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Lawyer/advisor for evaluating (or help drafting) a startup's first offer [closed]

A profitable, single-founder web startup is making me an offer as the first employee (for CTO position). It's particularly hard to evaluate the offer because: This company has never received any ...
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When is a law firm bill due?

My startup is currently looking for a law firm to represent us. We have several offers/engagement letters already and have noticed that some say the bill is due in 30 days and other letters say that ...
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Lawyer experience level

My tech startup is looking to hire a lawyer for our legal needs. I've narrowed it down to two people: one is a partner who has been practicing law for over 20 years and the other is an associate who's ...
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How long does it take for a lawyer to incorporate and organize a startup?

Assuming just the typical documents are made such as shareholder agreement, bylaws, stock purchase agreement, IP agreements, etc.
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Website - Do I need a lawyer?

In the next few days I want to start a gaming network. Now I have written everything by myself and I am wondering about legal issues. For example: Payment, User-agreement, TOS? I currently live in ...
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Are online incorporation and contract forms sufficient?

Myself and two others have founded a start up and would like to incorporate. There are several sites that set up and file online (LegalZoom being one example), and I was wondering if in early stages ...
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Can you shield your personal assets under an LLC? [closed]

Situation I understand that an LLC acts as a legal barrier to protect your personal assets (savings, home, car, etc...) if you were taken to court on a judgment, all of those items unless extreme ...
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Do we need a lawyer before going live?

Once everything technical is said and done and we have a product to go live with, should we contact a lawyer? What kind of protection do we need from the "rotten eggs" out there? I know we need a TOS ...
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How to evaluate a lawyer?

The business in various stages needs to have access to legal help. In my life I have talked to many lawyers and found myself basically wondering one thing: How to evaluate a lawyer?