You left three voicemails.
Nobody called back.
The lawyer you need, only for the part you need.
Lawbyte is for the paperwork part of life's hard moments — divorce, a will, bankruptcy. Pick a licensed lawyer, see the flat fee up front, and get a real reply the same day.
- 2 hrs
- Median first reply
- Flat fee
- No hourly surprises
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- Bar-verified lawyers
Maya replied in 18 minutes.Uncontested divorce · $850 flat
The hardest part of hiring a lawyer is getting one to respond.
Voicemail, then silence
You call five firms. Two answer. One quotes you an hourly rate and never follows up.
Nobody will name a price
A retainer, then billing in six-minute increments, for a document that takes an afternoon.
You just need the papers right
Most of these matters are document work — prepared carefully, reviewed by a licensed lawyer, done.
What we handle
Lawbyte lawyers focus on document preparation and review. Deep expertise, narrow scope, predictable price.
Divorce
Filing packets, settlement agreements, parenting plans.
From $275 →
Estate Planning
Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, directives.
From $225 →
Bankruptcy
Chapter 7 and 13 petitions, means tests, creditor letters.
From $180 →
Small Business
LLC formations, vendor contracts, NDAs, terms of service.
From $285 →
Immigration
Family petitions, green cards, citizenship, adjustment of status.
From $245 →
Contract Review & Drafting
Service agreements, subcontracts, NDAs, SaaS terms.
From $295 →
Letter Writing
Demand letters, cease-and-desists, and formal responses that get taken seriously.
From $195 →
Mediation
Neutral mediation sessions for divorce, small business, and neighbor disputes.
From $350 →
How it works
Two ways in. Both end with a lawyer, a fee, and a signed engagement letter.
Post a job — it's free- 1
Describe what you need, or just browse
Post a short job and get flat-fee quotes back, or skip straight to profiles and message a lawyer yourself.
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Compare people, not billboards
Real bios, real writing samples, response times, and the exact price for the exact document.
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Message them in the app
Your conversation, documents, and engagement letter stay in one thread you can always find.
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Sign, and get your documents
A scope-limited engagement letter sets the fee and deliverables before any work begins.
Lawyers taking work this week
Bar-verified, accepting new document matters, and quick to reply.
Maya Oyelaran
Oakland, CA · 11 yrs licensed
Plain-English divorce paperwork, done in a week — not a year.
Daniel Brandt
Austin, TX · 8 yrs licensed
Bankruptcy documents prepared by someone who will pick up the phone.
Helen Vasquez
Tampa, FL · 16 yrs licensed
Wills, trusts, and directives — reviewed carefully, priced flatly.
Read what lawyers say when they're not billing you
Join a community and follow the questions other people are asking. Verified lawyers answer in public, for free.
Divorce & Separation
12,400 members
Paperwork questions, parenting plans, and what to expect from the filing process. Answers from bar-verified lawyers, in public, for free.
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Wills & Estate Planning
9,180 members
Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives. Ask what a document actually does before you pay for it.
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Bankruptcy & Debt
7,650 members
Means tests, exemptions, creditor letters, and life after filing. Judgment-free, lawyer-answered.
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Small Business & Startups
8,420 members
LLCs, vendor contracts, NDAs, and the paperwork founders copy from the internet and shouldn't. Lawyer-answered, in public, for free.
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Immigration & Family Petitions
10,100 members
Green cards, citizenship, family petitions, and the forms that get returned for typos. Ask a bar-verified lawyer before you file.
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Contract Review & Drafting
6,890 members
Service agreements, subcontracts, NDAs, and SaaS terms. Bring the document and get a plain-English read before you sign.
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Demand Letters & Formal Notices
5,420 members
Demand letters, cease-and-desists, and formal responses. Learn what a lawyer's letter can — and can't — do before you pay for one.
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Mediation & Dispute Resolution
6,140 members
Divorce, business, and neighbor disputes settled at a table instead of a courtroom. Learn what mediation can do — and when it's the wrong move.
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A side practice that fits between dinner and bedtime
One flat membership fee. No lead fees, no commission, no cut of your flat rate. Take two matters a month or twenty. We verify your bar membership, build your consumer profile from your LinkedIn or firm site, and hand you the engagement letter.
See how moonlighting works- Keep 100% of every flat fee you set
- Profile auto-drafted from your LinkedIn or website
- Post articles and videos to build a following
- Engagement letters, checklists, and conflict logs included