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SHORT FORM EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT |
NEW JERSEY & NEW YORK LAWYER

A clear, lawyer-prepared employment agreement tailored for New York and New Jersey businesses.

Overview & When to Use This Service​

When you hire employees, you want the key terms of the relationship to be clear, consistent, and in line with applicable law. Our law firm helps you put a concise, lawyer-prepared employment agreement in place so you can hire with more confidence and less friction.


This service is a good fit when you:


  • Need a short, plain-language employment agreement for one or more employees.
  • Want a reusable starting point for similar roles, rather than a one-off, highly negotiated contract.
  • Prefer a structured, fixed-scope engagement to get from “no document” to a ready-to-use agreement.

You leave the process with a short-form employment agreement that reflects your business, your hiring plans, and your decisions about the key terms.

Scope & What’s Included in our NY and NJ Short Form Employment Agreement Service

This fixed-scope service includes:

 

  • Preliminary Questionnaire: An online form for you to share the key facts about the position and the terms of employment.
  • Meetings: Up to forty minutes of meetings with you (by phone or video), in total, which may be divided into more than one call to review the facts, answer your questions, and confirm your decisions about key terms.
  • Lawyer-Prepared Short-Form Employment Agreement
    • One short-form employment agreement tailored to your responses and decisions.
    • First version of the agreement, delivered to you by email.
    • Final version of the agreement, updated to address your minor comments on the first version.
  • Delivery Format: Delivery of the first and final versions to you by email in Word format.

This service is designed for a standard, short-form employment agreement in New York or New Jersey. If you need substantial customization (such as complex compensation structures, multi-state employment issues, or multiple variations for different roles), we can discuss a separate or expanded engagement.

How It Works

Step 1 – We Send You a Preliminary Questionnaire

Upon your confirmation of the engagement, we send you a link to the Preliminary Questionnaire.

Step 2 – You Complete the Preliminary Questionnaire

You complete the online form with the facts about the role and the key terms of employment (for example, position, duties, compensation, benefits, and termination).

Step 3 – We Review the Facts and Applicable Law

We review the information you provide and conduct a preliminary review of the relevant facts and applicable law so that the agreement reflects your situation.

Step 4 – We Prepare a Working Draft

Based on that review, we prepare an internal working draft of the short-form employment agreement. We do not send this draft to you.

Step 5 – Strategy Meeting

We hold a brief strategy meeting with you (by phone or video) to:

  • Explain the key terms of the short-form employment agreement.
  • Discuss options for those terms in light of your business and the applicable law.
  • Confirm and document your decisions about which terms to include.

Step 6 – We Refine the Draft and Prepare the First Version

After the strategy meeting, we conduct a second review of the facts and applicable law as needed and prepare the first version of the short-form employment agreement.

Step 7 – We Deliver the First Version to You

We send the first version to you by email for your review.

Step 8 – You Provide Minor Comments

You review the first version and send us your minor comments (for example, clarifications, small wording changes, or updates to factual details).

Step 9 – We Prepare and Deliver the Final Version

We revise the agreement to address your minor comments and then deliver the final version to you by email.

From the Preliminary Questionnaire to the delivery of the final version, the process usually takes about two weeks, assuming you respond promptly to requests for information and comments.

Call or Contact Us Today

Ready for us to prepare your short form employment agreement?  Email us at info@wilkinsonlawllc.com, or call us at (732) 410-7595.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is the form?

The short-form employment agreement is typically about four pages.

How long does the process take?

From the time you complete the Preliminary Questionnaire to the delivery of the final version, it usually takes about two weeks, depending on your responsiveness and the complexity of your situation.

What counts as “minor comments” on the first version?

Minor comments are small changes that do not require us to rework the structure of the agreement, such as:

  • Correcting or updating factual details (names, titles, dates, dollar amounts).
  • Clarifying language that is already in the agreement.
  • Adjusting a limited number of terms you and we have already discussed.

If you need major changes—for example, adding new sections, restructuring key provisions, or creating multiple versions for different roles—we can discuss a separate or expanded engagement.

Does this service work for every type of worker?

This service is built for a standard short-form employment agreement. If you are hiring independent contractors, executives, or employees in multiple states, or if you have other specialized needs, we can discuss a different service or a customized engagement.

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