> Very very very few companies are going to go pay Expensive Law Co. (TM) $500 per hour to review changes to the contrac
If they are already hiring "Expensive Law Co." then most likely they have them contracted anyway. Even with big corporations, there was never an issue with this. They were always happy to send my changes to their legal team for review and also allowed me as much time as I needed to review and consult my own legal team (if I had one).
It is in their and my interest that the contract describes the relationship in a way we both want and it is fair for both sides.
> "yes we totally understand but we have no power to change the wording in this contract we use for every single employee"
Had that too. Just be persistent and firm. "I can't sign the contract with these clauses in." 100% of the time they would eventually change their mind.
It may be bad for them that the clauses will be gone, and they need to show their employer they put up a fight and also it would be much worse to lose resource that otherwise was ticking all the boxes.
The issue is in smaller companies that don't have standing contracts with Expensive Law Co, and can't afford to even pick up the phone to ask them a question unless they're in serious need.
> Very very very few companies are going to go pay Expensive Law Co. (TM) $500 per hour to review changes to the contrac
If they are already hiring "Expensive Law Co." then most likely they have them contracted anyway. Even with big corporations, there was never an issue with this. They were always happy to send my changes to their legal team for review and also allowed me as much time as I needed to review and consult my own legal team (if I had one). It is in their and my interest that the contract describes the relationship in a way we both want and it is fair for both sides.
> "yes we totally understand but we have no power to change the wording in this contract we use for every single employee"
Had that too. Just be persistent and firm. "I can't sign the contract with these clauses in." 100% of the time they would eventually change their mind. It may be bad for them that the clauses will be gone, and they need to show their employer they put up a fight and also it would be much worse to lose resource that otherwise was ticking all the boxes.