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Consulting Agreement Template

A clean, balanced consulting services agreement you can fill out and sign in minutes — with a simple amendment for when terms change.

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Fillable PDF — type your scope, rate, and terms right into the form, then print or e-sign. Yours to use and edit freely. A simple amendment is included below for extensions and changes.

Why It Matters

Before the work starts, put it in writing.

You're about to take on (or hire for) a consulting engagement. Here's the problem:

A verbal "yes" doesn't pin down scope, rate, or when you get paid.
Most agreement templates online are bloated, one-sided, or stuffed with clauses you don't need.
When the engagement runs long or the scope shifts, there's nothing clean to amend.

You need something clear, fair, and ready to sign. So we're sharing ours.

What's Inside

A straightforward consulting agreement.

Plain-English scope — describe the services in your own words, with room for add-ons.
Clear fees & invoicing — set the rate, billing frequency, and payment terms up front.
Term & termination — a target completion date and a clean exit for either party.
Confidentiality & independent-contractor terms that protect both sides.
Fillable form fields — type directly into the PDF; no retyping, no Word wrangling.

Fill it in. Sign it. Get to work.

The Companion

Need to change it later? Use the amendment.

Engagements evolve — the term runs longer, the scope grows, the rate adjusts. Instead of redrafting the whole agreement, attach the one-page amendment, note the change, and sign.

Consulting Agreement — Amendment

A simple, one-page amendment that references your original agreement, captures the change, and confirms everything else stays in force. Same clean format, same fillable fields.

Download the Amendment

Tip: keep the signed amendment stapled to the original agreement — together they form the complete, current contract.

Getting Started

How to use it

Step one

Fill it out

Open the PDF and type directly into the fields — parties, scope, rate, invoicing, term, and governing law. The defaults give you a head start.

Step two

Sign & share

Print and sign, or drop it into your e-signature tool. Send a fully signed copy to the other party and keep one for your records.

Quick start

Download the agreement — hit Download the Agreement and open it in any PDF reader.
Complete page one — fill in the Effective Date, parties, Scope of Services, Fees & Invoicing, and target completion.
Set the governing law — page two confirms confidentiality, independent-contractor status, and the governing-law state.
Sign & exchange — print or e-sign, then send a signed copy to the other side.
Changes later? Download the amendment, note what's changing, and sign — it attaches to the original.

Heads up on defaults: the Governing Law field is pre-set to Florida and payment terms to 15 days as a starting point. Change them to fit your situation before you sign.

Please Read

A quick, important note

This is a template, not legal advice.

Founders Finance Group is a financial consulting and outsourced accounting practice — not a law firm, and we don't provide legal services. This template is shared free, "as is," for general informational purposes only.

Downloading or using it does not create an attorney–client or any professional relationship, and it isn't a substitute for advice from a licensed attorney who knows your specific situation. Every engagement is different. Before you rely on any contract, have a qualified attorney in your state review it.

For more, see our full Disclosures.

Consulting Agreement Template

Before the work starts, put it in writing.

A straightforward consulting agreement.

Need to change it later? Use the amendment.

Consulting Agreement — Amendment

How to use it

Fill it out

Sign & share

A quick, important note

This is a template, not legal advice.

Ready to put it in writing?