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LegalZoom logo

LegalZoom.

Online legal services for small businesses: formation, compliance, document templates, AI document summaries and attorney consultations.

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64Avg fit

Best fit

Compliance automation

70/100

Category
Legal
Pricing
Paid, from $39/mo
Popularity
85/100
Setup
Moderate to high
Listing
Needs verification
legalzoom.com
LegalZoom website
Homepage, captured October 2026

Overview

What it does.

LegalZoom is an online legal services company used by millions of US small businesses for LLC and corporation formation, registered agent service, trademarks, operating agreements and ongoing compliance filings. Its AI features include Doc Assist, which summarizes and explains uploaded legal documents in plain language and lets users ask follow-up questions, and an AI legal agent launched in 2026 that guides users through tasks and routes to network attorneys when needed. The Business Attorney Plan adds unlimited 30-minute consultations on new matters, attorney review of documents up to ten pages, and 25% off further work. Local service businesses and online stores use it to form the company, keep annual reports filed and get a quick legal opinion on a lease or contract. It connects with QuickBooks and offers a business license lookup and a document library. A small business would pilot by uploading a vendor contract to Doc Assist, then booking an attorney consultation on the same document to compare. Caveat: LegalZoom is not a law firm and attorney plans require annual or six-month prepayment.

Pricing
Business Attorney Plan $469/year (about $39/month) or $259 per 6 months; formation, trademark and document services priced per item; Doc Assist AI document summaries available in-platform (Oct 2026).
Works with
QuickBooks OnlineStripeGoogle Workspace
Features
Chat interfaceContract analysisDocument uploadHuman handoffTemplates
Checked
October 2026

Fit

Where it fitsbest.

Open top use case
Use caseFitEffortRisk
  • Compliance automation

    Annual reports, registered agent service and license tracking for a small entity.

    4-8 weeks to value · High effort · High risk · moderate

    70Review
    HighHigh
  • Contract review

    Getting a plain-language summary of a lease or supplier agreement before signing.

    3-6 weeks to value · Medium effort · High risk · moderate

    68Review
    MediumHigh
  • Legal research

    Quick answers on common business legal questions with attorney follow-up.

    3-6 weeks to value · Medium effort · High risk · moderate

    55Review
    MediumHigh

Verdict

Who it suits.Who it doesn’t.

Best for

  • US small businesses that want formation, compliance filings and affordable attorney access from one provider.
  • Annual reports, registered agent service and license tracking for a small entity.
  • Getting a plain-language summary of a lease or supplier agreement before signing.
  • Quick answers on common business legal questions with attorney follow-up.

Not ideal for

  • Companies with complex litigation, international structures or a need for dedicated counsel.
  • Compliance covers entity filings, not security or privacy frameworks.
  • AI summaries are informational; a true review requires the attorney plan.
  • Not a legal research database.

Pays back on

Relatedopportunities.

Run the audit
  • 01Automate compliance evidence and controls
  • 02Reduce code security review bottlenecks
  • 03Review contracts and obligations
  • 04Accelerate legal research preparation
  • 05Run evidence-backed literature reviews

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