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Many company owners wait until a legal issue arises to contact a business lawyer, but this really is not the first time in the life of your company that you should be meeting with one. If you are in the process of starting up a brand new company, you should actually be meeting with one of these lawyers as soon as possible. They will be able to help you with a number of different areas involved with starting a company, including: entity formation, protection of intellectual property, insurance, and so on.
Entity formationA business lawyer will be able to offer you advice regarding what sort of âEUR~entityâEUR(TM) is right for your company, as well as helping you to ensure it has all been set up correctly. In most cases, your lawyer will advise you to form a limited liability company (LLC) that will not hold you responsible for liabilities should you not hold regular meetings.Trademarks and copyrightsComing up with a company name and logo often takes a lot of hard work âEUR” you need to make sure that someone else hasnâEUR(TM)t already bought the rights to it, you need to pay someone to draw it up, and so on. It would make sense, then, to protect your name or logo from being stolen by someone else. Your lawyer can help you to do this by filing for trademark, patents and copyright.ContractsHaving contracts for your company is a must. Whilst some people think that it is okay to simply download one from the internet, this is never a good idea âEUR” who was it written for; does it take your local laws into account? Your business lawyer will be able to help you draft up contracts for employees, suppliers, subcontractors âEUR” whoever will be involved in the day to day running of the company âEUR” that are legally binding.InsuranceEvery company needs to have insurance, as this will protect you should an employee or visitor have an accident in the workplace. By getting your business lawyer to help you with all your insurance requirements, you will ensure that they have a thorough knowledge of your company should you ever find yourself in some legal hot water.This article on touches the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the ways that a business lawyer can help out anyone who is in the process of starting up a brand new company. If you want to ensure that your company is a success and complies with all laws and regulations, you should make sure that get the right advice from the very beginning.
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