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shepdawg

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Ghost writing legal articles

Post by shepdawg » Tue Jun 07, 2011 7:41 pm

If you were given the choice of less $ + coauthor credit vs. more $ + no credit, which would you choose?

For those offered to ghostwrite legal articles, did you sign a non-disclosure agreement?

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Re: Ghost writing legal articles

Post by glitter178 » Tue Jun 07, 2011 7:43 pm

ultimately it would depend upon how much of a $ difference we're talking. but i think unless it's extreme, better to have the credit for your resume.

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Re: Ghost writing legal articles

Post by El_Gallo » Tue Jun 07, 2011 7:48 pm

glitter178 wrote:ultimately it would depend upon how much of a $ difference we're talking. but i think unless it's extreme, better to have the credit for your resume.
+1

One's career ambitions would also come into play here. Hard to give a definite answer without more info.

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Re: Ghost writing legal articles

Post by TTH » Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:32 am

El_Gallo wrote:
glitter178 wrote:ultimately it would depend upon how much of a $ difference we're talking. but i think unless it's extreme, better to have the credit for your resume.
+1

One's career ambitions would also come into play here. Hard to give a definite answer without more info.
I'd definitely take the credit regardless, but if it was for co-authorship credit on something that could get published in a law review, I'd do that shit for free.

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Re: Ghost writing legal articles

Post by shepdawg » Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:12 pm

It's actually for something pretty shady- legal articles to be published in pot mags. I almost think it might be better to keep my name off of them.
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Re: Ghost writing legal articles

Post by TTH » Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:26 pm

shepdawg wrote:It's actually for something pretty shady- a legal articles to be published in pot mags. I almost think it might be better to keep my name off of them.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Good call, although who knows? Maybe it will put you in position for a GC spot at NORML

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