No Legal Advice by Scale
Scale does not advise clients, interpret law for clients, or provide legal representation.
Trust & compliance
A diligence-ready explanation of what Scale does, what attorneys do, and where the boundary sits.
The goal is not to make the model sound aggressive. It is to make it sound operationally clean, truthful, and easy for an attorney to diligence.
Core compliance principles
Independent Attorney Judgment
The attorney controls the legal work, engagement relationship, conflict clearance, and final review.
Individual Practitioner Positioning
Attorneys should operate marketplace profiles as individual practitioners and follow each platform's terms and truthful communication obligations.
Written Operating Rules
Authorization, confidentiality, account access, drafting support, payments, and termination rights should be documented clearly.
Truthful platform communication
Scale does not ask attorneys to make false statements. The attorney operates as an independent practitioner and answers direct platform questions truthfully.
| Question | Operational Answer |
|---|---|
| Who owns the profile? | The attorney. Scale may provide profile support only with attorney authorization. |
| Who talks to platforms? | The attorney should complete any required verification and answer questions accurately. |
| Who accepts the client? | The attorney decides after conflict review and professional evaluation. |
| Who provides legal advice? | Only the licensed attorney. |
Make attorney caution easier to resolve.
Review the operating boundaries, then decide whether a narrow pilot or full onboarding process fits your risk tolerance.