Self-help templates
Freelance Services Agreement
For a freelancer or consultant doing a defined piece of work for a client: scope, fee, revisions, rights in the work.
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How to use it
- When: a freelancer, consultant or small business does a defined piece of work for a client (design, writing, translation, software, photography, consulting) for a fee.
- Fill in everything in [square brackets] and delete the options you do not use.
- Form: write it down and have both parties sign (or accept by e-mail with a clear "I agree").
- Not for: employment (a person working under your control for a salary), or large construction work.
What is inside
- Art. 1. Services
- Art. 2. Independent contractor
- Art. 3. Timeline
- Art. 4. Fee and payment
- Art. 5. Revisions and acceptance
- Art. 6. Rights in the work
- Art. 7. Confidentiality
- Art. 8. Quality and responsibility
- Art. 9. Termination
- Art. 10. Governing law and disputes
- Art. 11. Final provisions
- Notes on the clauses and a checklist of what to check under your country's law
What these templates are not
- They are self-help templates, not legal advice, and they do not replace a lawyer.
- Laws differ from country to country, and some rules cannot be changed by contract. Each template ends with a checklist of what to check where you live.
- For a high-value or unusual situation, ask a local lawyer or notary to look at the final text.
TheLawToKnow Tools. Self-help template. Not legal advice. Check the law currently in force. Written with the help of AI tools and reviewed by a lawyer-author.