I'm a huge fan of outsourcing (elance) and have been working with numerous contractors through them for more than a year. I've spent thousands of dollars and completed dozens of mini projects, and plan on continuing to use their contractors far into the future. However, not once have I had the contractor sign any formal employment agreement/contract. There's a part of me that's saying "c0w, you need to protect yourself. You need contracts!". To those of you who have expertise in this area: what clauses should be in this contract to protect me? In researching this question today I've come up with the following list that seems to be a good starting point:<p>--Standard employment clauses
--Non-disclosure
--Non-compete
--IP and Trade Secrets
--Forum to settle disputes
--Non-Disparagement<p>What am I missing here? Does anyone know of any free sample contracts or templates I could use that are going to protect me and my interests?<p>I found a site called rocketlawyer.com and they have a number of sample agreements available for free. Has anyone seen these? What's the consensus on them?<p>https://www.rocketlawyer.com/secure/interview/questions.aspx?document=34044058&utm_source=1024&v=3#q1
https://www.rocketlawyer.com/secure/interview/questions.aspx?document=34044083&utm_source=1024&v=3#q1
https://www.rocketlawyer.com/secure/interview/questions.aspx?document=34044085&utm_source=1024&v=3#q1
https://www.rocketlawyer.com/secure/interview/questions.aspx?document=34044086&utm_source=1024&v=3#q1<p>Thanks,
-c0w
Many of these things are covered by elance's Independent Contractor Services Agreement, found here: <a href="https://www.elance.com/p/legal/Independent-Contractor-Services-Agreement-140127.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.elance.com/p/legal/Independent-Contractor-Servic...</a><p>IANAL but supplemental agreements may not even be necessary.