Essence Document Services Inc.

We Offer Accessible and Affordable Non-Lawyer Services Throughout California

About Us

Our California legal document preparers at Essence Document Services provide online and in-person legal document preparation services to self-represented individuals and pro se litigants anywhere in California. We can help with California legal document preparation and California court forms preparation in almost any uncontested legal matter, including family matters, real estate, probate, business formation, and even small claims actions in the entire State of California. We guarantee that every California legal document or California legal form will be prepared for court and filed accurately according to the procedure. Don’t risk having your document preparation rejected by the court. Hire a California legal document assistant to assist you today!

Whether you’re looking to set up an LLC, prepare or respond to divorce papers, probate a small estate summary administration, needing estate planning documents including last will and testament, power of attorney, and health care directives, wanting to adopt a family member, dealing with an eviction or a small claims matter, been served with a summons, or need help with any other Superior Court forms, our California legal document preparers are here to help.

Services

Family Law

In family law it’s not a one size fits all matter, Essence Document Services, Inc. removes the complexity that is associated with the process by assisting in the preparation of legal document forms and court filing.

All Family Services

Wills, Trust, & Probate

Estate Planning is about maintaining control over all of your assets, belongings, financial decisions, medical care, who will have legal custody of your minor children or disabled children, decisions you want to make in the event of a disability, end-of-life issues, and/or death. Properly structured, an estate plan will also minimize expenses and delays, such as those associated with the probate process

All Estate Planning Services

Business Services

When creating a business in California one of the biggest considerations you must make is deciding which business formation is best suited to meet your business entrepreneurship. Various considering factors must be weighed out to ensure which is the appropriate business formation. We at Essence Document Services, Inc. assist in making your dream business a reality. Once you have decided which business structure you would like to create we assist in the formation of that business.

All Business Services

Civil & Other Services

Legal disputes that do not involve a criminal prosecution are described as civil litigation. A civil action is initiated by one person against another, before an administrative body or a court, for the declaration, enforcement or protection of a right, or the redress or prevention of a wrong. Essence Document Services, Inc. can assist you with a variety of civil matter.

All Civil Services

Mobile Notary Public

A Notary Public is a commissioned officer of integrity appointed by the state government, such a secretary of state, to serve the public as an impartial witness in performing a variety of official fraud-deterrent acts related to the signing of important documents. These official acts are called notarizations, or notarial acts.

As official representatives of the state, Notaries Public certifies the proper execution of many of the life-changing documents of private citizens —notarial acts include acknowledgments, affirmations, jurats, copy certifications, witnessing signatures and administering oaths, or perform the multitude of other activities that enable our civil society to function. Our fee per notarized signature is $15, this does not include travel fee (if applicable).

All Notary Services

California Process Server

Essence Document Services, Inc. agent’s are Experienced, Licensed, and Bonded California Process Servicer’s which offers same-day, next-day, standard routine or weekend services for all legal documents in Los Angeles County and surrounding counties.

All Process Server Services

Freelance Paralegal

A California paralegal is also known as a legal assistant who is qualified by education and/or training to assist attorney’s in providing legal services. Paralegals are prohibited to work for consumers independently. As a certified freelance paralegal, Carla’s experience and knowledge is available to attorneys who are in need of contract hourly, per assignment and long term paralegal services.

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Carla Vasquez, LDA, Notary Public and Process Server

Carla Vasquez began her interest in the legal field when she began working towards her Associate and Bachelor’s Degree of Science, emphasis in Criminal Justice, graduating class of 2011. The in-depth overview of the Justice system sparked her interest in continuing her education and obtaining her Paralegal Certificate in 2015. Carla worked for some of the most prominent employment law companies in Los Angeles as a litigation paralegal. That is where she gained knowledge and experience in the legal field, working alongside some of the most experienced and knowledgeable trial attorneys to litigate plaintiff’s cases from the commencement of the initial consultation up to trial.

Carla’s passion has grown substantially to help people and the public. Her passion has led her to obtain a bond and registration from the State of California as a Legal Document Assistant in 2021 and ventured out as a small business entrepreneur and owner of Essence Document Services, Inc. Carla’s long-term goal is to attend law school and become an attorney, looking forward to opening and operating her own law firm while advocating for plaintiff’s rights.

Having worked in the legal field, Carla recognized how tedious it is to fill out every court document precisely and every legal document accurately. At Essence Document Services, we understand how frustrating things can get when you are looking for help, have purchased self-help books, and have invested a great amount of research time only to get more confusion added to the stress. Our attention to detail and passion in the process of assisting you in whatever legal issue you are facing sets us apart from the rest. Essence Document Services is a family-owned business that prioritizes our client’s needs and works diligently to provide exceptional work.

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WHAT IS AN LDA?

An LDA is an experienced professional who is registered and bonded with the State of California, under a California Law known as SB1418, which authorizes non-lawyers to assist the public in preparing legal documents. In the past, individuals who assisted the public in preparing legal documents were permitted to call themselves independent paralegals. As of January 1, 2000, business and professional code section 6450 re-defined the term “paralegal” to be those individuals working for and under the supervision of a licensed attorney. Excluded from that definition are LDA’s. LDA’s are prohibited from calling themselves paralegals.

An LDA is authorized to prepare legal documents for those “self-help” clients also known as “In Pro Per” , which refers to a situation where a litigant (a person involved in a lawsuit) represents themselves in court without a lawyer.

At your direction, LDA’s can complete the preparation of court forms and can file them in court for you. LDA’s may also serve them on the appropriate parties. LDA’s can supply you with books, and publications authored, written, or approved by attorneys, which you may use to help you with your matter.