Contract Lawyers · San Francisco · Startups and Companies
Contracts for San Francisco and Bay Area startups and companies, drafted and reviewed for the law that governs them. SAFEs, SaaS and AI agreements, contractor and IP assignments. Fixed fees from $99, and standard contracts are ready in 24 to 48 hours.
Tell us the contract, the counterparty and which state’s law governs it. A lawyer on our team replies within 2 hours with a clear fee and timeline. No obligation.
Yes, working remotely. We draft, review and negotiate contracts for San Francisco and Bay Area startups and companies, led by Prakhar Rai, a business lawyer who advises US startups and founders. Standard work is done in days, not weeks, on a fixed fee you agree first.
A San Francisco startup usually signs the same handful of documents: founder and IP papers, a SAFE, customer MSAs, contractor agreements and, more often now, AI vendor terms. This page is for hiring a lawyer to draft, review or negotiate them. For rules that apply across the country, see contract lawyers in the USA.
On this page: Which contracts · Investors and customers · California law · How it works · Cost · FAQ
The documents we draft and review most for Bay Area companies.
Founders agreements, shareholders agreements and the IP assignments that make sure the company owns what the team builds.
Review of SAFEs, convertible notes and term sheets before you sign. See SAFE note review and the MFN clause.
Master service agreements, SaaS terms, statements of work and data addenda, built for enterprise buyers. See SaaS startup legal documents.
Training data, output ownership, model vendor and agent terms. See contracts every AI startup needs and agentic AI as a service.
1099 agreements with proper IP assignment, advisor agreements and offer terms. See the 1099 contract guide.
A counterparty draft checked in tracked changes, then negotiated with their counsel. See what contract review costs.
Usually, for investor documents. Venture-backed companies are commonly Delaware corporations, and SAFEs, shareholder agreements and financing documents are typically governed by Delaware law even when the team sits in San Francisco. We draft to what your investors expect. See our SAFE and convertible note guide.
Liability caps, indemnities and data terms. A large customer’s counsel will redline your cap, ask who covers a data breach and, increasingly, who owns the output of AI features. Settle these in your template before the first deal. See how a missing liability cap hurts a startup.
Clean ownership of the IP. They ask for signed assignments from every founder and contractor, and for customer contracts that do not hand away your product. See startup agreements investors read and IP due diligence.
Short answers below. The full detail is on our California contract lawyers page.
Almost never. California voids nearly all non-competes, so we use confidentiality, IP assignment and non-solicit terms that fit instead. See non-compete rules by state.
It depends on California’s ABC test, not the label in the contract. The agreement and the real working relationship both have to match. See work for hire vs independent contractor.
No. California limits assignment of inventions an employee develops on their own time without company resources, so a blanket clause needs a carve-out. We draft assignment language that fits this rule.
Only once you meet its size or data thresholds. If you do, customer contracts need data terms. See data processing agreements.
Four steps, all online, in your time zone.
Tell us the contract, the counterparty and the governing state. Send the draft you received, if you have one.
A lawyer replies within 2 hours with a fee and a timeline. No hourly meter.
Your contract is drafted or reviewed, then checked by a second lawyer, with a plain-language note on the key risks.
Revisions until the contract reflects the deal. If the other side pushes back, we support the negotiation.
Fixed fees start at $99. You agree the fee before work begins, and it covers drafting, internal review, revisions and a plain-language summary.
Standard contracts, from $99: NDAs, contractor agreements and simple service agreements. Business contracts, from $179: MSAs, SaaS terms, employment agreements and data addenda. Complex or multi-party work, from $249: shareholders agreements, SAFEs and multi-state deals. Contract review is quoted separately. See the US pricing or ask for a quote.
If you want a lawyer on call across the year instead of one contract at a time, see our startup legal retainer.
Guides and pages for US founders and companies.
Rules and pricing across all states.
Non-competes, worker status and privacy.
Trademark, formation, privacy and more.
What US courts look for.
What founders should not agree to.
How the two documents fit together.
Prakhar Rai is a business lawyer and the founder of My Legal Pal. He is an attorney enrolled with the Bar Council of India and an alumnus of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore, with a Master of Business Laws. He advises US startups and founders on commercial contracts, from NDAs and SaaS agreements to SAFEs and shareholder documents.
Reviewed by Prakhar Rai. Last updated: November 2026. This page is general information, not legal advice for your situation.
Drafting, review and negotiation for startups and companies in the Bay Area. Fixed fees from $99, standard turnaround 24 to 48 hours.
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