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Business Legal Audit: Find the Legal Gaps Before They Find You
Every business has legal gaps. The most expensive ones are always the ones you didn't know about. The Business Legal Audit finds them first.
$497 plus HST. Flat fee. Plain-language report. 30-minute call included.
Why Get a Legal Audit Instead of Just Calling a Lawyer?
When you hire a lawyer by the hour to review your business, the meter starts running while they research your structure, ask you questions, and piece together what you have. You pay for their learning curve, and you often end the call with more questions than answers.
The Business Legal Audit works differently. It's a defined scope at a fixed price — $497 covers the full review, the written report, and the follow-up call. Before any work begins, you know exactly what you're paying and exactly what you're getting.
It's also not the same as Googling your legal situation or asking AI. The five areas covered in the audit are interconnected — a gap in one often creates exposure in another — and they require someone who can read your actual documents, not just give you general information about what businesses typically need.
What the Audit Covers.
The Business Legal Audit reviews your business across five core areas:
Corporate structure and incorporation status — whether your business is set up correctly, in good standing, and structured in a way that actually protects you personally
Core contracts and agreements — what you're currently using with clients, contractors, and partners, where the gaps are, and what you'd be exposed to if a relationship went sideways
Trademark and IP protection — whether your brand name, logo, and creative work are legally protected, and what's at risk if they're not
Privacy policy and website compliance — whether your website meets Canadian privacy law requirements under PIPEDA and applicable provincial legislation.
Contractor vs. employee classification — whether the people you work with are classified correctly, and what your exposure is if the CRA or a court sees it differently
What Business Owners Typically Find.
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A contract that doesn't protect you the way you think it does.
A service agreement downloaded from the internet or adapted from someone else's template often has gaps around IP ownership, payment disputes, or termination that only matter when something goes wrong — and by then it's too late to fix them.
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A trademark that was never registered.
You've built your brand, but if you haven't registered it with CIPO, someone else can file for it and you'll have no legal standing to stop them. This is one of the most common and most preventable legal gaps in creative and service-based businesses.
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A privacy policy that doesn't reflect what you actually do.
If you collect email addresses, run a contact form, or use analytics on your website, you're collecting personal information under Canadian law. A generic privacy policy that doesn't match your actual data practices creates real compliance risk.
What You Get.
Report: A written report in plain English that tells you exactly what's working, what's missing, and what to fix first — so you stop wondering and start knowing. Organized by priority, not alphabetically, not by legal category. By what matters most for your business right now.
Time with a Lawyer: A 30-minute call with a lawyer to go through every finding together, answer your questions, and decide what to tackle first. Not a sales call. A working session.
Plan: A clear action plan so the next step is always obvious. Some items you'll be able to handle yourself. Others you'll want a lawyer for. Either way, you'll know exactly what you're dealing with.
Business Legal Audit
Who This is For.
The Business Legal Audit is for you if:
You've been running your business for a year or more, and you've never had a lawyer look at the full picture.
You're about to bring on a partner, hire your first employee, sign a significant contract, or start investing more seriously in growing your business, and you want to know what you're working with before you scale.
You've never worked with a business lawyer before, and you want a clear picture of what you actually need.
If you're just starting out and haven't incorporated yet, the Start Right Legal Kit is a better fit.
How It Works.
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You book and pay online. For non-members, the full payment is due at booking.
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You complete a short intake form covering your business structure, current contracts, and any specific concerns.
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A Lawyer reviews your business across the five core areas.
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You book your 30-minute findings call to go through your report and decide what to tackle first.