What is BriefHelp.com?  BriefHelp.com is a Washington, D.C. based company providing legal research and writing assistance to attorneys.
Back to Top

What services does BriefHelp.com provide?  The following are some of the services that we provide: (1) conduct research and provide a list of citations or copies of the relevant materials; (2) prepare an in-house memorandum explaining the case law as it applies to the facts of your case; (3) draft a persuasive brief or legal memorandum in support of a motion; 4) draft an appellate brief.
Back to Top

Who does the work?  All research and writing projects are accomplished by experienced licensed attorneys. For more information about our staff, please refer to About Us.
Back to Top

What role does BriefHelp.com's services in the final work product?   BriefHelp.com is a support service for attorneys in private and corporate practice. We work solely for other attorneys, not for the general public. Any attorney using our services is expressly advised that we are not engaged in the practice of law, and that our work product does not constitute legal advice and is prepared solely for review by the requesting attorney.  Our attorney clients are ultimately responsible for the work product submitted on behalf of their clients. For more information, please see Disclaimers and Limitations.
Back to Top

How does BriefHelp.com conduct its research?  We primarily use LEXIS online legal research, and also rely on traditional law libraries for manual research.
Back to Top

How does BriefHelp.com handle confidential information?  BriefHelp.com has the same obligation to preserve the privileged information of your client as does a member of your office.  We hold all client information in the strictest confidence.
Back to Top

What are your rates?  Generally, we charge for our work product on an hourly basis. In all cases, online research costs are included in the hourly rate. For more detail, please refer to our Rates page.
Back to Top

How do you bill for your work? We bill separately for each project upon completion. For long-term projects, billing is on a monthly basis. Payment is due within 15 days of receiving the invoice.
Back to Top

What is the procedure for submitting a project request? To submit a project request, please contact one of our staff attorney to discuss the specifics of your project. We will need all relevant information, such as: 1) your client's name; 2) the case name and/or caption; 3) the type of project you would like us to complete; 4) factual information regarding the case; 5) jurisdictional restrictions for our research; 6) copies of relevant file documents; 7) your timetable for completion of the project. Contact Us .
Back to Top