Monday, June 13, 2016

Law360: DOJ, FTC Say Legal Documents Software Helps Consumers

http://www.law360.com/articles/806288/doj-ftc-say-legal-documents-software-helps-consumers

DOJ, FTC Say Legal Documents Software Helps Consumers

Law360, New York (June 13, 2016, 3:43 PM ET) -- Websites and software that automatically generate legal documents benefit consumers by keeping down prices and expanding access to legal services, and North Carolina lawmakers considering legislation in the area should not place overly broad restrictions on them, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission said on Friday.

The DOJ and the FTC said that House Bill 436 in the North Carolina Legislature, which would amend the state's statutory definition of the practice of law to exclude websites such as LegalZoom.com, appears designed to...

http://www.law360.com/articles/806288/doj-ftc-say-legal-documents-software-helps-consumers