A real lawyer when you actually need one.
File.Business is not a law firm. For legal advice you can rely on, we connect you to vetted business attorneys with hourly rates pre-negotiated below market. Flat-fee options for common scenarios.
Attorney Network, plainly.
File.Business prepares and files documents, but we cannot provide legal advice. Legal advice is the application of judgment to your specific situation, which requires a licensed attorney representing you. For founders who need that advice, we maintain a network of vetted business attorneys you can engage directly.
Our attorney network covers business formation questions (entity choice, multi-state structure, partnership disputes), contract review and drafting (vendor agreements, customer agreements, employment, equity), regulatory questions (compliance with specific state laws), IP (trademarks beyond filing, copyrights, trade secrets), and operational questions (lease review, real estate transactions, dispute resolution).
Pricing is set by the attorney. We pre-negotiate group rates that are typically 15 to 30 percent below market for our customers. Many partners offer flat-fee options for common scenarios (contract review, NDA drafting, formation review). Hourly rates start around $200 and scale by complexity.
Common situations.
What the network includes.
- 200+ vetted business attorneys
- License verification with state bars
- Specialty match (formation, contracts, IP, real estate, employment)
- Pre-negotiated rates below market
- Flat-fee options for common scenarios
- Direct engagement and confidentiality with attorney
- Document Vault sharing for attorney access
- Replace-on-request if the match is not right
- Coordination with our filings (state Articles, BOI, etc.)
Four steps. We handle the rest.
How we compare.
- 200+ partner attorneys
- 15-30% below market
- Specialty-matched
- Flat-fee options for common scenarios
- Vault sharing built in
- Replace-on-request
| Local Google search | LegalZoom Legal Plans | Bar association referral | File.Business | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specialty match | no | limited | limited | yes |
| Pre-negotiated rates | no | flat-cap | no | 15-30% below |
| Vault sharing | no | no | no | built-in |
| Replace-on-request | no | no | no | yes |
| Coordination with filings | no | some | no | yes |
“My investor wanted custom SAFE terms I did not understand. The partner attorney explained the implications in 30 minutes flat fee, drafted the revisions in another hour. Worth ten times what we paid.”
The File.Business Promise
If we miss a deadline on a service you pay us to manage, we cover the penalty. If you change your mind within 60 days, we refund our fee in full. Your data stays yours, always.
Common questions.
Does File.Business give legal advice?
Are attorneys vetted?
Pricing?
Specialty?
Confidentiality?
Document sharing?
What if the match is wrong?
Multi-state attorneys?
Real estate attorney?
International founder support?
Find an attorney in about 5 minutes.
Tell us a few details. We do the rest. You get a single dashboard for everything.
On the $129/yr Compliance Annual Filings plan, we cover state late fees.
When you autofile your annual report through the $129/yr plan and we miss the deadline, we pay the state's late fee. The guarantee applies to that specific plan and the filings it includes. Other File.Business services are billed at the prices on this page.
Four steps from request to delivery
File.Business runs your filing on a single concierge workflow. You provide what we need; we handle the rest.
Tell us what you need
2-minute intake. We confirm the filing type, jurisdiction, and any supporting documents required.
We prepare the filing
Our specialists draft the document, validate against state requirements, and queue for your review where required.
We submit to the state
Filed through the state portal. We pay the state fee, track the submission, and resolve any state correspondence.
Confirmation in your vault
state-required document delivered to your SOC 2 encrypted document vault, with deadline tracking for the next filing.