Consulting Agreement
Simply complete the Consulting Agreement form below and click View Results to see your completed contract.

LawDepot's Consulting Agreement:

  • Is ideal for individuals or businesses that provide consulting services, as well as businesses that hire consultants on a contractual basis.
  • Offers a wide assortment of optional clauses that allow you to create a highly customized Consulting Agreement.
  • Has optional confidentiality, non-competition, and non-solicitation clauses.
  • Is a comprehensive, inexpensive, and easy-to-use Consulting Agreement.

For a more general service agreement, try our Service Agreement.

We regularly maintain this contract. Last Modified: December 2009
Consulting Agreement Details

Governing Law

Customer Q. Who are the parties to the Service Agreement?

A. The parties to the service agreement are the Customer and the Consultant.

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Number of Customers:

Information of Customer
Name:
Address:
City/Town:
County:
Postcode:
Fax Number:
Email: (e.g. customer@host.co.uk)
Type of Customer:
Consultant Q. Who are the parties to the Service Agreement?

A. The parties to the service agreement are the Customer and the Consultant.

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Number of Consultants:

Information of Consultant
Name:
Address:
City/Town:
County:
Postcode:
Fax Number:
Email: (e.g. provider@host.co.uk)
Type of Consultant:
Services Provided
Description of services to be provided:
"The Customer hereby agrees to engage the Consultant to provide the Customer with services consisting of _____________ (fill in the blank)."
(e.g. management consulting. These services will include analyzing customer needs and current business obstacles, identifying projects, scoping potential business solutions, improving sales by coordinating sales efforts with both inside and field sales representatives)
Goods to be provided as part of service?
Term of Agreement
End date of the Agreement Q. What is the end date of the agreement?

A. The end date is the date when the services under the agreement are no longer provided or needed.
Notice period before end date Q. What does "Notice" mean?

A. Notice refers to the amount of time that is provided by one party to another when they wish to end their obligations under the agreement prior to the agreed end date.
Remuneration
How will the Consultant be paid Q. How should the Consultant be paid?

A. The Consultant can be paid or remunerated in many different ways. If the Consultant will be paid a certain amount (rate) for each time period, use "Hourly", "Weekly", "Monthly" or "Yearly" as appropriate.

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Amount paid per hour:
(e.g. 10.00)
When will the Consultant be paid?
Currency:
Select the form of currency for all monetary amounts (remuneration, expenses, etc.) referred to in this agreement.

Is there any additional remuneration Q. What is additional remuneration?

A. Additional remuneration refers to any remuneration the Consultant will be paid in addition to the basic remuneration specified under the question "How will the Consultant be paid?".
Will the Customer be providing anything to the Consultant Q. What items should be provided to the Consultant?

A. If the Customer wishes to provide any services, tools, office space, materials, etc. to the Consultant to perform the services, then the Customer should select "Yes" to the question "Will the Customer be providing anything to the Consultant?" and then describe what he/she is providing.

Will the Consultant be Reimbursed for Expenses?

Penalties for late payment Q. What does "Penalties for late payment?" mean?

A. This question refers to whether the Customer will be penalized for failing to pay the Consultant on time.

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Penalties imposed for non-performance of the services in a timely manner Q. What does "Penalties imposed for non-performance of the services in a timely manner?" mean?

A. This question refers to whether the Consultant will be penalized for failing to perform the services on time.

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Restrictive Covenants
Confidentiality Q. What is a confidentiality clause?

A. The confidentiality clause prevents the Consultant from using or disclosing the Customer's confidential business information to a third party.
How long will confidential obligations exist after agreement ends?

Non-Competition Q. What is a non-competition clause?

A. The non-competition clause prevents the Consultant from competing with the Customer
How long consultant is prevented from competing after agreement ends?

Non-Solicitation Q. What is a non-solicitation clause?

A. The non-solicitation clause prevents the Consultant from inducing others to leave the Customer's employment.
Consultant is restricted from hiring the Customer's employees for:
Dispute Resolution
Unresolved disputes go to mediation before arbitration? Q. What do "mediation" and "arbitration" mean?

A. Mediation is a process where an impartial 3rd party or mediator facilitates the negotiation of a settlement between parties to a dispute.

Arbitration is a process whereby parties to a dispute mutually agree to an impartial referee who hears and makes a binding decision.

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Selecting this option removes any form mediation or arbitration from the agreement.
Miscellaneous Matters
Include all Standard Clauses in the Agreement Select 'no' to pick the clauses you wish to include.

Standard Clauses
Optional Clauses
AssignmentReturn of Property
Modification of AgreementLimitation of Liability
Time of the EssenceIndemnification
Entire AgreementLegal Expenses
Notice
Enurement
Titles/Headings
Gender
Waiver
Ownership of Materials
Would you like to limit any implied obligations of the Service Provider? To the extent allowed by law, this clause will release the parties from obligations arising from the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 and the Sale of Goods Act 1979 (as amended).

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Additional Clauses

Signing Details

Agreement will be signed:
Note: This agreement will become binding on this day.