Yuristiya

What Yuristiya does

Yuristiya is an online community platform that connects individuals seeking legal advice with certified lawyers across the CIS region, with a primary footprint in Russia and Ukraine. Founded in 2012 and operating as YuristiyaLLC (with Terms of Service governed by the laws of Great Britain), the company runs a consumer-facing legal Q&A and content destination where users can post legal questions, receive free answers from certified lawyers, and access free legal document preparation. The platform serves two primary personas: individuals needing affordable legal guidance across practice areas such as business law, criminal defense, real estate, immigration, family law, taxes, and labor disputes, and certified lawyers seeking to build an online reputation and acquire clients.

Name

Yuristiya

Legal name

YuristiyaLLC

Website

https://yuristiya.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Yuristiya is an online community platform connecting individuals across Russia and Ukraine with certified lawyers through a free Q&A forum, video content library, case management tool, and community groups, monetized via freemium access and subscription services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Legal Services Platform

NAICS

Other Legal Services (54119), Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAMABAI

Social Q&A & Knowledge Communities

Business & Public Services/Web, Mobile & Digital Platforms/Social Networks & Online Communities

Keywords

• Online legal advice
• Legal community platform
• Lawyer Q&A forum
• Legal document preparation
• Legal video content

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Free Legal Services: Basic legal advice and document preparation provided free of charge to attract and engage users
2. Paid Services: Premium paid services available for registration on products or services, accepts major credit cards including Visa, MasterCard, and AmericanExpress

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Yuristiya operates an online community platform that connects individuals seeking legal help with certified lawyers in Russia and Ukraine. The platform provides a free Q&A forum, an educational legal video library, community groups organized by legal topic, a personal case management tool ("My Case"), and free preparation of legal documents by certified lawyers. Paid premium services are available on a subscription basis to registered users.

Product overview

Yuristiya is an interactive legal services network offering a comprehensive online platform for legal information and advice. The core offering consists of a free Q&A forum where certified lawyers answer user questions, a video library with educational legal content, case management tools for users to track their legal matters, and community discussion groups. The platform serves both legal professionals seeking to build reputation and clients seeking affordable legal assistance, covering Russian and Ukrainian jurisdictions across areas including business law, criminal defense, real estate, family law, immigration, taxes, and labor disputes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Yuristiya Platform (Юристiya) Interactive online legal services network connecting individuals with certified lawyers in the CIS region (primarily Russia and Ukraine). Provides free Q&A forums, video content library, case management tools, community groups, and free legal document preparation, with paid premium subscription services available.
• Советы и мнения юристов (Lawyer Advice Forum) Free Q&A forum where certified lawyers provide answers to legal questions across multiple categories including business, criminal defense, real estate, immigration, taxes, family law, and labor disputes, for individual users seeking legal guidance.
• Видео (Legal Video Library) Video content library featuring legal advice videos covering topics such as labor law, real estate, medical liability, bankruptcy, criminal defense, business law, immigration, and other legal matters, aimed at educating individual users about Russian and Ukrainian law.
• Мой кейс (My Case) Case management tool allowing users to upload documents, photos, and videos for communication with lawyers and tracking of legal case progress, designed for individual clients managing their legal matters.
• Группы (Groups) Community groups organized by legal topics covering Russian and Ukrainian law, allowing users to discuss specific legal issues and share information with peers and certified lawyers.
• Бесплатная подготовка юридических документов (Free Legal Document Preparation) Free preparation of legal documents by certified lawyers, available to platform users across multiple practice areas including business law, family law, real estate, and labor matters.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• 9111.ru: 9111.ru is a large Russian legal Q&A portal with hundreds of thousands of registered users and active lawyer participation. Closest volume peer to Yuristiya within Russia.
• JustAnswer: JustAnswer is a paid Q&A marketplace where verified professionals (including lawyers) answer consumer questions for a fee. Yuristiya's freemium Q&A forum targets the same use case in CIS markets.
• Nolo: Nolo provides do-it-yourself legal information, articles, and attorney directories. Comparable as a legal-information content platform with community/forum elements serving consumers.
• Ask a Lawyer (ExpertLaw): ExpertLaw hosts a free "Ask a Lawyer" Q&A forum across multiple jurisdictions. Closely comparable community Q&A format and consumer-lawyer interaction model to Yuristiya.
• Pravoved.ru: Pravoved.ru is a leading Russian online legal consultation marketplace with paid lawyer Q&A. Direct domestic competitor serving the same Russian-speaking consumer and lawyer segments as Yuristiya.
• Avvo: Avvo is a US-focused legal Q&A and directory platform connecting consumers with attorneys. Yuristiya mirrors this two-sided Q&A community model but localizes to Russian/Ukrainian jurisdictions.
• FreeAdvice: FreeAdvice is a free legal Q&A and information site where attorneys post answers. Yuristiya's free Q&A model closely resembles FreeAdvice's freemium legal advice structure.

Broad incumbents

• Rocket Lawyer: Rocket Lawyer offers subscription-based legal document preparation and on-demand attorney consultations. Overlaps with Yuristiya's paid subscription tier for documents and lawyer access.
• Lawyers.com (Martindale-Hubbell): Lawyers.com, operated by Martindale-Hubbell/Internet Brands, provides lawyer directories and legal Q&A. Comparable as a legal community/directory platform, though focused on the US market.
• LegalZoom: LegalZoom is a major online legal services platform offering document preparation, attorney consultations, and a lawyer directory. Yuristiya competes on the free document preparation and Q&A niches.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Yuristiya

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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