New GitLaw platform makes creating legal documents free and fast

Birmingham, England – 25 November 2024 – Each year 32% of small businesses experience a legal issue but only 25% of these are able to access professional help. Of those who did engage lawyers, many had to draw on personal savings just to meet fees. The current legal system is unaffordable with the balance tipped against those without vast financial resources.

GitLaw, launching this week, is looking to change that. GitLaw has published hundreds of legal document templates which are entirely free to download or customize through its platform. GitLaw is built by a group of tech entrepreneurs including Nick Holzherr who previously founded Whisk.com, a software platform acquired by Samsung in 2019.

GitLaw's name is inspired by Git technology and open source software development. This collaborative model allows legal documents to be freely available to use, modify or share, with complete version history transparency. GitLaw's vision is to create a collaborative open source community for legal documents. GitLaw's specialized features help users efficiently customize and finalize legal templates. Users can submit templates as well as suggest changes to existing documents, resulting in free community-driven standards for legal documents.

The service is initially targeted at small businesses in the US and UK. "As a startup founder I have first hand experience of navigating legal matters without budgets for lawyers," said Nick Holzherr. "We already have 300 documents covering key contract types like NDAs, Employment Agreements and Privacy Policies." Most documents are created by reputable law firms, lawyers, investors and organizations.

Regarding future expansion, Holzherr noted: "Longer term, I can envision GitLaw supporting national laws, enabling citizen feedback and transparent change tracking."

GitLaw is free to use at git.law

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