RETAINER CONTRACT

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

This CONTRACT made and executed by and between:

___________________________________, hereinafter referred to as the

"CLIENT";
- and -

________________________ LAW OFFICE, 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, _____________________________; and
hereinafter referred to as the "LAW FIRM";
WITNESSETH:
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:
NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and
agreements herein agreed upon, the CLIENT and the LAW FIRM, by these presents, have
entered, as they hereby enter, into a contract of 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 participation and signature of a party other than the Client shall
be subject to additional fees and charges.
5. 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 officers and employees of the CLIENT sued in their official capacity;
6.
Clerical and routine expenses for mailing of demand letters, pleadings to court and
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;
7. 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;
8. 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;
9. The LAW FIRM reserves the right to terminate this Agreement upon giving a thirtyday written notice to the CLIENT;
10. Likewise, the Client has the right to terminate this Agreement upon giving a thirtyday written notice to the LAW FIRM.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this instrument this
_____________ at _____________, Philippines.

CLIENT

LAW FIRM