It depends of the company, its size in particular. In a big company the manager wanting to hire you might not have the power to overrule the legal department.

It depends of the company, its size in particular. In a big company the manager wanting to hire you might not have the power to overrule the legal department. In a smaller company however you might get hired by the CTO or CEO himself, the contract has been written by a contractor lawyer and if we wants you he'll change the terms.