Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe

by Nolo

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005ML73
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 11, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,822 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #69 in Software > Business & Office > Reports & Forms
  • #79 in Software > Business & Office > Legal
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Looking to start a small business? Or do you already own one and want to educate yourself on navigating the legal waters surrounding your establishment or corporation? There's a maze of information and processes involved with small businesses and sometimes it seems that there's no way to view it all in laymen's terms. However, with some time and effort, Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe can help you to learn about business plans, tax forms, promissory notes, security agreements, confidentiality agreements, and much more. Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe will even help you with marketing, domain names, and hiring practices.

Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe is primarily an electronic reference library with books on starting, running, and maintaining small businesses. These books are published by Nolo Press, a company whose primary goal is to assist anyone and everyone in understanding what they need to know about the legal arena. Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe also contains many of the commonly used forms for small business owners.

The books contained in the program are:

• Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business, Sixth Edition by Fred Steingold
• Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business, Second Edition by Fred Steingold
• The Employer's Legal Handbook, Fourth Edition by Fred Steingold
• Tax Savvy for Small Business, Fifth Edition by Frederick W. Daily, Attorney
• How to Write a Business Plan, Fifth Edition by Mike McKeever
• Marketing Without Advertising, Third Edition by Michael Phillips & Salli Rasberry
• Domain Names: How to Choose & Protect a Great Name for Your Web Site, Second Edition by Stephen Elias and Patricia Gima

Some of the categories of forms available in Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe are: borrowing money; business plan forms; buying a business; buying, selling, manufacturing, renting, and storing goods; contract basics; forming your business; hiring employees and independent contractors; IRS tax forms; leasing space; marketing worksheets; purchasing and improving real estate; running your corporation; and sample business letters. Within each of these categories you will find useful forms to help you arrange legal agreements and contracts for your small business.

Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe is an upgrade from Nolo's Small Business Pro 4.0 and is not compatible with Quicken Business Lawyer or Quicken Family Lawyer. While a computer program cannot be a substitute for a law degree, Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe could be a powerful tool for a small business owner who is looking for a broader understanding of the necessities and complexities of start-up, growth, and success. --Kendra Hayden

Amazon.com Product Description

When you start and run a business, most of the legal work involved simply requires reliable information and the proper forms. With Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe, you'll get everything you need to get the job done and save money on legal fees. Quicken Lawyer brings together seven Nolo bestsellers in one, easy-to-use software package.With more than 150 easy-to-use forms, you'll have access to the documents you need, when you need them, with step-by-step instructions for filling them out. You can also take notes, create bookmarks, and read real-world examples of situations you're likely to face. Select the best legal structure for your business, draft solid business contracts, and minimize the chances of legal disputes. Implement inexpensive marketing plans, price products for success, market online, and attract customers and clients. Quicken Lawyer 2002 can also help you build your team. Hire workers, develop sensible personnel polices, minimize employee lawsuits, stay out of trouble with the government, and learn how to terminate workers when necessary.

If you're starting or running a business and are setting up a Web site, Quicken Lawyer 2002 can help. Pick a great business name for your Web site, register it as a trademark, and reduce the possibility of conflict with another business. Need tax assistance? Use Quicken Lawyer 2002 to identify deductions allowed by the IRS, write off long-term business assets, and minimize the chance of an audit.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 2002 Lawyers at the bottom of the ocean?, November 1, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe (CD-ROM)

I own a copy of Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe as well as Quicken Family Lawyer, and I was impressed with both!
Running a small business requires more and more legal forms and contracts every day.
Trouble is that your average attorney knows this, and charges accordingly.
Having compared some of the legal documents generated by my attorney and the same documents generated with these two software packages, I could swear (under oath) that my attorney must be using the same software!
Of course, there are some subtle differences, however, I found it to be considerably less expensive to have my attorney read and make modifications to the documents that I provide, than to have him generate them.
This software may not entirely replace your attorney, but it will come darn close.
I only give it four stars because it's not perfect and like anything else out there, it can be improved upon.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not as advertised, simply a watered-down online book, August 1, 2002

By 

Jason Nadrowski - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe (CD-ROM)

I was, unfortunately, very disappointed in the offerings of this product. I was under the impression that it would have a number of ready-made business forms I could customize for use in my business (contracts, amendments to the corporate charter, etc). That was not the case. This product is more of an online-book with very generic and watered-down information than anything else. If you were thinking of purchasing this product for their "forms," don't.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lawyer In A Box!, April 5, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe (CD-ROM)

This has been a savior. They should call it, "everything legal you need". I have used the forms for my own buisness (start-up) as well as utilized it at my job. I work for a fortune 500 company, and have been told by our legal department that I have saved them so much time, they rarely if at all have had to make any modifications to the subject matter. All-in-all, it's great if your just starting out, own a small business, or work for a multi-billion dollar corporation, and can't wait for your legal department to come throught on a deadline. Best purchase I've made in some time.