicable laws.
You’ll communicate with your ILA on secure platforms, such as Google Workspace, in real time. They work when you work. Tasks are delegated electronically, and all communication is encrypted and monitored continually for breaches or security threats.
Your ILA receives the task and any specific instructions, completes the document draft, and sends it back to you. Any questions your ILA may have can be asked moment-by-moment, ensuring clear and up-to-the-minute communication throughout.
As always, the final work is yours to review and either return for corrections or sign off on. This keeps you in control of every document that comes your way. You’re still at the helm, and once the document has been checked for accuracy, you can put it to work for your client.
Nothing will be handed to clients directly, and all representation, strategizing, and legal decisions are always solely with you. You simply save time, mental energy, and focus, helping you do even better legal work, week after week.
You’ll also save significant money. An ILA costs roughly half of what you’d pay a US-based paralegal. And taxes and payroll are all handled by us behind the scenes. You pay a simple, flat fee and can scale up or down as needed.
This makes an ILA especially beneficial to smaller firms who still need quality support but are hoping to save money over a local, in-person hire.
Your ILA can draft a wide range of legal documents, from motions and contracts, to wills and demand letters. Templates can be used, or a new document can be typed out, if needed.
Your ILA will draft each document according to your specifications. They’ll have access to you in real time should any questions about the content or wording of the document arise.
Yes, every drafted legal document will still be reviewed and signed off by you before it’s put to use for a client. If any adjustments need to be made to the document, communicate with your ILA so they can edit or amend it. The final document will always be yours to verify and approve.
DocketWorks’ ILA services cost roughly half of what you would pay a US-based paralegal. We handle all taxes and payroll. All you pay is a simple, flat fee.
Document drafting is crucial, but can feel tedious and drain valuable mental energy as well. Why not outsource this task to a skilled, highly trained fellow lawyer?
Your motions, contracts, demand letters, and discovery requests are crucial to each case. With an ILA, you can make sure these documents are drafted with exceptional levels of care, precision, and skill. All for half what you’d pay a US-based paralegal.
Want to see what attorney-level support could do for your small or solo firm? Reach out to book a Discovery Call today.