Legal Work

Employment Agreement

An employment agreement is a contract between an employer and an employee, identifying the rules, right and obligations of both parties. An employment agreement may include terms such as the duration of the agreement, the responsibilities of the parties, salary, bonuses, benefits, protections for confidential information, and rules governing reviews and termination.

Employee Handbook

An employee handbook is an important tool for any business that helps guide employer and employee actions in the workplace. The handbook is a compilation of policies, procedures, attendance and behavioral expectations, and working conditions. The handbook is also an important source of information concerning procedures for handling complaints of discrimination, retaliation, and harassment.

Employee handbooks should be periodically reviewed to ensure that the policies and procedures therein continue to comply with the ever-changing landscape of employment law.

Independent Contractor Agreement

An independent contractor agreement is a binding contract between a business (or individual) and an independent contractor that identifies the rights and obligations of both parties. It denotes the rules underlying the relationship, including special obligations undertaken by either party. Typically, an independent contractor agreement will also include terms and conditions of the relationship in regard to compensation, responsibilities, protections for confidential information, the duration of the agreement, and rules for termination of the agreement.

Non-Compete Agreement

A non-compete agreement is a contract typically signed by an employee, independent contractor, or consultant that prevents the signing party from competing with an employer after the working relationship has ended. Competition generally means working in similar markets or professions as the employer, including selling similar goods or services. Non-compete agreements specify the length of time and geographic area within which the restrictions are valid.

Asset Purchase Agreement

An asset purchase agreement is a contract (often between businesses or between an individual and a business) that identifies the terms and conditions of the sale and purchase of assets. It enables the parties to agree upon which assets the purchaser will be buying and which liabilities the purchaser will assume or avoid.

Contract

A contract is an agreement (written or oral) that creates legally enforceable mutual obligations between two or more parties. A contract contains a promise by one party to do something—or to provide something in return—for a benefit from the other party. A contract typically includes specific terms and conditions of the agreement and identifies consequences for failing to perform as promised.

Deed of Trust

A deed of trust is a written agreement between a lender and a borrower. It gives a third party control over real property (land or buildings) used to secure a loan. The third party will serve as a trustee over that property until the borrower pays off the debt.

Loan Agreement

A loan agreement is a contract that outlines the terms of a loan, including any collateral offered as security for the loan. A loan agreement also serves as evidence that the money, goods or services provided by the lender were not meant as a gift to the borrower. The agreement is intended to protect the parties involved and secure repayment of the loan.

Promissory Note

A promissory note is a financial document that contains a written promise by one party to pay another party a definite sum of money in the future—typically the repayment of a loan. The note contains the terms pertaining to the indebtedness, including the principal amount of the debt, the interest rate, and the maturity date.

LLC Operating Agreement

An operating agreement is an important document that outlines a limited liability company’s internal rules and regulations. It helps the LLC’s owners (members) and managers (if any) understand how the business should operate. An operating agreement also helps prevent misunderstandings between members and/or managers.

Corporate Bylaws

Corporate bylaws are internal rules that outline the conduct and operations of a corporation. They are a critical consideration when starting and maintaining a corporation. Bylaws help create the corporation’s structure and provide guiding information to shareholders and executives in regard to meetings, duties of officers, elections of directors and officers, and other routine conduct.

Nonprofit Corporate Bylaws

Nonprofit corporate bylaws are internal rules of conduct for a nonprofit corporation or other nonprofit organization. They create a nonprofit’s structure and act as a supplement to the rules and regulations defined by a state’s corporations code, helping ensure the entity is in compliance with nonprofit-specific rules and regulations. Nonprofit bylaws provide guiding information to directors and officers, including information about meetings, elections, filling vacancies, duties of officers, and other routine conduct.

Non-Disclosure Agreement

A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is a legal contract that creates confidentiality between parties. An NDA’s parties agree that confidential, proprietary and sensitive information they have shared with each other will not be made available to third parties. NDAs are often signed by two or more negotiating business, or between employers and their employees or independent contractors.