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CoCounsel Program Terms of Use

Last Modified: December 29, 2022

These Terms of Service (the “Terms”) are between Next Level Legal (the “Firm” or “NLL”), a law practice licensed in the State of California and you (“You” or “you” or “Member”). Your agreement to these Terms and the Privacy Policy is necessary if you wish to participate in The CoCounsel Membership Program (the “Program”).

Acceptance of These Terms

By being a Member of the Program, you accept the Terms. If you do not accept the Terms, please do not proceed through the registration process and/or cancel your account if one has been created.

Changes to These Terms

From time to time, NLL may modify these Terms. If such a modification is made, NLL will notify you by email. Any changes to these Terms will only apply after the date of any such change.

Attorney-Client Relationship

By completing the enrollment process and joining the Program, you will have an attorney-client relationship with NLL. An attorney-client relationship will not be formed until you have made your first payment. If you terminate your membership of the Program, including by failure to make or cancellation of a payment, the attorney-client relationship will end at that time.

Eligibility

To be eligible for The Next Level Legal Program, you must be at least 18 years of age. NLL has the right to reject anyone for any reason, or for no reason at all. If you have a conflict of interest with a current client (as solely determined by NLL), you will not be able to join NLL’s CoCounsel Membership Program and any fees paid will be returned to you within five (5) business days.

Program Terms and Conditions

The terms of the Program are determined by the tier you select at the time of registration and payment, and are as follows:

Starter Tier

• Unlimited attorney phone calls:You get unlimited phone calls with an attorney on new legal matters. The determination of what qualifies as a new legal matter shall be solely at the discretion of your attorney. If additional consultation is needed on the same legal matter, that consultation will be billed hourly at the Firm’s prevailing rate. Phone calls must be scheduled 24 hours in advance.
• Quarterly Legal Check–ups: You are entitled to one (1) legal check-up per quarter. A legal check-up includes a meeting of up to one (1) hour with an attorney either in person, over the telephone, video conference, or other agreed upon location, to discuss the operations and other matters related only to the business you provided at the time of registration. The term “quarterly” is understood to mean a period of every three (3) months beginning in January of each year. Quarterly legal check-ups do not “roll over,” and are considered expired and lost if not used during the relevant quarterly period.
• Member Portal: You get access to a secure member portal. As a condition of your membership in the Program you agree to not share or distribute any content obtained through the member portal and to only use it for your own purposes. Your membership portal access may be provided by a third-party provider, you hereby agree to the third-party provider’s terms of use and policies. You agree that all information and resources provided to you via the member portal is the exclusive proprietary information and/or intellectual property of Next Level Legal and you agree not to share such property with any unauthorized party without the prior consent of Next Level Legal.

Core Tier

• Unlimited attorney phone calls:You get unlimited phone calls with an attorney on new legal matters. The determination of what qualifies as a new legal matter shall be solely at the discretion of your attorney. If additional consultation is needed on the same legal matter, that consultation will be billed hourly at the Firm’s prevailing rate. Phone calls must be scheduled 24 hours in advance.
• Quarterly Legal Check–ups: You are entitled to one (1) legal check-up per quarter. A legal check-up includes a meeting of up to one (1) hour with an attorney either in person, over the telephone, video conference, or other agreed upon location, to discuss the operations and other matters related only to the business you provided at the time of registration. The term “quarterly” is understood to mean a period of every three (3) months beginning in January of each year. Quarterly legal check-ups do not “roll over,” and are considered expired and lost if not used during the relevant quarterly period.
• Two (2) reviews of documents up to fifteen (15) pages each per month: You get two (2) document reviews per month of documents up to fifteen (15) pages. Those 15 pages are equivalent to 15 pages of text in regular, 12-point typeface with standard margins. Document reviews must be related only to the business you provided at the time of registration. The reviewing attorney will provide you with a summary of any legal issues or concerns about the document. Additional services beyond the document review, such as revisions or alterations to the document, shall be billed hourly, unless otherwise agreed to. Monthly allotted document reviews do not “roll over,” and are considered expired and lost if not used during the relevant monthly period.
• One (1) Demand Letter Drafted each month: You may request one demand or cease and desist letter to be drafted on your behalf each month at no additional cost to you. Demand letters must be related only to the business you provided at the time of registration. Additional services beyond the drafting of the letter, such as following up with the recipient of the letter, shall be billed hourly, unless otherwise agreed to. Monthly allotted demand letter drafting do not “roll over,” and are considered expired and lost if not used during the relevant monthly period.
• Member Portal: You get access to a secure member portal. As a condition of your membership in the Program you agree to not share or distribute any content obtained through the member portal and to only use it for your own purposes. Your membership portal access may be provided by a third-party provider, you hereby agree to the third-party provider’s terms of use and policies. You agree that all information and resources provided to you via the member portal is the exclusive proprietary information and/or intellectual property of Next Level Legal and you agree not to share such property with any unauthorized party without the prior consent of Next Level Legal.

