Lawyers · Retainer Agreement

Retainer signed before the first call ends.

Retainers stall when they're formatted documents sent as email attachments. Clients forget, ask questions about fields they don't understand, or sign incorrectly. Docuplete maps your retainer to a guided interview — clients fill on their phone, the agreement auto-populates, and they sign with OTP verification in the same session.

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The problem

Why retainer agreements get stuck.

Clients receive a dense legal document

A retainer agreement without guidance reads as intimidating — clients delay signing because they don't understand what they're agreeing to.

Manually filling client information

Copying client name, matter description, fee arrangement, and payment terms into each retainer consumes paralegal time.

Unsigned retainers delay matter opening

Every day a retainer sits unsigned is a day the attorney works without an executed engagement — creating billing and scope risk.

No verified audit trail

An emailed PDF signature provides no proof of who signed, when they signed, or that the document wasn't altered after signing.

How it works

From unsigned to executed in one client session.

1

Upload your retainer agreement template

Upload the engagement letter or retainer your firm uses. Map the client-specific fields once.

2

Client fills the guided interview

The client receives a unique link and completes the interview — their name, matter description, and acknowledgment of fee and payment terms — in plain language.

3

Agreement auto-populates

Every mapped field — client name, matter type, rate, retainer amount, payment schedule — fills automatically from the interview answers.

4

OTP signature with trusted timestamp

The client signs with OTP email verification. An RFC 3161 timestamp records exactly when they signed. SHA-256 hash detects any subsequent modification.

What the interview covers

Every field your retainer requires — in one client interaction.

Client full legal nameClient address and contact detailsMatter description and typeFee arrangement (hourly / flat / contingency)Hourly rate or flat fee amountInitial retainer amountPayment scheduleBilling cycleScope of representationExclusions from representationAcknowledgment of engagement termsE-signature (OTP-verified)

Legal validity

Every executed retainer is tamper-evident and timestamped.

OTP email identity verification
RFC 3161 trusted timestamp
SHA-256 tamper detection
Full audit trail (IP, device, timestamp)
Independent TSA authority

For detailed information on e-signature legal validity under ESIGN and UETA, see our e-signature compliance page →

Get retainers signed faster.

One link per new client. Fill, sign, and execute your retainer before the first substantive call.

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