Small Business Legal Services
Small Business Legal Plans give you affordable access to a provider law firm for consultation on any business legal matter, contract review, debt collection help, and more. Start your plan today and speak with an attorney in as little as four business hours
What’s Included in Your Plan
LegalShield’s business plans can help you in the following areas and more. View full coverage details here.
Legal consultation from a provider attorney on business legal matters, with legal research for each issue, if needed.
Receive help with business legal matters more efficiently with professional communications issued on your behalf.
Put business-related legal documents through legal review.
A collection letter from a provider attorney could help you recoup payments more efficiently.
SMB Legal Essentials
SMB Legal Plus
SMB Legal Pro
Advice, Consultation, and Research
Pick up the phone and call your Provider Law Firm on any legal issue affecting your business including, but not limited to:
- Hiring/firing
- Small claims
- Equipment leases
- Incorporation
- Bankruptcy
- Joint ventures
- Landlord/tenant disputes
- Bad check recovery
- Customer complaints
- Vendor issues
- Creditor harassment
- Identity theft
- Government compliance
- Verbal contracts
- City zoning
- Workers' compensation
Essentials
Plus
Pro
Designated Consultation
For out-of-state legal matters and specific areas of law, your business is entitled to three 30-minute phone consultations per year with an experienced attorney at your Provider Law Firm. Further services required beyond the telephone consultations will be provided at a discount of 10% - 25% from the provider attorney's standard hourly corporate rate.
- International Law
- Tax
- Patent
- Copyright
- Trademark
- Securities
- Intellectual Property
- Antitrust
- Immigration
- Non-domestic legal Issues in Canada
Essentials
Plus
Pro
Get exclusive LegalShield member discounts on hundreds of your favorite brands like Verizon, T-Mobile, Amazon, Samsung, Costco and many more!
Receive a 25% discount off of your provider law firm’s rate for legal services not covered in your member contract.
Designated users get access to LegalShield services online, by phone and on the LegalShield mobile app.
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Your attorney can write letters on their letterhead or make phone calls on your behalf to resolve a huge variety of legal issues such as disputes with vendors, customers or employees. Additional communications may be obtained for a flat fee of $75 each.
10 per year / up to 3 in per month
20 per year / up to 5 per month
40 per year / up to 10 per month
10 per year / up to 3 in per month
Essentials
20 per year / up to 5 per month
Plus
40 per year / up to 10 per month
Pro
Protect you business by having an attorney review contracts and other documents before you sign. Additional communications may be obtained for a flat fee of $75 each.
10 per year / up to 15 pages / up to 3 per month
20 per year / up to 20 pages / up to 5 per month
40 per year / up to 25 pages / up to 10 per month
10 per year / up to 15 pages / up to 3 per month
Essentials
20 per year / up to 20 pages / up to 5 per month
Plus
40 per year / up to 25 pages / up to 10 per month
Pro
Get letters on your attorney’s letterhead to help collect debt from customers, vendors, renters and others. Additional communications may be obtained for a flat fee of $75 each.
5 per month
10 per month
15 per month
5 per month
Essentials
10 per month
Plus
15 per month
Pro
Save money by paying flat rates for certain legal services that could cost more by paying hourly rates.
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- Trademark and Copyright (1 per year): $500
- Employee Handbook: $750
Custom Contract Drafting (up to 25 pages): $250
- Trademark and Copyright (1 per year): $250
- Employee Handbook: $500
Custom Contract Drafting (up to 25 pages): $250
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Essentials
- Trademark and Copyright (1 per year): $500
- Employee Handbook: $750
Custom Contract Drafting (up to 25 pages): $250
Plus
- Trademark and Copyright (1 per year): $250
- Employee Handbook: $500
Custom Contract Drafting (up to 25 pages): $250
Pro
Legal assistance in the event of an IRS audit, investigation or examination of your federal tax return.
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25 hours help / 2.5 hours representation or negotiation / 21.5 hours trial time
50 hours help / 5 hours representation or negotiation / 44 hours trial time
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Essentials
25 hours help / 2.5 hours representation or negotiation / 21.5 hours trial time
Plus
50 hours help / 5 hours representation or negotiation / 44 hours trial time
Pro
Receive select legal services in all 50 states.
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Half of all letters and phone calls, advice and consultation, document review, designated consultations, and collection letters
All letters and phone calls, advice and consultation, document review, designated consultations, and collection letters
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Essentials
Half of all letters and phone calls, advice and consultation, document review, designated consultations, and collection letters
Plus
All letters and phone calls, advice and consultation, document review, designated consultations, and collection letters
Pro
Comprehensive coverage from an easy-to-reach team... an excellent value
Allows business owners to speak with their own lawyer and set up their new company the right way
LegalShield offers support through the life of a business
Additional Plan Benefits
These additional benefits are also included at no extra cost with your LegalShield Small Business Plan.
MEMBERPerks
Enjoy preferred member pricing on some of your favorite brands and services. More details here
25% Discount on Legal Services
In addition to the features included with your LegalShield plan, you get a 25% discount on any other legal service you might need.
What Our Members Are Saying
This is a general overview of the Small Business Legal Plans available from LegalShield for illustration purposes. LegalShield provides access to legal services offered by a network of provider law firms to LegalShield members through membership-based participation. Neither LegalShield nor its officers, employees or sales associates directly or indirectly provide legal services, representation, or advice. Small Business Legal Plans are not available in all states. See a Small Business Legal Plan contract for a specific state for complete terms, coverage, amounts and conditions. Custom contract drafting services don’t include mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, or private placements, administrative or regulatory matters or franchise agreements and legal matters covered under Designated Consultations, pleadings or any documents related to administrative proceedings or lawsuits. Negotiations and redrafts are available under the 25% discount from the Provider Attorney’s hourly rate.
