Understand your speaker agreement before you sign.
Upload the agreement you use or the one an organizer sent. Get a free automated report using a framework shaped by real client representation, contract negotiation, and firsthand speaking experience.
The Valle Legal Speaker Assessment is automated and high level based of internal standards we've developed for professional speaker contracts. It is not a complete legal review, legal advice, or a substitute for advice about your specific situation. It does not create an attorney-client relationship.
Assessment Report
Protect what you worked so hard to build.
A speaking engagement puts more than your time on the line. It puts your brand, reputation, voice, and hard-won expertise into someone else's hands.
You deserve to speak with the confidence and trust that your interests align with the value you bring to your audiences.
From agreement to useful next steps.
Upload your agreement
Submit a Word document or text-searchable PDF up to 15 MB.
Apply the framework
The automated assessment reviews eight speaker-focused categories developed by Valle Legal attorneys.
Receive your report
Get a free PDF by email with clear statuses, context, and issues to consider more closely.
Your value extends beyond the hour you spend on stage.
Your speaking agreement can affect your preparation, intellectual property, future use of the recording, and the reputation you've built around your work.
Eight categories grounded in real speaking engagements.
Scope and additional work
Included services, preparation, promotion, and added requests.
Fees and payment protection
Compensation, deposits, expenses, timing, and payment obligations.
Cancellation and rescheduling
Changes, postponements, cancellation rights, and force majeure.
Travel and event responsibilities
Travel, lodging, local transportation, logistics, and related costs.
Recording and content reuse
Streaming, recording, editing, distribution, and later use.
Content and intellectual property
Ownership and licensing of your slides, ideas, and materials.
Name, image, voice, and AI use
Publicity rights and uses involving your identity or AI tools.
Other important terms
Restrictions, disputes, liability, and other material provisions.
Attorney judgment from both sides of the microphone.
Sean Valle is a practicing attorney who represents clients in complex contract matters. He's also a speaker. He built this assessment around the questions that matter in practice.
The most important thing I can offer as an attorney is strategic discretion. Knowing which problems matter, where to push back, and how to protect a relationship while protecting yourself.
Attorney-developed standards, ready for action.
The free automated report is built from the issue-spotting, prioritization, and practical perspective Valle Legal brings to speaker agreements.
The agreement appears to address the issue.
The language may be unclear, incomplete, one-sided, or worth discussing.
Relevant language was not identified.
The available language did not support a reliable result.
Start with an agreement built for speakers.
Instead of starting from scratch or reacting to a new organizer agreement every time, begin with Valle Legal's standardized professional speaker agreement template.
The template applies the same attorney-developed priorities in one coherent agreement you can adapt for your own U.S. speaking engagements.
- Designed for professional speaking engagements
- Built around practical attorney judgment
- Helps establish expectations before the engagement
- Reusable for the purchaser's own speaking work
Assess first. Then choose your next step.
After you complete the assessment, your results give you personalized access to the current template purchase flow.
The template is a standardized general U.S. agreement, not a contract customized to your facts or a particular state. Current pricing and purchase terms appear in the secure purchase flow.
When you need a closer look, talk with a Valle Legal attorney.
Some opportunities call for advice tailored to the agreement, the engagement, and the business decision in front of you.
Review an organizer's agreement
Understand the tradeoffs in the contract you were asked to sign.
Revise or negotiate terms
Address language that does not fit the engagement or your priorities.
Protect content and reputation
Work through recording, reuse, publicity, and expanded-scope issues.
Questions from professional speakers.
Is the assessment legal advice?
No. It is an automated, high-level educational assessment. It is not a complete legal review, redline, negotiation strategy, or individualized legal advice. It does not create an attorney-client relationship. If you'd like individualized advice from a Valle Legal attorney, book a time to connect.
How long does it take?
The assessment is generated automatically after submission, and your report is emailed as a PDF. The assessment is thorough. Processing and delivery time can vary depending on the length and complexity of the agreement you upload, but it's usually less than 5 minutes.
What file types can I upload?
The platform accepts Microsoft Word documents and text-searchable PDFs up to 15 MB. Scanned or image-only PDFs may not process reliably.
What do I receive?
You receive a PDF report with category statuses and plain-English explanations of what the system identified.
How do I get the speaker agreement template?
Complete the assessment first. Your results provide personalized access to the current purchase flow for Valle Legal's standardized professional speaker agreement template.
What if an organizer requires its agreement?
Assess the organizer's agreement to identify topics that may deserve attention. Valle Legal can also provide individualized review or negotiation help under a separate engagement. Book a time to connect with a Valle Legal attorney.
How is my uploaded agreement handled?
Valle Legal and our service providers securely process the file and related information to generate and deliver the assessment. However, uploading does not create attorney-client privilege. Remove unnecessary sensitive information and review the Speaker Platform Privacy Policy for current details.
Can Valle Legal review or negotiate an agreement for me?
Yes, subject to a separate intake, conflict check, scope, fee, and engagement process. Book a consultation to discuss your situation.
Know what your speaker agreement actually says.
Start with the agreement you already use or the one an organizer sent. Get a clearer view of the terms that matter.