Online Lawyer Advice

Around the world internet is becoming a staple in business and every day life. In just over a decade the internet has advanced to become one of the most useful and diverse inventions ever created. It has opened up endless doors, and connected the countries and cities of the world.

These days you can do and find almost anything on the internet. Although people most commonly use the internet for research and emailing, the opportunities are endless and people are buying groceries on the internet, talking to friends in foreign countries, and even finding love on the internet.

With the demand and trend for legal advice increasing all around the world, it was no wonder that it didn’t take long for lawyers to catch onto the internet craze. These days you no longer need to leave the comfort of your living room to get advice on all areas of the law from qualified professionals.

There are many websites on the world wide web that attempt to offer basic legal advice that aren’t by qualified lawyers (although sometimes they claim to be). Whilst these, along with internet discussion forums, are useful for getting advice on basic legal issues, they are generally not recommended for more complex legal cases.

Sometimes you may have a small legal dispute or query that may not require extensive meetings with a lawyer at their office, and a quick online conversation or email will suffice to answer your query.

Not all good quality legal advice websites will cost you money either. Freeadvice.com is one of the most popular free online legal advice websites, that offer free advice from qualified lawyers and attorneys. There are articles and advice on every legal topic imaginable, ranging from amusement park and playground incidents through to sexual harassment and discrimination. You may wonder how and why they offer all this advice for free, but don’t worry about them, they have their ways of making money. They offer a free case assessment service, and up to 5 attorneys will look at your case and give you an offer on what they can do for you (this part is where it starts to cost).

Worldlawdirect.com is another free legal advice website. There are solutions to up to 6,000 common problems, and they also offer a pay-a-lawyer service for more specific and personal cases. They also offer extensive forums wher you can discuss your legal problems with others who may be able to help or offer advice. The website covers all areas of law ranging from international law and business law through to immigration law and internet law. Like many of the online legal advice websites around at the moment, it is very USA-centric, so if you live outside of the USA it is important to make sure the website you use is relevant to the laws of your country which can be very different to those in the USA.

Another popular online website for legal advice is lawguru.com. Like most of the other sites, lawguru offers free legal advice on various topics, but again is very USA-centric. You can even post your own legal questions for no cost, although you will only receive a basic answer and are suggested to hire one of their lawyers for a more detailed and helpful answer. The website is also very handy for other legal matters, and has various tools that may be of use, such as downloads of legal forms (although you must pay to download these), a legal dictionary, and an online bookshop.

If you are based in the United Kingdom, there are several sites that are catered specifically to the British legal system. Adviceguide.org.uk is a government funded legal advice service to help people resolve basic legal problems online. Their advice is offered in several languages, including: Welsh, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Urdu and Chinese. There area wide range of topics covered, and fact sheets for you to download. They also offer a free over-the-phone hotline to help those who can not afford expensive legal advice.

Although getting online advice from lawyers is a great way to resolve any of your legal queries, it is only generally recommended as a starting point. If you have a serious case, in particular criminal cases, you are better advised to speak with a lawyer in your home town who will be more specialized in the laws and regulations of where you are from. When you are speaking to people online you can not verify their experience or identity and taking their word in serious issues may lead you to more problems.