Complete Tier

• Unlimited attorney phone calls:You get unlimited phone calls with an attorney on new legal matters. The determination of what qualifies as a new legal matter shall be solely at the discretion of your attorney. If additional consultation is needed on the same legal matter, that consultation will be billed hourly at the Firm’s prevailing rate. Phone calls must be scheduled 24 hours in advance.
• Quarterly Legal Check–ups: You are entitled to one (1) legal check-up per quarter. A legal check-up includes a meeting of up to one (1) hour with an attorney either in person, over the telephone, video conference, or other agreed upon location, to discuss the operations and other matters related only to the business you provided at the time of registration. The term “quarterly” is understood to mean a period of every three (3) months beginning in January of each year. Quarterly legal check-ups do not “roll over,” and are considered expired and lost if not used during the relevant quarterly period.
• Unlimited reviews of documents up to fifteen (15) pages each per month You get unlimited document reviews per month of documents up to fifteen (15) pages. Those 15 pages are equivalent to 15 pages of text in regular, 12-point typeface with standard margins. Document reviews must be related only to the business you provided at the time of registration. The reviewing attorney will provide you with a summary of any legal issues or concerns about the document. Negotiations, revisions or alterations to the document may be provided upon your request.
• Drafting Custom Agreements: You get custom agreements drafted by an attorney of up to fifteen (15) pages. Those 15 pages are equivalent to 15 pages of text in regular, 12-point typeface with standard margins. Requests for the creation of custom agreements must be related only to the business you provided at the time of registration.
• One (1) Demand Letter Drafted each month: You may request one demand or cease and desist letter to be drafted on your behalf each month at no additional cost to you. Additional services beyond the drafting of the letter, such as following up with the recipient of the letter, shall be billed hourly, unless otherwise agreed to. Monthly allotted demand letter drafting do not “roll over,” and are considered expired and lost if not used during the relevant monthly period.
• Automated Document Creation: There may be certain agreements or other documents that are considered “common”, as solely determined under NLL’s discretion. For those common documents, you will have access to a system that allows you to self-create the document by pre-filling the requested information. Such access to the system is provided through your Member portal. You understand that the use of automated document creation may bear the risk of certain legal implications or inaccuracy. You may request a review by an attorney of any self-created automated document if you are uncertain.
• Preparation of Corporate Resolutions: You will have access to a system that allows you to self-create Corporate Resolutions by pre-filling the requested information. Such access to the system is provided through your Member portal. You understand that the use of automated document creation may bear the risk of certain legal implications or inaccuracy. You may request a review by an attorney of any self-created automated document if you are uncertain. Alternatively, you may request that an attorney prepare Corporate Resolutions on your behalf.
• Registration of Your Intellectual Property: You are entitled to up to two (2) trademark application registrations and four (4) copyright registrations per membership period (one year). This service includes completion of the trademark application or copyright application only and does not include additional services such as Copyright search, Chain of Title research, USPTO Trademark Knockout Search, Statement of Use Submission, Recording Assignment, responses to any Office Actions that may be received as a result of your trademark application, or any other services. Such services may be requested for an additional fee. You understand that completion and/or submission of your intellectual property application to the relevant government entity does not guarantee that a registration certificate will be approved and/or issued. Your membership in the Core tier of the Program includes the cost of the attorney’s services only, and does not include any additional costs incurred from a third party entity as a result of the submission of your intellectual property application (ie. Filing fees). You will be notified of such third-party costs prior to the submission of your registration application and such costs must be paid to NLL prior to the submission of your registration application. NLL will not advance any costs on your behalf unless otherwise agreed to in writing.
• Member Portal: You get access to a secure member portal. As a condition of your membership in the Program you agree to not share or distribute any content obtained through the member portal and to only use it for your own purposes. Your membership portal access may be provided by a third-party provider, you hereby agree to the third-party provider’s terms of use and policies. You agree that all information and resources provided to you via the member portal is the exclusive proprietary information and/or intellectual property of Next Level Legal and you agree not to share such property with any unauthorized party without the prior consent of Next Level Legal.

