Startup Kit
Founder governance, ownership alignment, shareholder rules, and founder IP assignment should generally be in place before the company expands its team.
Workflow Kit · Fixed Fee CAD $3,950 · Intake Required
Build a Team Kit — the contractor-and-IP foundation.
Contractor, confidentiality, IP ownership, and restrictive covenant documentation for companies bringing on contributors.
Lawyer-prepared documentation that protects company IP, confidential information, and business relationships before contractors begin creating work product or accessing sensitive information.
This kit is right for you if
- your company is incorporated and founder governance is in place;
- you are engaging Canadian-based independent contractors;
- company IP and confidentiality need clear documentation;
- no existing agreements need review or negotiation.
Most companies complete the Startup Kit first. If founder governance and IP assignment are not yet documented, start there and return to this kit when your team begins to expand.
What This Kit Solves
Document contractor relationships before informal arrangements create risk.
As companies grow, informal contractor arrangements can create avoidable risk around IP ownership, confidentiality, work product, and post-engagement obligations. Who owns what was built? What can a contractor share after the engagement ends? What restrictions apply?
The Build a Team Kit helps put standard contractor documentation in place before contributors begin creating work product, accessing confidential information, or representing the company externally.
Legal Outcome Delivered
A standard contractor documentation framework.
The Build a Team Kit delivers standard documentation that supports:
- independent contractor engagement;
- confidentiality obligations during and after the relationship;
- invention and IP assignment to the company;
- service, deliverable, and role expectations;
- restrictive covenant language where legally available and appropriate;
- cleaner records for future investor, financing, or acquisition diligence.
The goal is to help the company document who is working with the business, what they are responsible for, who owns the work product, and what protections apply during and after the relationship.
What's Included
Standard-scope deliverables.
Each Build a Team Kit engagement delivers the following within standard scope. Anything outside this list is handled as an add-on or separately scoped matter.
- Standard independent contractor agreement
- Confidentiality and invention assignment agreement
- Restrictive covenant language where legally available and appropriate
- One intake call
- One round of reasonable revisions
Best For
Who the Build a Team Kit is built for.
The Build a Team Kit is best for:
- companies engaging their first independent contractors;
- founder-led businesses protecting IP and confidential information;
- companies bringing on service providers, developers, or contributors;
- companies preparing for investor or acquirer diligence;
- businesses that need standard contractor documentation before scaling.
This may not be your starting point if:
- you are hiring an employee, not engaging a contractor;
- an advisor or contractor will receive equity or options;
- the contractor is based outside Canada.
Any of these can still be handled — see Scope Boundaries below for how the matter is routed.
Scope Boundaries
Designed for standard contractor documentation.
The fixed fee covers a standard independent contractor relationship. The factors below move a matter outside that scope — each can still be handled, through an add-on, a related kit, or advisory work.
Where a matter falls outside standard scope, the likely route is the ESOP Plan Setup Kit, the Equity Structuring Kit, or Advisory & Transactional Work — confirmed at intake.
- employment relationships or worker classification questions;
- advisor arrangements with equity, options, or incentive compensation;
- executive or senior management terms;
- equity compensation, stock options, restricted shares, or profit participation;
- non-standard compensation, bonus, commission, or incentive arrangements;
- foreign contractors, cross-border engagement, immigration, or payroll issues;
- requests for restrictive covenants that require tailored enforceability review;
- existing agreements that require review or negotiation;
- third-party counsel comments.
Restrictive covenant language is included only where legally available and appropriate. The kit does not casually include non-compete language as a standard promise.
Fee & Scope
A fixed fee for standard contractor documentation scope.
Standard contractor documentation, prepared and reviewed by a lawyer, fixed at a known price.
Lawyer-prepared documentation with the judgment to know what your situation actually requires — not a template that assumes every contractor relationship is identical.
Fixed fee
CAD $3,950
Fixed fee applies once we confirm your matter fits standard scope at intake.
Additional Fees & Disbursements
What sits outside the fixed fee.
HST, third-party platform fees, filing fees if any, and other third-party costs are separate unless expressly included in the engagement letter.
If the matter no longer fits standard scope, Fauri Law may recommend an add-on, revised fee, the ESOP Plan Setup Kit, the Equity Structuring Kit, or Advisory & Transactional Work.
How the Engagement Works
From intake to delivery — a clear, lawyer-led process.
