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Jules Hampton
Freelance attorney and writer · Portland, OR
Jules practiced commercial law for nine years at a Portland firm before leaving in 2021 to work directly with freelancers and small businesses on contracts, IP, and disputes. She is admitted to the Oregon bar but, to be clear, is not your lawyer. She writes for Chimpcharge about the legal and operational side of self employment.
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Articles by Jules
The freelance contract checklist
The clauses that actually matter when a project goes sideways, explained in plain English by people who have been on both sides of one.
Working mostly for one client? The rule changed. The risk did not.
The DOL proposed a new independent contractor rule in February. The 2024 rule is still in effect for now. Either way, the pattern that gets freelancers reclassified as employees is the same one.
Getting paid on time without becoming the annoying one
Late invoices are mostly a process problem, not a client problem. Here is a calm, repeatable system for collecting on time.