Review before you sign

Employment contract review before you accept the offer

The salary looks right. But what happens to your bonus if you leave? Does the company claim work you create outside your job? Review the offer and its attachments before you commit.

One review: $29, or use an existing credit. View plans. View and download your report on your phone or computer.

From an actual AI review of a fictional contract

Three months from you. One week from them.

Employment agreement · Employee’s perspective · England and Wales

What the risk report identifies

A new job could have to wait.

The employee must give three months’ notice, while the employer can end employment on one week’s notice. The sample review proposes a one-month notice period for both sides and protection for accrued pay.

Clause 6 · Notice and termination

The proposed Word redline

Original wording to remove

Employee must give three months' written notice. Employer may terminate on one week's written notice regardless of length of service. Employer may dismiss without notice for gross misconduct.

Proposed replacement

Employee must give one month's written notice. Employer may terminate on one month's written notice. Either party may require Employee to remain on garden leave on full pay during the notice period. Employer may dismiss without notice for gross misconduct. Accrued salary, holiday pay and any bonus already earned for a completed performance period survive termination.

Private Word negotiation memo · excerpt

What to ask for

One month's notice for both parties, with garden leave on full pay during notice and preservation of accrued entitlements.

If they push back

If the Employer will not reduce its own notice right, at least reduce the Employee's notice to one month and confirm garden leave on full pay and preservation of accrued salary, holiday pay and any earned bonus.

Keep your fallback position private when you share a redline.

This is one proposed edit from the sample review. Check the full agreement, applicable notice requirements and the employer’s response before agreeing the wording.

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What to check before you sign

What pay is guaranteed?

Separate salary from target bonuses and commission. Find how each amount is earned, who approves it and when it is paid. A headline percentage may leave important conditions in a separate plan.

Can the role or location change?

Compare the contract with the job you discussed. Look for rights to change your duties, work location, travel or hours, and how much notice you would receive.

What would it cost to leave?

Read notice terms alongside repayment clauses for training, relocation and signing bonuses. Find the events that trigger repayment and how the amount is calculated.

What happens to your side projects?

Check whether the ownership clause reaches work outside your job. List any existing code, designs, tools or inventions you want to keep separate.

Where could you work next?

Look for restrictions involving competitors, customers or colleagues. Note how long they last and what activities they cover. Whether they can be enforced depends on the law and facts.

Which documents are missing?

Ask for any bonus plan, commission schedule, equity agreement or policy that forms part of the offer. Their wording may change what the offer means.

Ask questions the employer can answer clearly

About a bonus

“Which targets determine the payment, and what happens if I leave after meeting them?” is more useful than asking whether the bonus is fair.

About a side project

Name the project and ask how it will be treated under the ownership clause. Get the agreed exception into the written terms.

About a recruiter’s promise

Point to the difference between the promise and the contract. Ask for a corrected term or written clarification before accepting.

What to have ready

Bring the whole offer package

Include the employment agreement and the attachments you have. Make a note of anything the employer has not yet provided.

Review from your side

Choose the employee role and enter the governing law or your work location if known. Keep the questions that matter most to you ready for follow-up.

How the review works

  1. Upload the whole agreement. Choose one complete, multi-page PDF or Word file. For paper contracts, add up to 10 page photos in reading order. The photo limit does not limit the pages inside a PDF or Word file. Up to 50 MB total.
  2. Tell us which side you’re on. Choose your role, contract type and report language. Enter the governing law or your location if known, or use automatic detection. Check any uncertainty flagged in the report.
  3. Read the findings and suggested changes. See the quoted clauses and why they need attention. Choose a flagged finding or any section in the extracted contract to request a change. Check the proposed wording and linked edits, then save a new version.
  4. Download the files you need. Save the PDF risk report, Word negotiation memo and redline. Read and download on a phone or computer.

See the result before you pay

Read a complete review of a fictional agreement and open its PDF and Word files. The sample is free to view.

Open the complete sample review

AI can miss issues or suggest unsuitable wording. Check important findings against your full agreement and the applicable law before signing.

Common questions

Can I upload an offer letter?

Yes. Upload the document you have. If it refers to a separate agreement or policy, include that too where available.

Can the review tell me whether a non-compete is enforceable?

It can flag the restriction and explain the concern. Enforceability depends on the applicable law and your circumstances; a decision affecting your next job may need local advice.

Can I change one recommendation?

Yes. Ask for an adjustment to an individual finding, check the revised wording and save the report version you want to keep.