The proliferation of legal information and advice on the Internet, both by lawyers and by lay people, places in sharp relief the question of whether these activities can be said to be the practice of law. Professor Lanctot considers the weaknesses in our current definition of the practice of law by examining its application to the emerging phenomenon of lay document providers in cyberspace. In recent years, a number of websites have emerged that are dedicated to providing consumers with legal documents tailored to their individual circumstances. These entrepreneurs have hoped to garner a portion of the market for legal services that traditionally has been underserved by the organized bar. The recent economic downturns in the dot-com world have taken their toll on this area, but a number of sites still exist to provide these services. As the preparation of legal forms tailored to the needs of consumers has been perceived in the legal information