Docracy - Free (community curated) Legal Documents
Fantastic idea, but as a lawyer, it makes me a bit nervous for those who would rely solely on the documents available.<p>Even if those documents are flawless and cover exactly what someone needs (incredibly unlikely), in many areas the documents themselves aren't necessarily the problem: it's knowing what documents, in combination, you need.<p>For example, if I want to make a real estate secured loan to someone, what do I need?  If you're fairly sophisticated, you might say a Note and a Deed of Trust.  Great, but what if that someone is a business or a single asset entity?  Should you make the loan?  Should you get a guaranty from the principals?  Would that guaranty even be enforceable?  In many cases, just having access to the documents really isn't enough.  There's a reason attorneys are the only profession that get paid to <i>research</i> the very subject they're supposed to be experts in.  This stuff is <i>complicated</i>.<p>I like the idea though, and if you could fill some of those knowledge gaps, this could be really valuable.