re: Is it legal to have a full time job and a consulting company at the same time?

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Interesting. I'm assuming you're a lawyer. We have tons of lawyers working for my company though. Why do they call that section "Non-Competition"?

Also, what are the specific differences between non compete and non solicit?

I'm not going to do this job forever and will eventually leave and I'll probably start my own business.

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I am, but I'm not an employment lawyer and cannot provide legal advice, only my thoughts.

The reason why it's labeled that way is just sloppiness in my opinion.

There is some overlap, but a non-compete would be more like saying that you cannot engage in the same line of business with a competitor for a certain amount of time (sometimes limited to a geographical area). They tend to be drafted more broadly.

A non-solicit says just what you pasted. You cannot solicit any current customers, employees, etc., to leave your current employer and join you.

ETA: The non-solicits obviously are meant to make it difficult for you to compete, but technically, there is nothing in what you posted that would prohibit you from starting a competing business.