Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe

Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe is primarily an electronic reference library with books on starting, running, and maintaining small businesses. These books are published by Nolo Press, a company whose primary goal is to assist anyone and everyone in understanding what they need to know about the legal arena. Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe also contains many of the commonly used forms for small business owners.

The books contained in the program are:

• Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business, Sixth Edition by Fred Steingold
• Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business, Second Edition by Fred Steingold
• The Employer's Legal Handbook, Fourth Edition by Fred Steingold
• Tax Savvy for Small Business, Fifth Edition by Frederick W. Daily, Attorney
• How to Write a Business Plan, Fifth Edition by Mike McKeever
• Marketing Without Advertising, Third Edition by Michael Phillips & Salli Rasberry
• Domain Names: How to Choose & Protect a Great Name for Your Web Site, Second Edition by Stephen Elias and Patricia Gima

Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe is an upgrade from Nolo's Small Business Pro 4.0 and is not compatible with Quicken Business Lawyer or Quicken Family Lawyer. While a computer program cannot be a substitute for a law degree, Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe could be a powerful tool for a small business owner who is looking for a broader understanding of the necessities and complexities of start-up, growth, and success. --Kendra Hayden

Amazon.com Product Description
When you start and run a business, most of the legal work involved simply requires reliable information and the proper forms. With Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe, you'll get everything you need to get the job done and save money on legal fees. Quicken Lawyer brings together seven Nolo bestsellers in one, easy-to-use software package.With more than 150 easy-to-use forms, you'll have access to the documents you need, when you need them, with step-by-step instructions for filling them out. You can also take notes, create bookmarks, and read real-world examples of situations you're likely to face. Select the best legal structure for your business, draft solid business contracts, and minimize the chances of legal disputes. Implement inexpensive marketing plans, price products for success, market online, and attract customers and clients. Quicken Lawyer 2002 can also help you build your team. Hire workers, develop sensible personnel polices, minimize employee lawsuits, stay out of trouble with the government, and learn how to terminate workers when necessary.

If you're starting or running a business and are setting up a Web site, Quicken Lawyer 2002 can help. Pick a great business name for your Web site, register it as a trademark, and reduce the possibility of conflict with another business. Need tax assistance? Use Quicken Lawyer 2002 to identify deductions allowed by the IRS, write off long-term business assets, and minimize the chance of an audit.

You may want to instead buy a copy of "How to Form Your Own Texas Corporation". The documents appear more complete, better laid out and you get a *book* to hold in your hands!


A good reference guide for typical legal problems.   August 9, 2002
 3 out of 4 found this review helpful

Nolo offers great guides for specific legal issues related to personal and business use. This guide is a decent tool for users to call upon for typical small business issues. I must warn though, that not all legal questions and problems can be solved using self-help guides. Be realistic in your expectations of the software and it should serve you well.


Not as advertised, simply a watered-down online book   August 2, 2002
 8 out of 10 found this review helpful

I was, unfortunately, very disappointed in the offerings of this product. I was under the impression that it would have a number of ready-made business forms I could customize for use in my business (contracts, amendments to the corporate charter, etc). That was not the case. This product is more of an online-book with very generic and watered-down information than anything else. If you were thinking of purchasing this product for their "forms," don't.


Lawyer In A Box!   April 5, 2002
 8 out of 11 found this review helpful

This has been a savior. They should call it, "everything legal you need". I have used the forms for my own buisness (start-up) as well as utilized it at my job. I work for a fortune 500 company, and have been told by our legal department that I have saved them so much time, they rarely if at all have had to make any modifications to the subject matter. All-in-all, it's great if your just starting out, own a small business, or work for a multi-billion dollar corporation, and can't wait for your legal department to come throught on a deadline. Best purchase I've made in some time.


2002 Lawyers at the bottom of the ocean?   November 2, 2001
 37 out of 38 found this review helpful

I own a copy of Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe as well as Quicken Family Lawyer, and I was impressed with both!
Running a small business requires more and more legal forms and contracts every day.
Trouble is that your average attorney knows this, and charges accordingly.
Having compared some of the legal documents generated by my attorney and the same documents generated with these two software packages, I could swear (under oath) that my attorney must be using the same software!
Of course, there are some subtle differences, however, I found it to be considerably less expensive to have my attorney read and make modifications to the documents that I provide, than to have him generate them.
This software may not entirely replace your attorney, but it will come darn close.
I only give it four stars because it's not perfect and like anything else out there, it can be improved upon.