Build lasting relationships with trusted lawyers who know your business — without the billable hours: Goodlawyer

The Silicon Review

At Goodlawyer, they want to help more entrepreneurs succeed (and solo lawyers are entrepreneurs, too). But the company is about more than just competent legal work. Goodlawyer is about making the entire experience less stressful and, enjoyable. By leveraging technology, the company makes it faster, easier, and more affordable for you to get the legal help you need. And by having a network that's over 50% women and over 40% BIPOC, Canadian entrepreneurs can get help from a community that's as diverse as they are. Goodlawyer’s mission is to help entrepreneurs succeed by improving access to legal services. But we’re about more than just providing access to competent legal advice. Goodlawyer efficiently connect Canadian entrepreneurs with its diverse network of independent lawyers who offer on-demand services at transparent prices — so our users are never surprised by a legal bill again. Goodlawyer works exclusively with lawyers focused on delivering great customer experiences. In order to qualify to practice through Goodlawyer, you must demonstrate the requisite training, legal skill, experience and customer-oriented mindset to effectively and efficiently service our users' legal needs. Goodlawyer does not work with lawyers that have a history of publicly recorded disciplinary actions.

Helping entrepreneurs succeed is Goodlawyer’s core mission. As a result, Goodlawyer strongly encourage its users to rate their lawyer on the completion of a legal mandate and it takes unsatisfactory user experiences seriously. Whenever a lawyer on its platform is the subject of a user complaint or if their aggregate user review score falls below a certain threshold, Goodlawyer investigates the lawyer and the relevant circumstances to determine whether the lawyer is fit to continue practicing through its platform. Unlike other marketing solutions, Goodlawyer does not charge a recurring monthly fee to lawyers and there are no time commitments or hidden fees. Just commitment to providing quality legal services at affordable rates. The only requirement is that the lawyers in Goodlawyer’s network subscribe to the Practical Law Core package, which they can access at a special Goodlawyer rate once they've been approved to join the network.

Good things start small

Serving Canadian entrepreneurs, startups and small businesses, Goodlawyer is looking for lawyers with practice experience in corporate law, commercial contracts, technology, startups, employment, and intellectual property. The Goodlawyer platform helps lawyers by handling the marketing, client intake, practice administration, payment processing, and collections work. Goodlawyer allows lawyers to spend more time providing legal help, enabling them to run their practice more efficiently and, in turn, help their clients faster and more affordably. Canadians have shown a lot of grit over the past year. Many lost their jobs or were forced to close their doors. But there is still a lot of hope and many are seizing this disruptive moment to launch a new business. This is why Goodlawyer is offering free legal advice to startups and entrepreneurs across the country in support of this year’s Innovation Week. Goodlawyer is disrupting the traditional law firm model with a platform that enables business owners across Canada to connect with lawyers who understand their legal needs and their budgets. Plus, the company offers an extensive library of free legal resources ranging from fun, educational YouTube videos to more in-depth articles and weekly webinars designed to help founders avoid common legal pitfalls. Founded in 2019, Goodlawyer has quickly become Canada’s leading legal marketplace for entrepreneurs by connecting them with quality legal expertise at affordable, upfront prices.

Good teams do great things

Goodlawyer has selected Practical Law Canada as its premier legal technology solution to fuel access to justice for its network of lawyers. Practical Law Canada provides lawyers with the legal know-how needed to practice more efficiently, improve client service and drive value. Goodlawyer is focused on ensuring that Canadian business owners can access the highest standards of legal advice and service delivery through its nationwide network of independent lawyers and law firms. “As a company that is focused on promoting the accretive role that lawyers play in an entrepreneur’s business journey as well as building a market-driven solution to improving access to lawyers and their professional expertise, Goodlawyer is excited to add Practical Law as a resource available to lawyers across the country,” said Brett Colvin, Chief Executive Officer at Goodlawyer. “We now help entrepreneurs and small to medium-sized businesses by connecting those with lawyers qualified to address their legal needs and risks, without the worry of unforeseen charges and cost overruns,” said Colvin. “The legal issues and risks facing entrepreneurs and small to medium-sized businesses are varied and complicated. By adding Practical Law Canada, we’re continuing to build out available resources for legal professionals allowing our users an additional sense of trust and assurance that they’re getting the legal expertise they need, allowing them to focus on their business.” Goodlawyer's adoption of Practical Law Canada continues to demonstrate its steps to provide Goodlawyer’s network of independent lawyers and law firms with resources to more effectively serve Canadian entrepreneurs and SMBs.

Brett Colvin, CEO and Co-Founder