Engagement letter template
Exactly what you'll sign.
After checkout, we present this limited-scope representation agreement populated with your specifics. Read it here first — no surprises. Your signed copy is emailed to you as a PDF and stored in your order for re-download at any time.
This limited-scope representation agreement is between [CLIENT NAME] ('Client') and Pratt Law Group, PLLC dba Prestige Law Group ('Firm'), a Texas professional limited liability company.
Firm agrees to provide limited-scope representation solely for the drafting and delivery of: [DOCUMENT NAME]. This engagement does not include ongoing legal counsel, litigation, probate administration, tax planning, or advice on any matter outside the four corners of the named document.
Flat fee of $[AMOUNT], earned in milestones per the Firm's Refund Policy: • 40% upon Client's submission of the intake form (drafting commencement) • 80% upon delivery of draft for Client's review • 100% upon Client's written approval and Firm's delivery of the final document Unearned fees are held in the Firm's IOLTA trust account through LawPay and move to operating only as earned, in accordance with Texas trust-accounting rules.
Client agrees to provide accurate and complete information through the intake form, review the draft promptly, and execute the finalized document in compliance with the Texas-statutory signing instructions provided.
Firm agrees to draft the document to the applicable Texas statute, review it under Firm supervision, deliver it promptly, and incorporate Client revisions within scope at no additional charge.
This engagement terminates automatically upon delivery of the final document and Client's approval. Either party may terminate earlier in writing; any unearned portion of the fee will be returned to Client in accordance with Texas Disciplinary Rule 1.16(d) and the Firm's Refund Policy.
This agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Texas. Any dispute shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the county of the Firm's principal office.
By typing Client's full legal name on the engagement page and clicking 'I agree & sign,' Client consents to be legally bound to the terms of this engagement letter. The Firm's acceptance occurs upon receipt of Client's signature, at which point a limited-scope attorney-client relationship is formed. Order reference: [ORDER ID]
Executed electronically by: [CLIENT TYPED NAME]
Date: [TIMESTAMP]
Signed under the Texas Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Ch. 322) and the federal E-SIGN Act, with an audit record maintained via InfoTrack.
Pratt Law Group, PLLC dba Prestige Law Group
By: Darryl V. Pratt, Founding Attorney
Accepted upon receipt of client signature.
This template is for informational review only. The operative agreement is the one populated with your details and signed via the engagement page after checkout.
Continuum Counsel
When the form stops fitting,
we have a conversation.
TexasEstates is for clean, common situations. For Trusts, blended families, business succession, professionals, tax-driven structures and contested matters, our advisory practice — Continuum Counsel — takes the matter directly.