Free Contract Templates
Every template here comes with the clauses that actually decide disputes, and the mistakes that cause them. Fill one in and sign it yourself, the file never leaves your browser, or email it to the other party for signature.
Freelance and consulting
Freelance Contract Template
The clauses every freelance contract needs, deposits, revision limits, IP transfer on payment, kill fees, and the mistakes that cost freelancers money.
Independent Contractor Agreement Template
What an independent contractor agreement must cover, the clauses that decide worker classification, and the mistakes that get a contractor reclassified.
Service Contract Template
A general service contract covering scope, payment, liability and termination, a starting point for any business selling services rather than goods.
Service Agreement Template
What belongs in a service agreement: scope, payment terms, termination, liability — and the mistakes that cause scope creep. Fill and sign online, free.
Consulting Contract Template
A consulting contract covering deliverables, fees, confidentiality and liability caps, written for independent consultants rather than for large firms.
Consulting Agreement Template
What a consulting agreement covers (deliverables, retainers, IP ownership, non-solicitation) and the mistakes that turn retainers into unpaid work.
Retainer Agreement Template
A retainer agreement covering scope, hour banks, rollover and termination, the terms that decide whether a retainer is profitable or an all-you-can-eat buffet.
Web Design Contract Template
A web design contract covering scope, revision limits, payment milestones and who owns the code — the clauses that stop a project running forever.
Graphic Design Contract Template
A graphic design contract covering concepts, revision limits, file handover and logo ownership — the clauses that stop a branding job running past its budget.
Work for Hire Agreement Template
A work-for-hire agreement that actually transfers ownership. Including why "work made for hire" often fails and why you need an assignment clause as well.
Photography and events
Photography Contract Template
A photography contract covering usage rights, deposits, reshoots and cancellation. The four things behind almost every photographer-client dispute.
Photo Release Form Template
A model and photo release form covering commercial use, minors, revocation and territory. The permissions you need before an image goes into advertising.
Event Planning Contract Template
An event planning contract covering scope, vendor management, budget authority, cancellation and force majeure, the clause the industry learned to need.
Catering Contract Template
A catering contract covering guest counts, final numbers, deposits, allergens and cancellation. The terms that decide who pays when an event shrinks.
Property and trades
Rental Lease Template
What a residential lease must cover (rent, deposit, term, disclosures) plus the state-law traps small landlords hit. Fill and sign yours online.
Month-to-Month Rental Agreement Template
A month-to-month tenancy agreement covering rent, notice periods, deposits and entry rights. Plus the local rules that override whatever the contract says.
Sublease Agreement Template
A sublease agreement template, plus the step most subtenants skip: the landlord's written consent, without which the arrangement can be terminated.
Property Management Agreement Template
A property management agreement covering fees, repair authority, tenant selection, accounting and termination. Between a landlord and a managing agent.
Construction Contract Template
A construction contract covering scope, payment schedule, change orders, retainage and lien rights — for small builders and renovation work.
Landscaping Contract Template
A landscaping contract covering scope, plant warranties, weather delays, utility marking and maintenance, for one-off installs and recurring garden work.
Subcontractor Agreement Template
A subcontractor agreement covering scope, pay-when-paid clauses, insurance and non-solicitation: for agencies and trades who hand work to someone else.
Hiring and sales
Employment Offer Letter Template
What a job offer letter must cover (pay, start date, at-will status, contingencies) and the wording mistakes that create an accidental contract.
Non-Compete Agreement Template
A non-compete agreement template, plus where non-competes are unenforceable, including the US states that ban them outright, and what to use instead.
W-9 Template
Who needs IRS Form W-9, how to fill each line (LLC classification, TIN, certification), and the errors that trigger backup withholding. Signed locally.
Commission Agreement Template
A sales commission agreement covering rate, when commission is earned, chargebacks and what happens to commission after the salesperson leaves.
Referral Agreement Template
A referral agreement covering fee, qualifying referrals, payment timing and duration: the terms that stop a handshake introduction becoming a dispute.
Coaching and training
Coaching Contract Template
A coaching agreement covering sessions, cancellation, confidentiality and the scope disclaimer that separates coaching from therapy or regulated advice.
Personal Training Contract Template
A personal training agreement covering sessions, cancellation, health disclosure and liability waivers: the clauses trainers cannot afford to leave out.
General business
NDA Template
What an NDA covers, when to use one, the clauses that matter and the mistakes that void them. Fill and sign yours online: free, local, never uploaded.
Memorandum of Understanding Template
An MOU template, and the one question that decides everything: whether you intend it to be legally binding, or deliberately not.
Loan Agreement Template
A loan agreement covering interest, repayment schedule, security and default: including the tax rules that catch out people lending to family.
These templates are general information, not legal advice. Contract law differs by country and by state, and a document that works in one place may not in another. For anything significant, have a lawyer review it.