How to Send a Contract Without Sounding (and Feeling!) Like a Jerk

Do you ever feel “icky” or like a jerk when you ask someone to sign your contract? Or maybe you’re worried that it’ll signal mistrust or put up a wall? It doesn’t have to be that way.

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Who is Responsible for Writing the Contract: Me or the Other Side?

Once you need a written contract, which is better: Write the contract yourself (or hire a lawyer to do it) OR ask the other side to provide it? There are pros and cons for both.

Contract Best PracticesLawgoodMarch 13, 2019Contract Best Practices Comment

Can I Write a Contract Myself? (Spoiler Alert: Yes, Yes You Can.)

There is no requirement that contracts must be written by a lawyer. There is no requirement that they have to be a certain form or font. In fact, contracts can be written on the back of a napkin!

Contract Best PracticesLawgoodFebruary 26, 2019Contract Best Practices Comments

What Makes a Contract Legal? A Handshake, Pen or Both?

Many will have a hard time answering this simple question: “What is a contract?” If your immediate answer is, “I don’t need to know, that’s what lawyers are for!”, you are in for a rude awakening.

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