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A simple contract review turned into a three-day legal research project
A new client sent over a contract last Monday that looked normal at first. The issue was a clause about 'work for hire' that seemed to give them full ownership of my process notes and unused drafts, not just the final product. I spent about two hours trying to find a clear answer online, but everything was too vague. I ended up calling a lawyer friend who walked me through rewriting that section, which took another full day of back-and-forth emails with the client. Has anyone else had to deal with a contract clause that hid a big problem like this?
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jennifer_jenkins6mo ago
Totally feel this. I once signed a standard NDA that had a sneaky non-compete buried in the definitions section. It basically said I couldn't work with any "similar business" in the whole state for two years. Spent a whole weekend panicking before I got it sorted out. Those little lines can really trap you.
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young.nora6mo ago
Honestly that sounds like a scare tactic more than a real rule.
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tara7936mo ago
Remember my panic, @young.nora?
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