a method for automated and efficient provision of professional legal documents and services . the provision of legal forms to a user by a lawyer is facilitated over an electronic communications link . the method entails establishing a communications link to permit a lawyer to provide legal advice to a user , receiving payment for the legal advice based on user information , and restricting access by the lawyer to a portion of the user information to maintain anonymity . the method generates customized situation - specific legal documents directly to the user &# 39 ; s computer , and it does so without the risk of conflicts of interest , thereby substantially simplifying and streamlining the rendering of legal advice to users . immediate rich text format document delivery is accomplished directly to a secondary browser window so that subscribers are free to modify the documents at will .