Services agreement
The contract for hiring an independent professional or company to provide a service (consulting, advisory work, maintenance, technical support) in exchange for fees. It's drafted to make clear that it isn't an employment relationship.
Requesting a quote doesn't commit you to anything
- You tell us about your case. It's free.
- We send you the price in writing, within 1 to 3 hours.
- You decide. If it works for you, we start. If not, you delete it with one click and pay nothing.
No one will pressure you. Your information is used only for your case.
Is it for you?
If any of these sounds like you, this procedure is for you.
- For companies that hire vendors, consultants or services and want protection against employment reclassification
- For independent professionals and freelancers who want a clear contract
- Most especially for companies that sign services agreements in volume, with our Outsourced Legal Department agreement
What's included and what isn't
Everything clear from the start. No fine print.
Includes
- Review of the purpose and terms of the service.
- Drafting of the contract with purpose, fees and payment method, deadlines, confidentiality, ownership of the work product and the clauses that make the provider's independence clear.
- Scheduling of the appointment at the notary office.
- Support during the notarial authentication of the signatures.
Does not include
- The technical design of the service or its deliverables, which the provider supplies.
- Handling withholdings or tax invoicing, which we advise on separately.
- The official notary fee, which is paid separately and varies with the number of pages.
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What you need
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You have 0 of 6.
- Details of the client and the provider, with cédula (Venezuelan national ID card) or RIF (Venezuelan tax ID)
- A description of the service and its deliverables
- The agreed fees and how they'll be paid
- The deadlines
- And any confidentiality or work-product ownership clauses that apply
- The parties sign in person before the notary
How the process works
You do very little. We take care of the rest. The whole process: on average, 2 to 4 business days.
- Step 1
Tell us about the service
You give us the purpose of the service and the terms.
You do this - Step 2
We define the scope
We draft the contract with the scope, the fees and the provider's independence.
We do this - Step 3
You sign
We coordinate the appointment, confirm the cost, and the parties sign before the notary.
You do this - Result
Done
We deliver the authenticated contract, with fecha cierta.
You receive it
We draft the contract with the purpose of the service, fees and responsibilities, the parties review it, and we coordinate the signing before the notary (a public official).
What it costs and how to pay
There are two separate payments, and we want you to see them clearly.
Our fee: we do all the work for you.
The official notary fee. It goes straight to the agency, and we give you the exact amount, with its receipt, before you pay anything.
How you pay: You pay once, when we start. In dollars, in bolívares at the official BCV exchange rate, or with Cashea.
How is your investment calculated?
Your investment has two parts, and we give you each one separately. Our base professional fee, from $60, for drafting the contract and handling its authentication; if your company signs in volume, our Outsourced Legal Department agreement applies, with a preferred rate based on your volume
The official notary fee, which varies with the number of pages. Official amounts are paid in bolívares Your lawyer gives you the exact figure before you pay anything, no strings attached.
FAQ
What happens if I work with a provider without a contract?
In a claim, the relationship can be read as employment and the LOTTT can reclassify it: prestaciones sociales, utilidades (mandatory profit-sharing bonus) and fines for someone who was never your employee.
Is a services agreement an employment contract?
No; it's civil or commercial, and the provider is independent.
How much does it cost?
The professional fee, from $60, covers drafting that makes the independence clear, plus the authentication; the official notary fee is separate.
How do you avoid the risk?
By drafting it to make the independence clear and authenticating it before the notary, which is exactly what we do.
Do you have an agreement for companies?
Yes, the Outsourced Legal Department.
About this procedure
A services agreement, or professional services agreement, is a contract in which an independent professional or company commits to providing a service, consulting, advisory work, maintenance, technical, accounting or marketing services, in exchange for fees, without subordination. It's a civil or commercial contract, not an employment one. And here's the point that makes or breaks this contract: it's the one most easily confused with an employment relationship. If, in practice, the service provider keeps set hours, receives direct instructions and depends financially on a single client, a court can apply the presumption in Venezuela's labor law, the LOTTT, and reclassify the relationship as employment, with all the prestaciones sociales (severance benefits accrued by law), lawsuits and penalties that come with it, even if the paperwork says services agreement. That's why we draft it locking in the provider's independence, along with the purpose of the service, the fees and how they're paid, the deadlines, confidentiality and ownership of the work product. The contract is authenticated before the notary to give it fecha cierta (a legally certain date, so the document holds up against third parties) and legal force. It's a service companies use constantly for their vendors and consultants; that's why, if your company signs in volume, we offer our Outsourced Legal Department agreement: your full legal department, without the payroll cost of an in-house lawyer.
Legal framework and important notes
Ley de Registros y Notarías (Registries and Notaries Law) · Código Civil (Civil Code) · Ley Orgánica del Trabajo (LOTTT, Venezuela's labor law)
- The services agreement is the contract most often reclassified as employment when it's poorly drafted; that's why we lock in the provider's independence and avoid clauses that smack of subordination
- Keep your invoicing records, as they help show it isn't employment
- The parties sign in person before the notary
- And if your company signs in volume, ask about the Outsourced Legal Department
We guarantee our service, not what the agency decides. If something depends on them, we tell you clearly and in time.
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