Consulting Agreement: key clauses and how to draft it

What is a consulting agreement?

A consulting agreement lets a consultant provide expertise or professional advice to a client for a fee. Its key job is to define the limits of the advice and liability, since outcomes are rarely guaranteed.

Key clauses every consulting agreement should include

The clearer the clauses, the fewer the disputes. Make sure at least these elements are covered:

• Consultant and client details
• Subject, scope and exclusions
• Fees and calculation (hourly or fixed)
• Deliverables, reports and dates
• Confidentiality and conflicts of interest
• Ownership of reports and ideas
• Limits of liability
• Term and termination
• Dispute resolution

Practical tips before signing

• State that advice is a professional opinion, not a guarantee of results.
• Specify who bears travel and tooling costs.
• Agree who may use the reports and share them with whom.
• Sign an NDA before sharing sensitive data.

How to create a consulting agreement in Oqoodi AI

Oqoodi drafts contracts in Arabic and English, collects e-signatures through a secure link, keeps an audit trail of who did what and when, and archives every document for search.

1. Pick the "Consulting Agreement" template in Oqoodi, or describe your case to the AI assistant and let it draft the text.
2. Enter the parties, amounts and dates, then adjust the clauses to match your deal.
3. Generate an Arabic and an English version when needed and review the wording before sending.
4. Send the e-signature link to the other party, then track and archive the contract from your dashboard.