I finally stopped scoffing at paying for a legal template bundle

For two years I used free contract templates I found online for my freelance work. They looked fine and saved me $50 each time. Then a client in Chicago disputed a payment clause I thought was standard, and the free template didn't protect me at all. I ended up losing $700 because the language was vague. That's when I paid $75 for a bundle from a legal writer's site - now I actually read the terms before I send anything.

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ben_fisher2d agoMost Upvoted

$700 is a pretty cheap lesson when you think about it. Could've been way worse if that clause really got litigated. Free templates are basically just asking for trouble, turns out.

drews552d ago

Heard a buddy lost 2k on a deal cause his free contract had nothing about late payments.