Legal Information Vs Legal Advice: What is the Difference?

Legal information or Legal advice Toronto? Which one of these provides you with effective knowledge to file a case, pursue it in court, and may or may not win it? Well, a common man can get confused between legal information and legal advice and might use it interchangeably. However, there is a significant difference between legal information and legal advice. So much so, that several law firms will put a disclaimer on their website stating that the website contents are not equivalent to legal advice. And to get legal advice, it is important to establish a client-attorney relationship or schedule a proper consultation with an attorney. 

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In this blog, we will explore this difference in detail. So, let’s get started!

Legal Information

As compared to legal advice, legal information may constitute generic information. The information is not connected to a specific case, is very factual, and is available publicly. Most of the legal information will include information about court processes, rules, records, and more. And legal information can be given by anyone. They don’t necessarily need to have a law degree. Yes, your next-door neighbor can also give you legal information. In fact, you can get legal information yourself by browsing the internet. For example, you want to learn more about landlord and tenant Toronto regulations and rules. You can go on the internet and with just a few clicks you can get information from authorized governmental websites. 

Legal Advice

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Now, let’s talk about legal advice because here it gets real! Legal advice is not generic. It is specific oral or written counsel given by only an attorney or professionals with a law degree such as paralegals. The advice is based on their knowledge, experience, and education. Getting legal advice will impact your legal responsibilities and rights. Moreover, legal advice gives certain rights to the attorney too. Since you have disclosed a private legal matter to them, they now have the right to dig deeper, ask your pertinent questions, research law books, consult with other attorneys, and more such legal ways to determine the best course of action. 

Legal advice also includes this course of action based on your situation. Legal advice allows you to build a client-attorney relationship where details are kept confidential and released only in front of the court. However, in certain situations, such as situations including death or injury, your attorney has the right to inform law enforcement. 

As you can see, legal information and legal advice are drastically different and have varied consequences. Now that you know more, if you need legal advice, you can get in touch with us at SW Legal Service PC. We are a team of paralegals with immense experience and a network of attorneys. We work on family law Vaughan cases, divorce cases, DUI, small claims cases, and more. 

Contact our team now to know more.