How to choose a sample contract: 119 templates in 10 groups

QuoteBill has 119 sample contracts for E-Contracts, sorted into 10 groups. Each one is a complete first draft: the parties, the clauses that kind of agreement usually needs, payment terms and governing law, with blanks wherever only you know the answer. This article shows a quick way to choose one. Everything here is general information, and the samples are not legal advice. 1. Start from the job, not from the word "contract" Ask what you are actually agreeing. Who does the work or supplies the goods? Who pays, how much and when? How long does it last, and what happens if it ends early? The answers point to a group. The groups are Creative and design; Software and technology; Services; Sales and commercial deals; Partnerships and preliminary agreements; Employment and hiring; Property, construction and vehicles; Money, debts and guarantees; Intellectual property and licences; and Household, learning and community. 2. Open the template’s own page before you sign in Every sample has a public page in English, Korean, Japanese and German. It says who the template suits, gives one plain line for each clause, shows the whole sample text with the blanks marked and lists what to check before you use it. Reading it costs nothing and needs no account. If two samples look close, compare their clause lines and their notes on what to check. 3. Read the caution on the card Many areas are governed by mandatory law that differs from country to country: employment and household staff, guarantees and debts, tenancy and rentals, building work, brokerage, vehicles, the care of children, older people and animals, security, accounting and data processing. The cards for these say so in a short note, use "as the law that applies requires" for minimum rules and leave amounts, interest and deadlines as blanks. In some countries a guarantee, a fixed-term employment contract, a written statement of employment terms or an acknowledgment of debt can be invalid unless it is on paper with a handwritten signature, so an electronic signature may not be enough. The cards for those four say so. Check what applies where you are. 4. Start the draft and fill in the blanks Sign in with a free account, open New contract and press the template. A draft is created; nothing is sent. Fill in the other party, the dates and the price, and change any clause that does not fit. A template that carries fees starts with an empty price schedule in your currency, so the amounts and the tax come from your own numbers and never from the sample. The clauses come in English, Korean, Japanese and German; another language starts from the English text, which you translate yourself. 5. Have it checked when it matters A sample is a starting point. For a contract with a large value, a long term or a party in another country, have a lawyer read it. QuoteBill creates a simple electronic signature with an audit trail. It is not an advanced or qualified electronic signature, and QuoteBill does not verify who signs. Some documents, such as wills or many real-estate transfers, must take a form the law prescribes and should not be sent through QuoteBill. Try it - All contract templates: https://quotebill.com/en/e-contracts/templates/ - How E-Contracts works: https://quotebill.com/en/e-contracts/