Consulting Agreement Template
A free sample consulting agreement for consultants and freelancers. Clients confirm the project, scope and fee terms, then sign online before work starts.
Customize the pages and design to fit your needs.
About this template
Send it to a new client once they say yes. They confirm their company details, the project, deliverables, timeline and fee type, then sign your terms, and you keep a signed PDF.
Common uses
- Business and strategy consultants
- Freelance specialists
- Marketing and operations advisors
Key features
- Scope and deliverables
- Fee type and billing contact
- Signed PDF before work starts
What this template asks
What's your full name?
Short Text
What's your work email?
Email
What's your phone number?
Phone
What's your company's legal name?
Short Text
What's your job title?
Short Text
What's your company's address?
Short Text
What's the project?
Short Text
Describe the scope and deliverables
Long Text
When should the work start?
Date
When should the work be done?
Date · Optional
Which fee type did we agree on?
Single Choice · Fixed project fee, Hourly, Monthly retainer
Who should receive invoices?
Short Text
Consulting agreement
Agreement text, accepted with “I agree”
Sign the consulting agreement
Signature
How to use this template
Copy it
Select Use template and a copy opens in your workspace as an unpublished draft.
Make it yours
Edit any question or answer, choose a theme, and add your logo.
Share it
Publish, then send the link, show a QR code, or embed the form on your site. Responses arrive in Submissions.
Consulting agreement
Signers read this text in the form before they accept it. Edit the bracketed details to match your business, and have the wording reviewed for your situation.
Please read this before you sign.
This agreement is between [Consultant name] (the "Consultant") and the client named in this form (the "Client").
- Services. The Consultant will provide the services and deliverables described in this form and in [proposal or statement of work].
- Fees. The Client will pay [fee or rate] on the fee type shown in this form. Invoices are due within [number] days.
- Expenses. The Client will repay approved expenses over [amount] with receipts.
- Independent consultant. The Consultant works as an independent business, not an employee, and controls how the work is done.
- Confidentiality. Both sides will keep each other's private business information confidential during and after the project.
- Ownership. Once paid in full, the Client owns the final deliverables. The Consultant keeps its own methods, tools and templates.
- Ending the agreement. Either side may end this agreement with [number] days written notice. The Client pays for work done up to that date.
By signing below, I confirm that I can sign for the Client and agree to these terms.
Frequently asked questions
What should a consulting agreement include?
The client's details, the project scope and deliverables, dates, fees and invoice terms, expenses, confidentiality, ownership of work and how to end it.
How is this different from an independent contractor agreement?
Here the consultant sends the agreement and the client signs it. A contractor agreement is a business asking a contractor to sign.
Can I attach my proposal?
Name your proposal in the bracketed services term and paste the key deliverables into the scope question, or add a file upload for it.