Agreement & Contract Drafting
NDAs, employment contracts, service agreements, founders' agreements and rent agreements — drafted for your deal.
Timeline: 2–5 working days per agreement
Priced on consultation
Scope varies by case — an expert confirms the professional fee in writing before any work begins. Government fees are always at actuals.
Overview
Most business disputes are not caused by bad faith — they are caused by agreements that never anticipated the situation: an NDA with no term, an employment contract silent on IP ownership, a service agreement with no exit clause, co-founders with nothing in writing at all. A contract drafted for your actual deal is the cheapest legal protection you will ever buy.
ClearTLC's advocate partners draft agreements from a structured questionnaire about your deal — parties, obligations, payments, IP, confidentiality, termination, dispute resolution — rather than filling names into a template. Common engagements include non-disclosure agreements, employment and consultant contracts, service/vendor agreements, founders' agreements covering equity and exit, and rent agreements.
Fees vary by agreement type and complexity (an NDA and a founders' agreement are very different animals), so each engagement is quoted in writing after a short scoping call. Revisions to reflect your negotiation are part of the engagement.
How it works
- 1
Describe the deal
Complete the deal-terms questionnaire and share party details.
- 2
Drafting
The advocate drafts the agreement around your deal and shares it for review.
- 3
Final agreement delivered
The revised, execution-ready agreement lands in your document vault with signing guidance.
Documents required
- Deal-terms questionnaire (we provide the format)
- Party details (names, addresses, entity types)
- Any existing drafts or prior correspondence
- Specifics: payment terms, deliverables, IP expectations, exit conditions
What you get
- Agreement drafted by a practising advocate
- One revision round to reflect negotiations
- Execution guidance (stamping, signing, witnesses)
Frequently asked questions
Why not just use a template from the internet?
A template does not know your deal — governing law, IP ownership, indemnity caps and exit clauses are where money is lost, and templates usually copy them from someone else's context. Drafting from your deal terms is the difference between a document and protection.
Which agreements do startups typically need first?
A founders' agreement (before any disagreement exists), NDAs for vendor and investor conversations, employment/consultant contracts that assign IP to the company, and a standard service agreement for clients. We can scope a bundle in one call.
Does the agreement need stamp paper or notarisation?
Depends on the type and state — rent agreements typically need stamping and sometimes registration; NDAs and service agreements need proper execution but rarely registration. Execution guidance for your specific agreement is part of the deliverable.
What if the other side sends their own draft?
We also review and mark up third-party drafts — flagging one-sided clauses and proposing balanced language. Mention it in the scoping call and the engagement is priced as a review instead.
GST & invoicing: Invoiced under SAC 998216 (other legal services) with 18% GST on the professional fee.
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Questions about agreement & contract drafting?
An expert will call you back during business hours — the fee is always confirmed in writing before work begins.
Agreement & Contract Drafting