--- title: "How to create an Employment Agreement: a step by step guide" description:  Looking to create employment agreements for your team... --- [Skip to content](https://help.seedlegals.com/en/4384406-how-to-create-an-employment-agreement-a-step-by-step-guide#main-content) - [English](https://help.seedlegals.com/en/4384406-how-to-create-an-employment-agreement-a-step-by-step-guide) - [Français](https://help.seedlegals.com/fr/comment-créer-un-contrat-de-travail) English Show submenu for translations ![special-case-sl-logo.png\]](https://help.seedlegals.com/hs-fs/hubfs/special-case-sl-logo.png?width=165&height=18&name=special-case-sl-logo.png) - [Blog](https://seedlegals.com/resources/?nr=1) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Blog](https://seedlegals.com/resources/?nr=1) - - [English](https://help.seedlegals.com/en/4384406-how-to-create-an-employment-agreement-a-step-by-step-guide) - [Français](https://help.seedlegals.com/fr/comment-créer-un-contrat-de-travail) English Show submenu for translations - [Home](https://seedlegals.com/) [Home](https://seedlegals.com/) How can we help? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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This guide will show you how to create an Employment Agreement on the platform. - Go to Team > select or add a new employee: ![](https://help.seedlegals.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-24-2026-11-33-56-8865-AM.png?width=1822&height=593&name=image-png-Mar-24-2026-11-33-56-8865-AM.png) - Enter employee/founders details or select an employee from the drop down list then enter their start date, job title & salary: ![](https://help.seedlegals.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jan-06-2026-04-38-14-9559-PM.png?width=328&height=455&name=image-png-Jan-06-2026-04-38-14-9559-PM.png) - Then click on **New Agreement** where you can choose if this is a founder or an employee and fill in the remaining terms. Make sure to hit **Done: ![](https://help.seedlegals.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jan-06-2026-04-39-00-1157-PM.png?width=670&height=370&name=image-png-Jan-06-2026-04-39-00-1157-PM.png) ![](https://help.seedlegals.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jan-06-2026-04-40-20-7850-PM.png?width=670&height=392&name=image-png-Jan-06-2026-04-40-20-7850-PM.png)** ![](https://help.seedlegals.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/downloads.intercomcdn.comio2402829089db23aaf8bcf15129d9c6525image-1.png) - Your Employment Agreement is ready to be shared and signed - easy! ![](https://help.seedlegals.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jan-06-2026-04-41-30-2211-PM.png?width=670&height=626&name=image-png-Jan-06-2026-04-41-30-2211-PM.png) Once you have completed the employment agreement, you can reuse its terms for future agreements, saving you from having to recreate them manually each time. To do this, select **“Employee”** as the agreement type on the SeedLegals platform and fill in the required details. You will then be given the option to choose between **“SeedLegals standard terms”** or the terms from an employment agreement you have previously set up. 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