RETAINERSHIP CONTRACT

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

This contract made and executed by and between:

_________________________________________________an agency duly organized and existing under
and by virtue of the laws of the Republic of the Philippines, with principal office at
_______________________________________________, Philippines and represented by
____________________________________________, hereinafter referred to as the “CLIENT”.
-and-
_____________________________________________, a law and accounting firm organized under and
virtue of the laws of the Republic of the Philippines as general profession partnership, with principal
office at ________________________________________, Philippines and represented in this act by its
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 services of the LAW FIRM under a retainership basis,
subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter stipulated:

1. The term of this contract shall be for a period of ONE (1) YEAR effective upon signing of
this agreement and shall automatically renewed on a year to year basis unless either party pre-
termination 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________________________ payable every last day of the month as
consideration for the firm’s services as well as notarial fees EXCEPT for sales, mortgages
and donation;

3. The LAW FIRM shall render free consultation, documentation and notarial services to the
CLIENT as part of this retainership agreement;

4. In the event you need any of the firm’s lawyers in handling of your case, the acceptance and
appearance fees including the preparation and filing of case/s in the court shall be separate
charge;

5. 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 may 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;

6. It is understood and agreed that nothing in this contract shall be constructed as establishing
the relationship of employer-employee between the CLIENT and the LAW FIRM, including
its personal;

7. The CLIENT reserves the right to terminate this Agreement without need of cause or reason
upon thirty-day written notice to the LAW FRIM.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this instrument this ____________in
the City of ______________________, Philippines.

______________________________________(Doing business under the name and

style of ___________________________________________)

___________________________
___________________________

__________________________________________
Managing Partner

SIGNED IN THE PRESENCE OF: _____________________ & __________________

(Republic of the Philippines)

City of ___________________----------)s.s

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

BEFORE ME, on this __________ in the City of _______________________,

Philippines, personally appeared the above-named persons, all known to me and to me known to
be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument and that they acknowledge to me
that the same is their free act and voluntarily deed of the entity he represents. This document
consisted of two (2) pages, including this pages, including this page on which this
acknowledgement is written has been signed by the parties and their instrumental witnesses on
each and every page thereof, sealed with my notarial seal and the same refers to a Retainer
Contract.

Doc. No. ________; NOTARY PUBLIC

Page No. ________;
Book No.______;
Series of 2019