Upload a contract. Lawma reads it clause by clause and a licensed attorney walks you through what to watch for — in plain language. Lawma’s guided intake is free; the licensed attorney you choose quotes a flat fee before any work starts.
Why review a contract
Most contracts aren't written for you. They're written by the other side's lawyer to protect the other side. The dangerous parts are rarely the obvious ones — they're buried in definitions, in cross-references, in that one paragraph about “ownership” or “indemnity” that looks routine and isn't.
Lawma is built so you don't have to choose between signing blind and paying $500 an hour to read fifteen pages. Upload it. Get clarity. Sign with your eyes open — or push back.
How a Lawma review works
The attorney review is what makes this trustworthy. AI alone is not legal advice — a real lawyer signs off on what you read.
For artists & creators
Record deals, management agreements, publishing splits, gallery contracts, commission contracts — the language sounds standard until you realize a clause hands over your masters, your name, or your next ten years of work.
What our review surfaces:
For creative professionals
Designers
Graphic, product, and brand designers live and die by their engagement letters. A few quiet sentences decide who owns what you make, how revisions work, and whether you ever get paid for the version the client “ended up not using.”
We flag:
Photographers
Wedding and event contracts, editorial assignments, commercial shoots, stock-licensing deals. Every one of them turns on the same handful of clauses — and most photographers sign whatever the client sends.
We flag:
For small businesses
Small businesses sign contracts every week and almost never have them reviewed. The cost of a bad vendor agreement, a sloppy NDA, or a contractor-classification problem usually shows up months later — and it's always more than the review would have cost.
Common contracts we review
What our review surfaces
Buying or selling a small business
A letter of intent, an asset or stock purchase agreement, an earn-out, a non-compete — these documents redirect years of cash flow and decide whether you walk away clean or carry someone else's liabilities. The attorney review isn't optional here. It's the whole point.
What our review surfaces:
For deals at this scale, your attorney may recommend a deeper engagement than a single review. They'll tell you honestly.
For contractors
Building contractors
General contractors, remodelers, specialty trades. A construction contract that's ambiguous on change-orders or payment schedule is a contract that ends in a payment dispute and a lien fight. Sharpen it before you sign.
We flag:
Digital services contractors
Software developers, agencies, consultants, SaaS vendors. Your contract isn't just an MSA — it's an MSA, an SOW, a DPA, and a service-level commitment, often from different templates that don't agree with each other.
We flag:
How pricing works
Your lawyer charges a pre-negotiated flat fee — typically $200 to $3,500, depending on complexity. A standard one-off contract review falls toward the lower end. That single fee covers your attorney's work AND everything Lawma does.
For comparison, a traditional contract review with a private attorney runs hundreds to a few thousand dollars and takes a week or two. Lawma runs in days, and ends with a real lawyer signing off on what you read.
If you qualify for legal aid, your fee is waived. Permanently.That's a Lawma commitment.
Traditional-attorney fee ranges are market estimates from industry surveys; specific quotes vary by attorney, jurisdiction, and matter complexity.
Your uploaded contract is attorney-client privileged from the moment it lands with us. We don't train AI on your document, and we don't share it with anyone outside your attorney and our supervised review process.
Questions people ask
Is this just AI? Or does a real lawyer actually look at it?
A real lawyer looks at it. The AI does the first pass — fast, thorough, never tired. The attorney brings the judgment: what to push back on, what's standard, what the AI missed. The report you get is reviewed by a licensed attorney before it reaches you.
Where do I have to be located?
Contract review is a document service, not a court matter, so it's not tied to one state or country. Lawma is launching in California and expanding nationally — your attorney will be licensed in a jurisdiction appropriate to your contract.
Will you help me negotiate back to the other side?
Yes. After the review, you can chat with your attorney to draft pushback language, decide which flags are worth fighting for, and prioritize the asks that matter. Most deals get better, not blown up, when you ask cleanly.
Is my document really private?
Yes. Uploads are encrypted in transit and at rest, treated as attorney-client privileged, and not used to train AI. Only your attorney and our supervised review team see the document.
Whether you are an artist, a small studio, or a contractor, these vetted partners cover the business side that good contracts protect. Lawma earns a small fee when you use one.
General contractors
Bedrock Builds
Licensed, insured, bonded GCs for residential and small-commercial work. Transparent contract templates that pass Lawma's lawyer review.
Business insurance
Northstar Insure
Professional-liability and general-liability coverage for artists, designers, photographers, and small studios. Quotes in minutes.
Accounting
Fieldnotes CPA
Affordable bookkeeping, sales-tax registration, and 1099 filings for freelancers and small businesses. Flat monthly pricing.
Payroll & HR
Gusto
Full-service payroll, time tracking, benefits, and onboarding for businesses with one to a few hundred employees. Integrates with the policies in your handbook.
Intake happens on Lawma — you never hand your details to a third-party form. Lawma earns a small referral fee when you connect with a partner; we only list services that meet our review bar, and we never run ads on your case file.
Guided intake is free and privileged. Reviewed by a licensed attorney who quotes a flat fee before any work starts.
