Contractor Agreement Checker — Spot Red Flags Before You Sign
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Contractor and consulting agreements are where money, IP, and liability collide. We surface the clauses that quietly cost contractors thousands.
- Verifies payment terms (net-30 vs net-90)
- Catches one-sided indemnification
- Flags IP transfer without payment trigger
- Reviews termination & kill fees
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- Sharp focus. Tap your camera to focus before snapping; avoid motion blur.
- Even lighting. Daylight or a desk lamp works best — no harsh shadows or glare.
- Straight on. Hold the phone parallel to the page; we'll auto-deskew small angles.
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- Plain background. Place pages on a contrasting flat surface (e.g. dark desk).
- PDF preferred. If you have a digital PDF, upload that instead of a photo — it's faster and more accurate. Limits: PDF ≤15MB, image ≤8MB.
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How Contractor Agreement Checker works
Contractor agreements look light — sometimes only a few pages — but they redistribute risk in ways most contractors don't notice until something goes wrong. Contractor Agreement Checker reads your specific agreement and surfaces the clauses where money flows the wrong way.
Payment terms are the first focus. The analyzer extracts the invoice cycle (net-30 vs net-60 vs net-90), late payment interest, dispute resolution windows, and any 'pay-when-paid' language that ties your payment to the client's customer. It compares your terms against industry norms (net-15 to net-30 for most freelance work) and recommends specific changes if you're carrying too much float.
Indemnification clauses are the largest hidden risk. A standard contractor contract often makes you indemnify the client for any claim 'arising from or related to' the services — without a cap and without mutual obligation. The checker rewrites this into a defensible position: mutual indemnity, capped at fees paid, with carve-outs only for your gross negligence or IP infringement.
IP and usage rights get analyzed separately. Many agreements transfer IP at signing, before you've been paid in full. The analyzer recommends a 'payment first, transfer after' structure and flags overbroad usage rights (worldwide, perpetual, exclusive) that should command an uplift.
Termination, kill fees, and notice are the final layer. The checker flags termination-for-convenience clauses that let the client cancel with no payment for in-progress work, and recommends a 14–30 day notice window plus a 25–50% kill fee on cancelled milestones.
Sample input
Paste a clause that looks like this — legaldecoder reads the whole document, but here's a typical chunk users analyze.
Contractor shall be paid net-90 from invoice date. Contractor assigns all IP upon execution. Contractor shall indemnify Client from any and all claims related to the Services. Client may terminate at any time without notice or payment for incomplete work.
Sample output
Contractor Agreement Checker returns a Verdict, key terms (payment, IP, indemnity, termination) and red flags with specific negotiation language.
Key terms
- Payment: net-90
- IP: full transfer at signing
- Indemnity: one-sided, uncapped
- Termination: any time, no notice, no payment
Red flags
- Net-90 is unusually long
- IP transferred before payment received
- Uncapped one-sided indemnity
- Client can cancel free with no kill fee
Frequently asked questions
Related clause explainers
Free plain-English breakdowns of the clauses Contractor Agreement Checker looks for.
- Payment Terms Clause
- Kill Fee Clause
- IP Assignment Clause
- Usage Rights Clause
- Indemnification Clause
- Termination for Convenience Clause
- Limitation of Liability Clause
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Not legal advice. For informational purposes only.