Consulting Agreements Line by Line: Practical Considerations and Legal Priorities for Independent Contractor Arrangements

This book explains the crucial legal and practical distinctions between independent consulting and employment relationships, guiding the practitioner, concept-by- concept and clause-by-clause, through a consulting agreement. The author, an experienced attorney in private practice, offers detailed commentary on understanding and distinguishing the nature of the consulting relationship, establishing the deal terms, and crafting a properly drawn agreement. The book steers the reader through user-friendly selections of alternative contract clauses. A CD-ROM is included, which provides searchable PDF and Microsoft® Word versions of the book and a sample agreement.