Program Term

You agree that the term of your membership is for a period of one (1) year from the date of your registration and submission of the initial payment. You further agree that the total cost for your membership in the Program is as follows:

Starter: $1,548.00

Core: $2,988.00

Complete: $14,388.00

You understand and agree that by enrolling into the Program, the total cost for your selected tier membership is split into equal monthly installments over the course of twelve (12) months. You agree not to dispute or “charge back” any payment installment for your Program membership.

Program Fee

The Program fee shall be a retainer and deemed earned when received. The purpose of the fee is to secure your attorney’s availability over the period covered by the fee. The period covered by the fee is thirty (30) days after each installment of the fee is paid. You will be charged automatically after your initial payment, on a monthly basis, until your subscription period of one (1) year is completed.

Additional Services and Expenses

Additional services shall be rendered to members at the Firm’s prevailing rates. You agree to pay for any agreed-upon services when invoiced. You also agree to pay for any agreed-upon expenses or fees incurred on your behalf.

Termination and Collections

In the event that you terminate your membership in the Program prior to the expiration of one (1) year from the date of your registration and submission of the initial payment, including, but not limited to, by way of submitting a transaction dispute or “charge back” request to you financial institution, or otherwise, or if your payment cannot be processed when due, the whole sum of principal of the total cost for your membership in the Program shall, at the option of NLL, be immediately due and payable without further demand or notice. NLL retains the right to immediately terminate your account (including access to the Member portal) and pursue collections efforts to collect the total program cost, including litigation, and/or any other form of relief permitted by law.

No Litigation

NLL, nor any attorneys affiliated with NLL, agree to represent you in any case, proceeding, arbitration, mediation or similar legal matter. If such legal action becomes necessary, NLL may work with you to secure appropriate counsel.

No Guarantee

NLL provides no guarantee as to the results of any action or action taken on your behalf. All legal advice is provided strictly in an advisory capacity.

Confidentiality

NLL has an ethical obligation to keep your information confidential. Unless you give your express, written permission, your attorney will only communicate with you directly about your legal matters.

Entire Agreement

These Terms are the only agreement relating to your membership in The Next Level Legal CoCounsel Membership Program. If you engage Next Level Legal for legal services beyond those provided in The Program, those services will be governed by a separate engagement agreement.

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, it shall be removed from the Terms without affecting the remaining provisions.

Dispute Resolution and Jurisdiction

If a dispute arises relating to any aspect of these Terms between you and NLL and if the dispute cannot be settled through negotiation, you agree to discuss in good faith the use of mediation before resorting to arbitration, litigation, or any other dispute resolution procedure.

The Terms are governed by, and must be interpreted under, California law, and any court proceedings relating to this agreement must be instituted in the County of Los Angeles.

Note For Non-California Residents

Although anyone can join The Next Level Legal CoCounsel Membership Program, it works best for people in the State of California, where Next Level Legal is headquartered and licensed to practice law. For members in other states, Next Level Legal will only be able to provide legal advice regarding copyrights, trademarks and other issues involving federal law.