6 Free Legal Tools for Entrepreneurs and Startups (2024)
Founder and Editor-in-chief
The Starting Idea
Every startup business owner, while starting out needs to cover all the legal groundwork in order to play it safe in the industry. But legal nuances and jargon can be too complicated and most entrepreneurs put them off to deal with it later. Herein lies their big mistake.
Though no resource or tool can replace an actual legal advisor, here are 6 free legal tools and resources that can greatly help you get off the ground.
But for best practices, do hire a legal advisor.
Free Legal Tools
1. Entrepreneur
A great resource compiled by the good people at Entrepreneur Magazine. Get access to hundreds of business forms, contracts and templates.
2. Docracy
Get thousands of legal documents curated by a strong social community spread across hundreds of categories.
3. Shake
Create, sign and send legal agreements super fast with this app.
Use their free policies for personal and non-commercial use.
Create a custom privacy policy for your site with this free tool.
6. KISS
Free legal documents from the 500 Startups team.
7. Avodocs
A set of free legal documents for startups and solopreneurs. Documents include SaaS terms of use, GDPR policies, NDA for startups, internship agreements, MOUs, and other essential documents required in your entrepreneurial journey.
Abhik Shome
Abhik Shome is the Founder of The Starting Idea, a solopreneur-focused business growth magazine. With The Starting Idea, he aims to share clever (and unconventional) content marketing strategies and untapped tools for solopreneur startups to seize profitable blue ocean opportunities rapidly before the competition. He has previously contributed to major publications like Inc Magazine, Business Insider, Thrive Global, Influencive, and YourStory. Connect with him on LinkedIn.