What's your company name?
Use the legal name of your business. If you're signing as an individual, put your full name instead.
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You
What type of party are you?
In most cases pick Corporation or LLC if you have a company. Choose Individual if you're signing as yourself.
Will you be signing this agreement?
Choose Yes if you'll sign in the editor yourself. Choose No if someone else on your side will sign.
What's your full name for the signature block?
This is how your name will appear as the signatory for your party.
What's your title?
A simple title like Founder or Owner is fine.
What's your address?
Usually your business address, or your home address if you're signing as an individual.
What's the email for your party's signer?
We'll use this when you send the document so they can complete their signature.
Them
What's their company name?
Use the legal name of their business. If they're an individual, put their full name instead.
What type of party are they?
In most cases this matches how they operate: Corporation, LLC, or Individual.
Who will sign for them?
If you only know one contact, use that name for now. You can update it later.
What's their title?
In most cases this is CEO, Founder, General Counsel, or another authorized role.
What's their address?
Usually their principal business address. Approximate is okay if you don't have every detail yet.
What's their email address?
We'll use this as the counterparty recipient when you send the agreement for signature.
Agreement
Which side are you?
The client hires and pays. The contractor performs the services as an independent business, not as an employee.
What work will the contractor do?
Describe the services in plain English. Being specific here is what keeps scope disputes from happening later.
When should the agreement take effect?
Most agreements start today. Choose a custom date if you need a different effective date.
What is the effective date?
Pick the date the agreement should begin.
When should the engagement end?
Ongoing works for retainers and rolling work. A fixed date or completion works for one-off projects.
When does the engagement end?
Pick the last day of the engagement.
How is the contractor paid?
Pick the structure that matches the work. Fixed fee suits a defined deliverable; hourly suits open-ended work.
How much?
Include the currency. For milestones, list each one and its fee.
When are invoices due?
Net 30 is the most common commercial standard.
Who owns the work the contractor produces?
This matters more than people expect. Without a written assignment, a contractor generally keeps ownership of what they create.
Which state's law should govern?
Usually the state where your company is formed or where you do business. Delaware is common for US companies.
Which jurisdiction?
Name the country or region whose law should apply.
Do you require any advanced terms?
Things like notice period, expenses, indemnity, insurance, no-hire language, dispute process, or other custom terms.
Advanced
How much notice is needed to end the engagement?
Two weeks is a common middle ground. Choose no notice for fully at-will work.
Will the client reimburse expenses?
In most cases no, unless the work involves travel or materials the contractor buys on the client's behalf.
Include a contractor indemnity?
In most cases yes. The contractor covers claims that the work infringes someone else's rights or that they misclassified themselves.
Require the contractor to carry insurance?
Common for on-site work, regulated industries, or higher-value engagements.
Include employee non-solicitation?
Adds a limit on recruiting each other's people during the term and for a year after.
How should disputes be resolved?
Litigation means court. Arbitration is private. In most cases litigation is fine unless you prefer arbitration.
Anything else to include?
Optional. Describe it in your own words. AI will draft the legal wording from what you write here.
Preview
What would you like to name the file?
This becomes the downloaded document name. You can change it later if needed.
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Independent Contractor Agreement
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