AI Contract Review for Employees

You got the offer. Before you sign, make sure you understand what you're agreeing to. Clausely reads your employment contract, non-compete, or NDA in under a minute and explains every clause in plain English.

Why employees need contract review

When you receive a job offer, the excitement makes it easy to skip the fine print. But employment contracts are legally binding - and they're written by the company's lawyers, for the company's benefit. Nearly half of all workers sign contracts they don't fully understand.

The consequences are real. Non-compete clauses can prevent you from working in your field for years. Invention assignment clauses can hand over side-project IP to your employer. Arbitration clauses can strip your right to sue. And by the time you realize what you agreed to, it's too late - the contract is signed.

Hiring a lawyer to review an employment contract costs $500-$1,500. Fighting a non-compete in court averages $4,200 in legal fees alone - and that's before you factor in lost income while you're locked out of your industry. Clausely gives you the understanding you need before you sign, for a fraction of the cost.

Red flags in employment contracts

These are the clauses most employees miss - and the ones that cause the most damage:

• Overbroad non-compete clauses - “You will not work for any competitor within a 100-mile radius for 24 months.” Some non-competes are so broad they effectively ban you from your career. Several states have banned or severely limited them, but many employees sign them anyway without knowing their rights.
• Invention assignment clauses - Your employer claims ownership of any intellectual property you create during your employment - including side projects, open-source contributions, and ideas developed on your own time with your own equipment.
• Mandatory arbitration - You waive your right to sue in court and agree to resolve disputes through private arbitration - where the arbitrator is often chosen (and paid for) by the employer.
• At-will with termination traps - The contract says at-will employment, but buried in the fine print are conditions that trigger clawbacks on signing bonuses, relocation assistance, or stock vesting if you leave “voluntarily” within a certain period.
• Non-solicitation overreach - You can't contact former colleagues or clients for 12-24 months after leaving. This can cripple your career in relationship-driven industries.
• Vague confidentiality definitions - Everything is “confidential,” including publicly available information. This gives the employer leverage to threaten legal action for almost anything you say about your work after leaving.

What Clausely catches

Upload your offer letter, employment agreement, non-compete, NDA, or confidentiality agreement - PDF, Word, or photo. Clausely's AI analyzes every clause and delivers:

Pricing

The average employee changes jobs 12 times in their career. Each job comes with a new employment contract, non-compete, or NDA. Clausely makes it affordable to understand every one of them:

• Free - Your first analysis requires no account. Sign in with Google to get 3 free analyses total.
• Starter Pack - $7.99 one-time - 10 contract analyses. No expiration. Enough for your offer letter, non-compete, NDA, and benefits summary - with analyses to spare.
• Pro - $12.99/month or $99/year - Unlimited analyses, contract chat to ask follow-up questions about specific clauses, jurisdiction-aware legal citations, and suggested negotiation language.

Compare that to the $4,200 average cost of fighting a non-compete in court. Understanding what you're signing before you sign it is the cheapest protection you can buy.

Employment contract resources

Guides and free templates to help you navigate employment agreements: