Re: HELP - Bad contract wording?

[Michele Edson <M-E -at- IX -dot- NETCOM -dot- COM>]

David Boss wrote:
>
> I have been offered a two month contract with a large computer
> consulting and service company. One clause in the contract bothers me so thought I would invite comments. The section is:
>
> "The Contractor agrees not to enter into any direct or indirect
> contracts to provide similar services to a <company>


What i have done in a similar situation is to initial that clause -
cross off a few words (such as similar services) and say see
attachment.  I then provided a statement to the effect that ABC Company
recognizes that I am a qualified.... hired for my expertise as a ......
and that  confidential and proprietary information gained during the
contract will not be disclosed to other clients.

Does it work?  It may... they will probably send it to their legal
department... and at least it will buy you some time. Their legal
department may say ok... or may want it reworded.  If the legal
department is friendly, maybe you don't need legal advice...  If you
plan to continue contracting, probably best to send the contracts first
to a lawyer or at least have a lawyer draft a statement that covers the
similar services.

Hope this helps.

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