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I've never found really good templates online. My process was always something along the lines of: 1) Dig into my cache of legal docs I've amassed from other
by brk 19y ago
I've never found really good templates online. My process was always something along the lines of:
1) Dig into my cache of legal docs I've amassed from other companies over the years (understandably, this probably isn't an option for you).
2) Google around for quasi-competitors, look for the AUP/TOS docs online for inspiration
3) Blend all this into a doc I write sort of from scratch, sort of from copy-paste-tweak
4) Send to corporate counsel for final review/approval.
Because I've created my fair share of legal docs over the years, I don't usually end up spending more the $200-$400 on step #4, but it is VITALLY IMPORTANT. Even when I was sure I had an air-tight doc (and believe me, I'm cynical, crafty and paranoid, makes for a good legal-doc writer), I've been made aware of significant things I've missed or mis-stated. A document that would never hold up in court, or doesn't enforce what you think it does can be worse than no doc at all.
There are places that will charge you money for access to their legal templates, but the couple I've looked at were too boilerplate for my needs.
- shafqat 19y agoGreat.. thanks for the tips. Any recommendations/ suggestions for 4)?
- brk 19y agoWhat city are you in?
- shafqat 19y agoAm actually in Switzerland, but surely it should be location independent right? Won't most legal counsel be avilable online/via email/phone?
- brk 19y agoYeah, but the laws vary greatly from state to state (in the US), and certainly from country to country. Some of the things that might be common in the US (specifying state for trials, if any) might not apply to you, and things that are more common/stringent in your area (privacy laws for example) might not be valid or known to a US-based lawyer. A guy that I had in mind knows a good part of the US law pretty well, and is well versed in MA, CA, NY, and DE (states) legalities, but even he would refer me to someone else if I was dealing with a customer/contract in say Arizona. I don't imagine that he would want to get involved in Swiss law :) Switzerland, I can't help... Sorry.