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Skaityti lietuviškai →Services agreement template - protection for both sides
Working as a freelancer in Lithuania, or commissioning work from one? A services agreement protects both sides: the client against poor results, the contractor against unpaid work. The key is a clearly defined scope and an explicit copyright transfer.
Copyright - the clause most often forgotten
Paying for a logo, text or website does not by itself give you the copyright - without a separate clause the designer may lawfully sell the same work to your competitor. In our template, economic copyright passes to the client upon full payment.
Services agreement or disguised employment?
The key word is “independently”: the contractor decides when and how to work. If the client sets working hours and place, the tax authority and social insurance fund may reclassify it as employment, with taxes applied retroactively.
Payment models
Most common: 50% advance and balance on completion (balanced risk), full payment on completion (safer for the client), or monthly payments (for long projects). You can choose or enter your own arrangement.
Signed with a qualified electronic signature
Sign with Smart-ID or mobile signature. A qualified electronic signature has the same legal force as a handwritten one; the signing service is provided by Mark ID, UAB, whose information-security management system is certified to ISO/IEC 27001.
Frequently asked questions
Who owns the copyright in the work?
Paying for a logo, text or website does not by itself give you the copyright - without a separate clause the contractor may lawfully sell the same work to someone else. In this agreement, economic copyright passes to the client upon full payment.
Can a services agreement be reclassified as employment?
It can, if it works like employment in practice. The key difference is independence: the contractor decides when and how to work. If the client sets hours and place, the relationship may be reclassified with retroactive taxes.
What payment model is safest?
A 50% advance with the balance on completion balances the risk: the contractor does not work for nothing, and the client does not pay for unseen results. Other models can also be selected.
What if the client does not accept the work on time?
The agreement provides 5 business days for comments. If none are submitted, the work is deemed accepted - this protects the contractor from endless revisions.
Is a technical specification needed?
Recommended. It is attached as Annex No. 1 and defines exactly what is in scope - the best prevention of the most common dispute: “was that included?”
Every clause is explained in plain language inside the tool; the document can be edited, extended with your own clauses and signed with a qualified e-signature. This is not legal advice.