C R O W D S O U R C E D L E G A L R E S E A R C H
A. Ask a Lawyer from Avvo.com
- Laypersons may anonymously post as many questions as they would like at no charge
- Attorneys respond with answers within 12 hours on average
- The Ask a Lawyer feature is designed for general legal questions, not questions with many details
- Avvo also has a Instant Phone Call feature, where you may have a conversation with an attorney for 15 minutes at the cost of $39
B. Mootus
- Mootus describes itself as a platform for "open legal argument" for law students and practicing attorneys
- Users post issues they would like debated. Other users respond by posting citations to cases, statutes or regulations they believe either support or refute the issue
- On Mootus, there is no charge to follow and answer issues. While it is free to add one issue, there is a charge to add issues beyond that
C. Casetext for annotated case law
- Casetext allows attorney-users to search case law at no charge. The special feature is that users add descriptions, tags and annotations to the cases
D. Jurify
- On Jurify, attorney-members contribute cases and other legal documents which they have found useful in their practice
- Jurify is restricted to corporate law, governance mergers and acquisitions and securities
- Basic membership is free. However, there is a charge if you would like to access forms and some other types of documents