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Consulting Retainer Agreement
The agreement for ongoing, monthly consulting work. Locks in the retainer, the hours or scope it buys, and how unused time is handled.
What is inside
- Monthly retainer amount and billing cycle
- Included hours or scope, and overage rates
- Rollover, pausing, and cancellation terms
- Confidentiality and conflict-of-interest language
- Term, renewal, and termination
Who it is for
Consultants and fractional experts selling ongoing monthly work, and the businesses hiring them, who both want the scope of a retainer nailed down.
Questions it answers
- What does the monthly retainer actually buy: hours or outcomes?
- What happens to unused time: does it roll over or expire?
- What do overages cost, and how does either side pause or cancel?
What you get
A consulting retainer agreement in Word and PDF, set up for recurring monthly work with clear scope limits.
Format: Editable Word + PDF
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Editable Word + PDF
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