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