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All,

I would like to hire people who would get paid based on the completion of a project.
My LLC is in California.

Can I hire them as contractor? as consultant? what is the difference between contractor and consultant? Where can I download the contract form? Can I hire them without having a lawyer drafting the contract?

Thank you.

Hi,

By definition, a consultant provides advise for a fee.  An alarm consultant for instance might provide advise on installing an alarm system.  But, he would not install the alarm system. 

A contractor provides a service or performs a specific piece of work for a fee.  An "Independent contractor" controls the means and method of doing the work. 

You also have to be careful how you structure your relationship with a contract employee.  The more control you exercise over the when, where and how they do their job; the closer you come to being their employer. 

You also don`t need and attorney.  I have used a paralegal in the past for a lot of my legal issues.

Micro Soft and Google (Google Docs) have web sites where you can down load a variety of offices forms.  You might start your search for a form there.  Another place to go is a local paralegal service.  You tell them what you want and they can draft the form for you.

Hope this helps.


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