RETAINER CONTRACT

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

This CONTRACT made and executed
by and between:
__Client__, a domestic corporation duly
organized and existing underand by
virtue of the laws of the Republic of the
Philippines, with principal office at
_____________, Philippines and represented
in this act by its __Position__,
__Name of Officer__, (hereinafter referred to
as the "CLIENT");
- and -
__Law Firm__, a law firm organized
under and by virtue of the
laws of the Republic of the Philippines as a
general professional partnership, with
principal office at _____________,
Philippines, and represented in this act by its
Managing Partner, __Name of Managing
Partner__, (hereinafter referred to as the "LAW
FIRM"
 
WITNESSETH: That - 
WHEREAS, the LAW FIRM has offered its
professional legal services to
the CLIENT and CLIENT agrees to retain the
professional legal servicesof the LAW FIRM
under a retainership basis, subject to the
terms and conditions hereinafter stipulated:
NOW THEREFORE, for and in
consideration of the mutual
covenantsand agreements herein agreed upon,
the CLIENT and the LAW FIRM, by these
presents, have entered, as they hereby enter,
into a contractof services whereby the LAW
FIRM shall render legal services to the CLIENT,
under the following terms and conditions:
1. The term or duration of this contract shall
be for one (1) year effective upon
signing of this agreement and shall
automatically renewed on a year to
year basis unless either party pre-terminates
the same upon serving a thirty (30) day-prior
written notice to the other party, without
need of cause;
2. The LAW FIRM, while in the
performance of its duties, shall be entitled to a
fixed monthly retainer fee of PESOS:
__________________________
(P_________);
3. The LAW FIRM shall make itself available for
ready consultation by the CLIENT or its duly
authorized officers in all matters or business
requiring legal advice and opinion affecting the
said corporation in general. Written opinions
rendered by the LAW FIRM on matters
affecting the business and operations of the
corporation shall be subject to confirmations;
4. The LAW FIRM shall render
documentation and notarial services to
the CLIENT as part of this
retainership. Client documents shall be
notarized free of charge while documents
requiring the participationand signature of a
party other than the Client shall be subject to
fees or charge at the following rates:
(Notarial Rates)
5. In case of extra-
judicial foreclosure of mortgage endorsed to
the LAW FIRM by the CLIENT, the attorney's
fees shall be at the rates provided as follows:
(Rates of Legal Fees on Foreclosure)
6. In collection cases other than extra-
judicial foreclosure of mortgage, the attorney's
fees shall be at the rates provided as follows:
(Rates of Legal Fees for Collection Cases)
7. The LAW FIRM shall handle other cases as
referred to it by the CLIENT for a fee that shall
be determined by mutual agreement of the law
firm and the CLIENT, on a case to case basis,
such as, but not limited to, all suits or cases
for or against the CLIENT,
including officersand employees of the CLIENT 
sued in their official capacity;
8. The LAW FIRM shall not compromise or
settle judicially or extra-judicially any
account, foreclosure proceeding or suit wherein
the CLIENT is a party, without the written
consent and conformity of the CLIENT or his
duly authorized officer;
9. Routinary expenses for
mailing of demand letters, pleadings to
courtand copies thereof to adverse parties,
costs of photocopy of evidentiary documents,
payment of stenographic notes,
costs of publications of notices, as well as filing
fees and other legal expenses in
court and other appropriate government offices
shall be for the account of the CLIENT;
10. The LAW FIRM shall, whenever requested
by the CLIENT take immediate measures to
investigate the facts and ascertain the legal
position of the CLIENT concerning any
accidents, claim or liability, and shall on such
cases do what may be required for the
protection of the CLIENT. The LAW FIRM may
represent the CLIENT in all
suits and proceedings pending or which may
be pending in Bacolod City or its environs
wherein the CLIENT is a party, or its rights or
interest are involve, at
the direction of the CLIENT;
11. The LAW FIRM shall keep in its office a
docket of record in which it shall cause to be
recorded all proceedings connected with nay
action which the CLIENT is interested and shall
keep such other records necessary to preserve
a complete history of the
business of the CLIENTentrusted to its charge.
Said docket and records shall be subject to the
inspection and control of the CLIENT or his
representative;
12. The LAW FIRM shall submit to
the CLIENT at least once every quarter or
as often as required, written reports on all
pending matters handled by the LAW FIRM for
the CLIENT;
13. The LAW FIRM, in addition to the herein
enumerated services, shall
well and faithfully serve the CLIENT and shall
at all times devote its whole time and attention
to the assignments and tasks givenand/or
entrusted to it by the CLIENT and shall
do and perform all such services,
acts and things connected therewith as
the CLIENT shall from time to time direct; nor
shall the LAW FIRM at any time get itself in a
situation where a conflict of interest may arise
between those of the CLIENT and the LAW
FIRM and/or its CLIENTS;
14. The LAW FIRM shall not, either during the
term of this contract or any time thereafter,
use or disclose to any person, office,
corporation or entity any confidential
information concerning the
affairs of the CLIENT which he nay have
acquired in the course of or as incident to this
contract for its own benefit, or to the detriment
or probable detriment of the CLIENT;
15. It is understood and agreed that nothing in
this contract shall be construed as establishing
the relationship of employer-employee
between the CLIENT and the LAW FIRM,
including its personnel;
16. Any violation of the
terms and conditions of this contract by the
LAW FIRM shall give the CLIENT the option to
rescind or cancel immediately the contract
without necessity of judicial proceedings;
17. The CLIENT reserves the right to terminate
this Agreement without need of cause or
reason upon thirty-day written notice to the
LAW FIRM.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have
signed this instrument this _____________ at
_____________, Philippines.
CLIENT LAW FIRM
By: _____________By: Managing Partner
SIGNED IN THE PRESENCE OF
_________________ ________________