Legal Documents from Real Deals

If you need a legal document, you’re best option is to call an attorney. But what if you can’t afford to hire one?

RealDealDocs provides a searchable database of millions of legal documents. They claim to get the documents from public company filings, index them, and put them on their website.

From what I can see, this site is similar to other stock document websites. But RealDealDocs charges a single membership fee, and then you can retrieve all the documents that you want. Membership costs $67 per month, or you can enter an annual agreement for $47 per month.

Most of the documents I see are for business deals and transactions. They have a litigation category, but most of the other categories center on business issues.

The big problem I see with RealDealDocs is that the site isn’t very interactive. Their competitor document sites allow users to upload, rate, and share documents. This site is locked down where users can only search and download documents.

I don’t think consumers will find RealDealDocs extremely useful. That’s a good thing, since consumers are better off seeking help from a qualified attorney. It’s dangerous to think that you can copy and paste a document to use for your own needs. While document sharing sites are useful, you should only use them with a grain of salt.

This is a sponsored post, but these are my honest opinions.

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7 Responses to “Legal Documents from Real Deals”

SharkGirl
August 6th, 2008

Who is their competitor? Inquiring minds want to know. I wonder what kid of legal trouble you can get into if you upload documents the parties don’t want made public.

Example: A defendant’s agreement with the state police, when a judge hearing a case happens to have a state trooper as a husband/wife, and they refuse to allow you access to evidence, then grants summary judgment to the defendants.
Andrew Flusche
August 6th, 2008

@SharkGirl – My favorite document sharing site is DocStoc. I’d be careful what you upload, if it’s not public information. You certainly don’t want to step over the line into defamation.
Deed Poll
September 29th, 2008

I guess its also important to note that, even though you can scan and use these documents as reference from RealDealDocs, you really have to get to Legal Help if you need to jam in some high fly legal docs.

I’ve used RealDealDocs a couple of times and it probably helps a lot in “framing” those doc, but doesn’t really help too much on the specifics.
Andrew Flusche
September 29th, 2008

@Deed Poll – There’s certainly no substitute for hiring a qualified attorney to handle your legal needs. Only a fool would attempt surgery on himself; likewise, it’s typically foolish to try to handle complex legal matters on your own.
SharkGirl
September 29th, 2008

ANDREW!!! I’m wounded! LOL

Okay, you’re off the hook since you said “it’s typically foolish”. You’ve redeemed yourself.

Hello, my name is Colleen…and I’m a… a.. a… pro se litigant. There. I said it.

[hands clap while everyone says, "welcome Colleen"]

And the Pro Se AA meeting begins.
Andrew Flusche
September 29th, 2008

@SharkGirl – Of course I didn’t say “always foolish.” I hope you are well, Colleen!
Deals
December 9th, 2008

I like it, very nicely written…