Get a lawyer to read it for you. Also, negotiate; the contract they gave you to sign is an offer, make a counteroffer. Do be prepared to walk away from an agre

Get a lawyer to read it for you. Also, negotiate; the contract they gave you to sign is an offer, make a counteroffer. Do be prepared to walk away from an agreement that makes you uncomfortable, if someone wants to put you into a position where you effectively can't leave the job without suing them; that's a bad sign. But definitely get a lawyer; if you don't have the right background to understand what the contract is saying, then don't sign it until someone who does can explain it to your satisfaction.