Elizabeth Hamilton is a client and is a very successful self-employed paralegal. She works for law firms
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Elizabeth Hamilton is a client and is a very successful self-employed paralegal. She works for law firms on a contract basis from her office at 123 Revolution Ave., Austin,
Texas 78744. She has been offered a job as a temporary contract paralegal with Jefferson and Madison, LLP, located at 444 Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701. This law firm needs Ms. Hamilton to provide paralegal services for an upcoming trial in the matter of the State of Texas vs. Burr. The trial is scheduled to begin in October 2023 and may take several weeks. In preparation for the trial, Jefferson and Madison, LLP would like to hire Ms. Hamilton on a temporary contract basis from July 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023. The firm wil guarantee at least 30 hours of work per week for Ms. Hamilton. Ms. Hamilton is to be paid her usual consultation and service fee of $100 per hour and will bill the firm monthly for her work (she expects payment of her bills within 10 business days of receipt. Ms. Hamilton is accustomed to working in the legal field and respecting the confidentiality involved with such work. Provide a simple employment contract on behalf of Ms. Hamilton summarizing her contractual relationship with Jefferson and Madison, LLP. In this contract what would the applicable provisions say? 1) outlined in the TYLA "Understanding Employment Contracts in Texas" document (the drug testing, non-compete, non-solicitation, and union provisions are not applicable here) and 2) noted as requirements for written contracts include Consideration, Duties, Term, Termination of Agreement, Compensation, Entire Agreement, Venue OR Applicable Law, Confidentiality, and Notice. (Include all 9 of these sections in employment contract please for examples I can understand.) As you know, Texas is an employment at will state, so an employment agreement is not necessary. However, client would feel more comfortable ensuring that she and this law firm have a clear meeting of the minds regarding her employment.
Using these details give me an example of an employment contract:
Expert Answer:
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT This Employment Contract Contract is entered into between Elizabeth Hamilton Employee and Jefferson and Madison LLP Employer as of ... View the full answer
