Dear :

I am pleased to inform you that [company executives] have approved of your hiring as a consultant to our [department/division]. This letter is intended to spell out the terms of your employment and the expectations of the company. If these are acceptable to you, please countersign the original copy of this letter and return it to me as a contractual statement of our working relationship.

The undersigned agree as follows:

1. That [name of consultant] shall be hired for a period of [number] working days beginning on [date], at a daily rate of payment of $ .

2. That his duties shall include consultation in [fields].

3. That all information, techniques, concepts, and applications shared by the company with [consultant] during the period of his employment shall be considered wholly proprietary, and will not be divulged outside the company by [consultant] in the form of discussion, publication, or other means.

4. That all innovations, techniques, applications, concepts, information or other contributions

brought about entirely or in part by [consultant's] work for the company shall be considered the sole property of the company, and shall not be claimed by [consultant] through copyright, trademark, patent, or other means.

I trust that these terms reflect understandings we have already reached in discussion. We look forward to working with you.

Sincerely yours,

[name]

[title]