-DISCOUNTS ON DRAFTING US TERMS OF BUSINESS–
OUR APPROACH TO CONTRACT DRAFTING
When obtaining US terms you should buy only the agreements you need, having each one tailored to the way you operate. That’s why we don’t offer packages of standard agreements. Instead, we provide you flexibility to order and pay for only what you need, and to have it drafted in a bespoke manner.
You should recognize that, in many cases, your business terms are the first example of your work product that your prospective clients will see. If the terms are unfairly weighted in favour of the agency, your client’s impression of you may be compromised. In this respect, your terms are in some ways as much a marketing documents as they are legal documents.
That’s why our standard agreements aren’t “pro-agency” or pro-anybody. They’re drafted clearly, sensibly, with commercial awareness and on a win-win basis. That’s because, in our experience, your clients are savvy enough to spot weighted clauses and demand significant amendments. In the end, it’s often the lawyers who benefit most from the pro-agency approach, charging additional fees for negotiations that might not have been necessary with a win-win approach to drafting.
Finally, predictability in legal fees is vital. That’s why we offer each contract on the basis of a fixed fee for the first draft, inclusive of a full additional hour of our time for follow-up discussion and modification. Time in addition to that hour is billed at £350/hour, but only if you’ve consented to the additional work. We’re proud to boast that the great majority of our clients receive their final, bespoke draft at the fixed fee, as follows:
OUR SPECIAL OFFER FEES
- Permanent Placement on Contingency Searches £850*
- Permanent Placement on Retained Searches £850*
- Temporary Placement or Employees (W2) £1900*
- Optional: review of your EOR agreement in order to shift unassumed risks to your client £400**
- Temporary Placement of Independent Contractors £1900*
- Contractor Agreement £500
*The above contracts marked with * are our long-form version of each contract. These have proven appropriate for the vast majority of our clients. However, some of our clients work in sectors where short form contracts are preferred. Please note that long form contracts, being more detailed, are more protective of your interests and more effectively minimise risk than their short form counterparts. Nevertheless, some clients make the commercial decision to opt for the short form versions. There is no difference in the fee. If you express no written preference, we will provide the long form agreement, so please do advise in writing if you prefer otherwise. If you wish to have both long and short form versions, we can provide them for an uplift in the fee of £300 for each permanent placement contract and £800 for each temporary placement contract.
** In any temporary placement scenario, you as the recruiter are in a somewhat vulnerable position — sandwiched between your client on one side and your EOR on the other. If risks are not clearly and thoroughly allocated among the three parties, then they’re likely to land on you. That’s why we recommend a review of your EOR contract. Your EOR will, quite reasonably, not assume all employer responsibilities for the simple reasons that they’re not on site and they’re not involved in operations beyond an administrative capacity. We take the employer responsibilities that the EOR agreement shifts to you, and where appropriate, shift them back onto your client where they belong. That way, in the event of a dispute, precious time, money and resources are less likely to be wasted in arguments about who is responsible for what.
Finally, if you’d like one contract that combines temporary placement of both employees (W2) and independent contractors (Corp-to-Corp), we can accommodate you at a discounted rate. Please feel free to enquire about this.
To take advantage of this offer, simply email me on j.strassberg@truecourselaw.com and quote: “APSCo Offer”
Thanks and hope to hear from you soon!