[consulting] started without a contract

[Sam Cohen]

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On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Sam Cohen <sam at samcohen.com> wrote:

> Just to be clear.  I didn't start the project without a contract.  I
> received a contract, signed it, and then waited to get the contract back
> from them, signed, as it wound it's way through their bureaucracy.
>
> Anyone who's done work for large Universities might be familiar with this
> process.
>
> The issue is that in the three weeks after I signed the contract and
> before I finally heard back that they changed their mind, I turned away
> other work (because I was committed to their project) and I made
> arrangements with contractors for their project.
>
> But I didn't start any work.
>
> Now that I think about it, I don't know why they can't provide me with a
> signed contract , but the way it always works at this type of organization
> is that they give you their contract to sign and then it takes a couple of
> weeks to have is back and signed.  I guess maybe they are afraid if they
> made us wait weeks to get the contract to sign, we may go find other work
> in the meantime, so having us sign it first protects them, but leaves us
> exposed.
>
> Sam
>
> On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 1:45 PM, JO <jon.subs at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> How did the project begin? A verbal contract is just as binding as a
>> written one, only harder to demonstrate. However, you may have written
>> confirmation of the contract in your email. If you have a track record
>> of email that shows the client agreeing to terms and asking you to start
>> working, shaping your relationship on the framework of the contract,
>> then you have written proof that they accepted the contract and
>> confirmed commitment. Receiving payment from the client also helps.
>>
>>
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