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Consulting Agreement for Consultant

Key Points and English Template

On this page, we provide you with an overview of the most important aspects of Consulting Agreement for Consultant in Switzerland, including the elements to be taken into account when drawing up the agreement.

Subsequently, we will provide you with a legally compliant template of Consulting Agreement for Consultant under Swiss law.

Use a Consulting Agreement for Consultant if...

… you are an expert/consultant in your field and an organization has requested your professional advice on a specific business, technical or legal matter

… you are a software developer, a web designer, a digital marketing agency or any other service provider and have been asked to perform a project or develop a product

… you are providing advice to a client and would like to formalize your arrangements, including your fees. The agreement is also suitable for agile project management

Key Points included in a Consulting Agreement:

Scope and description of the services to be provided
How much and how often the consultant will be paid, including out-of-pocket expenses
Whether the consultant will be restricted from working with competing businesses or soliciting your employees, and how long those restrictions apply
Ownership of intellectual property rights resulting from the consultant’s services
What information should be protected and for how long
Whether the consultant's liability will be limited and if so to what amount
Possibility to upload the service description and the price arrangement separately as an attachment

What is a Consulting Agreement for Consultant?

Under a consulting agreement (or “consultancy agreement”), a company hires the services of a consultancy or a consultant.

The consultant provides its expertise and advice and/or performs a project as an independent contractor against an agreed fee. Though it is an outsider, the consultant will have access to the company’s offices, proprietary and confidential information, clients, employees, projects, etc.

On the other hand, the company will gain insight into the consultant’s proprietary know-how. Therefore, it is paramount that all information exchanged during the agreement remains highly confidential. Both the company and the consultant are thus well-advised to have a written agreement in place stating clearly what happens with any deliverable and, depending on the services, whether the consultant will be restricted from talking to the company’s clients or employees during and after the end of the agreement.

Furthermore, to avoid any misunderstanding or conflict, the scope of the services and the liability of the consultant in case anything goes wrong should be drafted in a way that should leave no room for interpretation.

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