LEGAL RESOURCES
PODCAST PLAYLIST: LEGAL TOPICS
These are the Recommended Legal Documents for Your Etsy Shop:
I personally work with and recommend Intellectual Property Attorney Paige Hulse for your Etsy business.
WHY? Because she has been an Etsy seller and specializes in the side of the law that deals with Etsy sellers and creative entrepreneurs.
(Just like you want a brain specialist operating on your brain-- instead of your primary care doctor, you want an intellectual property specialist guiding you for your creative business.)
I (Lizzie Smiley) am not a legal professional and this is not legal advice. I'm just sharing what has worked for me.
These are the various documents and contracts Paige Hulse has recommended on the podcast to help Etsy sellers set up and protect their businesses.
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Business Setup:
While you can legally and compliantly start your Etsy shop as a sole proprietor with your Social Security Number, Paige encourages all Etsy sellers to set up their business as an LLC to separate and protect your personal assets. (You can hear more about this in EP 36 linked below)
FREE RESOURCE:
LLC 101 Blog Post: https://www.shopcreativelaw.com/blog/llc-101-creative-business?rq=LLC
LEARN:
Paige’s LLC Masterclass: https://www.shopcreativelaw.com/shop/llc-masterclass?rq=LLC
⭐LEGAL TEMPLATES:⭐
Single Person LLC Agreement: https://www.shopcreativelaw.com/shop/the-single-person-llc-operating-agreement
Multi-Member LLC Agreement: https://www.shopcreativelaw.com/shop/multi-member-llc-operating-agreement
⭐Recommended Legal Provisions for Your Etsy Shop Policies:⭐
- Indemnification: https://www.shopcreativelaw.com/shop/indemnification-provision
- Force Majeure (This one is free!) https://www.shopcreativelaw.com/force-majeure-provision?rq=force%20majeure
- Limitation of Liability: https://www.shopcreativelaw.com/shop/limitation-of-liability-provision
- Representation and Warranties: https://www.shopcreativelaw.com/shop/representation-and-warranties-provision
➡️➡️Here's where you setup your shop Policies on Etsy⬅️⬅️
Podcast Episodes: Legal Playlist
Ep 36 | How to Keep Yourself Out of Legal Trouble in Your Etsy Shop – with Attorney Paige Hulse
Is your Etsy business set up properly to protect you from legal troubles down the road? Listen in as Attorney Paige Hulse joins us to teach some basics about how we can protect our assets and families from legal exposures as we explore entrepreneurship.
Ep 61 | How to Deal with Copycats on Etsy - with Attorney Paige Hulse
What can you do about Copycats stealing your work and selling it as their own on the Etsy platform? This week on the podcast Attorney Paige Hulse is joining us once again for more creative law discussion including some solid pointers on how to protect your work.
Ep 68 | How to Prepare Your Etsy Shop for the Upcoming Tax Season
Today we are talking with Sara Verheyen, accountant and owner of Mareish Bookkeeping. She’ll help you position your Etsy shop for a simpler, more profitable, and compliant tax year. Tune in to hear what you need to do, when you need to do it, and write-offs you may not have thought to include.
Ep 86 | Your Burning Legal Questions Answered by Creative Entrepreneur Attorney Paige Hulse
Attorney Paige Hulse joins us back on the podcast this week to answer your legal questions! We’re talking about everything from important verbiage you need in your Etsy shop policies, whether you need to trademark your shop name, the order of steps to set up your business, shop suspensions and lots more.
Ep 106 | The Legality of AI Going into 2024 with IP Attorney Paige Hulse
Are you curious about the laws surrounding AI platforms like ChatGPT and Midjourney and using them for ecommerce? This one is for you! Today I’m interviewing Intellectual Property Attorney Paige Hulse who is sharing what’s happening right now with IP law and what the courts have to say about artificial intelligence IP.
Ep 140 | New Small Business Legal Requirement + Your FAQs --with Attorney Paige Hulse
Listen in to learn from IP Attorney Paige Hulse about the new legal requirement in 2024 that applies to Etsy shops. She’s also answering listener questions to help you protect your business and make wise decisions.
Ep 171: 2025 Legal Updates Etsy Sellers Need to Know --with Attorney Paige Hulse
If legal topics make you cringe, you 100% want to click play on this episode! IP Attorney Paige Hulse makes it fun, digestible, and especially today—will help you protect the Etsy business you’re working so hard to build and scale. From the status of BOI, to the legality of AI in 2025, to GSPR and Creative Fabrica—we’re covering the hot button legal topics Etsy sellers need to be aware of.