Step 01
Start Team Documents Intake
Complete the team documents intake with information about the company, the contractor role, services or deliverables, IP needs, confidentiality concerns, and any potential red flags.
Step 02
Conflict & Scope Review
Fauri Law reviews the intake, identifies potential conflicts, and confirms whether the matter fits standard Build a Team Kit scope.
Step 03
Engagement Letter
If Fauri Law can assist, an engagement letter is issued confirming the scope, fee, assumptions, exclusions, deliverables, revision limits, and payment terms.
Step 04
Payment or Retainer
Payment or retainer is completed after the engagement letter is accepted.
Step 05
Document Preparation
Fauri Law prepares the standard contractor documents within the approved scope.
Step 06
Review & Revisions
You provide one consolidated round of reasonable comments. Fauri Law reviews and incorporates appropriate revisions within scope.
Step 07
Delivery & Implementation Guidance
Final documents are delivered with implementation guidance and recommended next legal steps.
How This Connects
Where the Build a Team Kit fits in your legal sequence.
The Build a Team Kit is one way to engage Fauri Law's IP & Tech practice. It connects to the following steps in your legal sequence.
Equity Structuring Kit
Use the Equity Structuring Kit if a contractor or contributor will receive restricted shares, vesting equity, or equity tied to continued contribution.
ESOP Plan Setup Kit
Use the ESOP Plan Setup Kit if the company wants to create an option plan for contractors, contributors, or other team members.
Advisory & Transactional Work
For employment agreements, advisor arrangements with equity, executive terms, foreign contractors, classification opinions, complex restrictive covenant review, or bespoke advisory work.
Frequently Asked
Questions about scope, worker types, and structure.
Does this include employment agreements?
No. Employment agreements are not included in the Build a Team Kit. This kit is designed for independent contractor relationships.
If the company needs to hire employees, that work requires separate scope. Start with intake and Fauri Law will identify the appropriate path.
Does this include advisor agreements?
No. Advisor agreements are not included in the Build a Team Kit.
If an advisor will receive equity, options, or other incentive compensation, the appropriate path may be the ESOP Plan Setup Kit, Equity Structuring Kit, or separately scoped advisory work.
Does this include contractor agreements?
Yes. The kit includes a standard independent contractor agreement for standard-scope contractor relationships.
If there are classification concerns, foreign contractors, unusual payment structures, or significant IP or commercial risks, additional review may be required.
Does this include IP assignment?
Yes. Confidentiality and invention assignment provisions are included as part of the standard contractor documentation framework.
The goal is to help ensure work product and company-related IP are properly assigned to the company where appropriate.
Does this include non-competes?
The kit may include restrictive covenant language where legally available and appropriate.
It does not casually include non-compete language as a standard promise. Restrictive covenants must be considered carefully based on the role, jurisdiction, legal limits, and the business interest being protected.
Does this include equity compensation?
No. Equity compensation, stock options, restricted shares, or other incentive equity arrangements are not included in the Build a Team Kit.
If equity or options are part of the compensation structure, the appropriate next step may be the ESOP Plan Setup Kit, Equity Structuring Kit, or separately scoped advisory work.
Does this include contractor classification advice?
No. A contractor classification memo or detailed classification review is not included.
If there is uncertainty about whether a worker should be treated as an employee or contractor, that issue should be separately scoped before engagement.
Does this include termination advice?
No. Termination advice, discipline issues, severance, employment disputes, or threatened claims are not included. Those matters require separate advisory scope.
Can this be used for foreign contractors?
Not as standard scope. Foreign contractors, cross-border arrangements, immigration, payroll, tax, and local law issues require separate review.
What happens after delivery?
After delivery, the company will have standard contractor documentation in place for approved scope. Depending on the company's next stage, the next legal step may be:
- ESOP Plan Setup Kit for option infrastructure;
- Equity Structuring Kit for restricted shares or vesting;
- Ongoing Counsel Support for recurring legal needs;
- Advisory & Transactional Work for employment, advisor equity, or bespoke matters.
Get Started
Put the right legal structure around the people helping build the company.
The Build a Team Kit helps companies document independent contractor relationships while protecting confidential information, company IP, and business interests through appropriate terms and restrictions where legally available.
Many companies begin with the Build a Team Kit and continue with Ongoing Counsel Support as contractor, equity, and governance needs grow.