Guidelines for Marketplace Contributors
A. What Licensed Professionals May Do
Provide legal advice in jurisdictions where they are authorized
Represent clients where permitted
Draft legally binding documents
Offer legal opinions
B. What Non-Licensed Contributors May NOT Do
Provide legal advice
Represent clients before government agencies or courts
Draft binding contracts (unless supervised)
Interpret laws for a specific person’s situation
C. Permitted Activities for Non-Licensed Contributors
Legal research
Document preparation under supervision
Summaries and briefing
Filing and administrative tasks
Contract management
Compliance and risk support
Process mapping / operations
Drafting templates or non-binding documents
D. Platform Protections
Mandatory role tagging (Licensed / Non-licensed)
Automatic disclaimers on non-licensed profiles
Restricted vocabulary for non-licensed roles (e.g., “support,” “drafting assistance,” “research,” not “advice,” “opinion”)
Clear user onboarding flow about how to select the correct provider type
Jurisdiction-specific warnings (e.g., UPL restrictions for the U.S., SRA compliance for UK)
Automatic prompts if a non-licensed contributor attempts to post an advice-related service
