Legal document assistant

The existence of LDAs is a phenomenon in US due to the strict licensing laws for attorneys compared to elsewhere in the world.

In all America's states except for Louisiana and Puerto Rico, only an attorney can advise and draft a legal document for someone.

Louisiana notaries public prepare and draft legal documents of a noncontentious nature (i.e. not for court cases) such as wills, trusts, marriage contracts, articles of incorporation, estate inventories, mortgages, real estate sales contracts, powers of attorney, etc.

Aside from drafting, they are also authorized to make inventories, property descriptions, take company minutes, and appraise and convey real estate.

Louisiana, along with Puerto Rico, have this exception because prior to inclusion in the United States, both were (and continue to be) under the civil law legal system.