Free Consulting Agreement Template
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A consulting agreement frames a professional advisory engagement: what the consultant will assess or deliver, how they are compensated, and how confidential client information is handled. It differs from a simple service contract in its focus on advice, access to internal data, and deliverables like reports and recommendations.
Use this template for strategy, operations, technical, or management consulting engagements, whether billed hourly, monthly, or per deliverable.
What's inside
- Engagement scope, deliverables, and reporting cadence
- Compensation: retainer, hourly, or fixed-fee structures
- Confidentiality and data-handling obligations
- Ownership of reports and work product
- Non-solicitation and independent contractor clauses
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Frequently asked questions
Retainer, hourly, or fixed fee — which should I choose?
Hourly suits open-ended discovery work; fixed fee suits well-defined deliverables; a monthly retainer suits ongoing advisory access. The template includes language for all three — keep the one that matches your engagement.
Who owns the consultant's recommendations?
Typically the client owns final deliverables (reports, analyses), while the consultant retains their pre-existing methods and frameworks. The template uses this standard split.
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Can my client sign this online?
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