Consulting agreement, for independent work.
An agreement for an independent consultant covering the scope, the rate, invoicing, payment, independent status and confidentiality.
Use this templateFree to start. Your brand kit dresses it the moment you copy it.
What it asks for
10 of these 11 go to review before you send.
- Document date
- Date
- Company
- Party
- Consultant
- Party
- Effective date
- Date
- Scope
- Text
- Rate
- Amount
- Invoicing cadence
- Text
- Payment terms
- Text
- Agreement term
- Text
- Governing law
- Law or forum
- Court or forum
- Law or forum
Sections
- Services
- Compensation
- Independent Contractor
- Confidentiality
- Term and Governing Law
When to use it
Use it when a business and an independent consultant have agreed the scope, the rate, how often invoices go out and when they’re paid.
Jurisdiction
It makes no assumption about worker classification, tax, employment law, governing law or disputes.
Before you use it
- No lawyer, tax adviser or worker-classification specialist has reviewed this template.
- Calling someone an independent contractor in writing doesn’t decide their legal status if the working relationship says otherwise.