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praptak on Aug 4, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: "The carpets are so clean, we don't need janitors"

I have witnessed this advice applied to contract drafts. Lawyers from the other company were routinely given some bullshit clauses to prove their usefulness in vetting the contract.

lancewiggs on Aug 4, 2012 [–]

The really entertaining part is when they don't catch them. Every clause is negotiable - don't leave it to your lawyers alone to negotiate.

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