The things people want to know before they type a question.
NotALawyer.com is a free legal information service for people who want a clear, plain-English answer about their rights before they decide whether they need to hire a lawyer. The questions below are the ones we hear most often from first-time visitors: whether what we provide is legal advice, how the lawyer directory works, which states we currently support, how your conversations are handled, and how accurate the AI guidance actually is.
The short version: we are not a law firm and we do not give legal advice — we give general legal information, citations to the statutes that apply, and a way to find a licensed attorney in our directory when your situation needs one. We do not charge you to use the chat, the letter writer, or the directory, and we do not take a cut of what you pay a lawyer. Lawyers pay a flat monthly fee to be listed; that is the entire business model.
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