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  • 1.  Developing a contract at the start of a consulting practice

    Posted 04-13-2016 22:44

    Dear Colleagues,

    I will be leaving full-time employment in a few months to start my own consulting practice.

    I would like to hear from members of this group about their experiences in developing contracts that they use in their practices.

    I've looked at various model contracts available online. Are these generally sufficient?  Or is it necessary to hire an attorney to review contracts that I might use?

    Thanks in advance for your stories and advice.

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    Steve Smela
    Minneapolis, MN and Sunnyvale, CA
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  • 2.  RE: Developing a contract at the start of a consulting practice

    Posted 04-14-2016 08:49

    When I started my consulting practice, I had a lawyer set up the LLC and create a boilerplate contract and NDA.  If a client is willing to sign those with little or no modification, I have the confidence of it having been reviewed for my particular business.  If they ask for anything more than simple revisions, I send it to the lawyer for additional review.

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    Christopher Holloman
    Information Control Company