The California Legal Document Assistant Surety Bond is designed to help protect self-representing clients and ensure that legal document assistants will not cause financial harm when dealing with sensitive information. This bond is often referred to as an LDA bond. This is most commonly seen when people 
represent themselves in a legal matter but still need a legal document assistant to help. The premium on this bond is typically as little as $394.
What is a Legal Document Assistant?
- Other than those persons exempted under Section 6401, a person who provides, or assists in providing, or offers to provide, or offers to assist in providing, for compensation, any self-help service to a member of the public who is representing himself or herself in a legal matter, or who holds himself or herself out as someone who offers that service or has that authority. This does not apply to an individual whose assistance consists merely of secretarial or receptionist services. Or….
- A corporation, partnership, association, or other entity that employs or contracts with any person not exempted under Section 6401 who, as part of his or her responsibilities, provides, or assists in providing, or offers to provide, or offers to assist in providing, for compensation, any self-help service to a member of the public who is representing himself or herself in a legal matter, or who holds himself or herself out as someone who offers that service or has that authority. This paragraph shall not apply to an individual whose assistance consists merely of secretarial or receptionist services.
For more information on becoming a legal document assistant, visit the California Association of Legal Document Assistants.
The California Legal Document Assistant Surety Bond is a two year bond in the amount of $25,000. Surety Solutions offers an easy to navigate, online application. Most of these bonds are approved the same day submitted. Since 2003, Surety Solutions has been the preferred online provider of surety bonds nationwide.
To Attain a California Legal Document Assistant Surety Bond:
- Complete an online application.
- One of our expert commercial surety agents will call and email you with the firm quote and an agreement to sign.
- Provide payment and your signed agreement, then you will receive your bond!
** all bonds are subject to the underwriting terms and conditions of the issuing company.