Service Agreement

Simply complete the Service Agreement form below then click on View Results to see your completed contract.

LawDepot's Service Agreement is ideal for:

  • Documents the terms and conditions between a customer and a service provider.
  • Is ideal for individuals, small to large sized businesses and organizations, and all service providers.
  • Allows you to easily insert confidentiality, non-competition, and non-solicitation clauses.
  • Has flexible terms that allow you to quickly and easily create a highly customized Service Agreement.

If you do not require a Service Agreement but still want to ensure confidentiality, try our Confidentiality/Non-Disclosure Agreement. Or visit our Business Document Center to view other, more specialized service agreements.

We regularly maintain this contract. Last Modified: August 2008
Service Agreement Details

Governing Law

Customer Q. Who are the parties to the Service Agreement?

A. The parties to the service agreement are the Customer and the Service Provider.

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Number of Customers:

Information of Customer
Name:
Address:
City/Town:
State:
Zip Code:
Fax Number:
Email: (e.g. customer@domain.com)
Type of Customer:
Service Provider Q. Who are the parties to the Service Agreement?

A. The parties to the service agreement are the Customer and the Service Provider.

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Number of Service Providers:

Information of Service Provider
Name:
Address:
City/Town:
State:
Zip Code:
Fax Number:
Email: (e.g. provider@domain.com)
Type of Service Provider:
Services Provided
Description of services to be provided:
"The Customer hereby agrees to engage the Service Provider to provide the Customer with services consisting of _____________ (fill in the blank)."
(e.g. "human resources. These services will include: hiring, staffing, scheduling, payroll, firing, discipline")
Term of Agreement
End date of the Agreement Q. What is the end date of the agreement?

A. The end date is the date when the services under the agreement are no longer provided or needed.
Notice period before end date Q. What does "Notice" mean?

A. Notice refers to the amount of time that is provided by one party to another when they wish to end their obligations under the agreement prior to the agreed end date.
Compensation
How will the Service Provider be paid Q. How should the Service Provider be paid?

A. The Service Provider can be paid or compensated in many different ways. If the Service Provider will be paid a certain amount (rate) for each time period, use "Hourly", "Weekly", "Monthly" or "Yearly" as appropriate.

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Amount paid per hour:
(e.g. 10.00)
When will the Service Provider be paid?
Currency:
Select the form of currency for all monetary amounts (compensation, expenses, etc.) referred to in this agreement.

Is there any additional compensation Q. What is additional compensation?

A. Additional compensation refers to any compensation the Service Provider will be paid in addition to the basic compensation specified under the question "How will the Service Provider be paid?".
Will the Customer be providing anything to the Service Provider Q. What items should be provided to the Service Provider?

A. If the Customer wishes to provide any services, tools, office space, materials, etc. to the Service Provider to perform the services, then the Customer should select "Yes" to the question "Will the Customer be providing anything to the Service Provider?" and then describe what he/she is providing.

Will the Service Provider be Reimbursed for Expenses?

Penalties for late payment Q. What does "Penalties for late payment?" mean?

A. This question refers to whether the Customer will be penalized for failing to pay the Service Provider on time.

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Penalties imposed for non-performance of the services in a timely manner Q. What does "Penalties imposed for non-performance of the services in a timely manner?" mean?

A. This question refers to whether the Service Provider will be penalized for failing to perform the services on time.

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Restrictive Covenants
Confidentiality Q. What is a confidentiality clause?

A. The confidentiality clause prevents the Service Provider from using or disclosing the Customer's confidential business information to a third party.
How long will confidential obligations exist after agreement ends?

Non-Competition Q. What is a non-competition clause?

A. The non-competition clause prevents the Service Provider from competing with the Customer
How long service provider is prevented from competing after agreement ends?

Non-Solicitation Q. What is a non-solicitation clause?

A. The non-solicitation clause prevents the Service Provider from inducing others to leave the Customer's employment.
Service Provider is restricted from hiring the Customer's employees for:
Dispute Resolution
Unresolved disputes go to mediation before arbitration? Q. What do "mediation" and "arbitration" mean?

A. Mediation is a process where an impartial 3rd party or mediator facilitates the negotiation of a settlement between parties to a dispute.

Arbitration is a process whereby parties to a dispute mutually agree to an impartial referee who hears and makes a binding decision.

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Selecting this option removes any form mediation or arbitration from the agreement.
Miscellaneous Matters
Include all Standard Clauses in the Agreement Q. What does this mean?

A. Our standard clauses are those clauses which are most often included when creating a Service Agreement. Some of the clauses are assignment, capacity/independent contractor, modification of agreement, time of essence, entire agreement, and severability. If you don't want all these clauses in your agreement, select 'No' and you can choose and pick which clauses to include.

Additional Clauses

Signing Details

Agreement will be signed:
Note: This agreement will become binding on this day.