Are electronic signatures legally valid for letters of engagement and client agreements in New Zealand?

Yes, in most cases. Part 4 of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 lets a legal requirement for a signature be met electronically when the signature identifies the signer, shows their approval and is reliable enough for the purpose. A small number of documents are excluded, including wills, affidavits and powers of attorney. Read our guide to e-signature law in New Zealand .

Which legal documents cannot be signed electronically?

The Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 excludes some documents from its electronic signature rules, including wills and other testamentary documents, affidavits, statutory declarations and powers of attorney. Check the requirements for each document type before sending it for electronic signature.

Do clients and other parties need a Flowsign account to sign?

No. Each signer gets an email with a private link, opens it on a phone, tablet or computer and signs in the browser. There is nothing to install and no account to create.

What record do we keep for each matter?

Every completed package is sealed into a tamper-evident record with an audit trail and a certificate of completion showing who signed, when and from where. Both are included on every plan, including Free. See how we protect documents .

Engagement letters signed the same day.

Send letters of engagement and settlement documents in the right order, with a sealed audit trail behind every signature.

Book a demo See pricing

Old Government Buildings in Wellington, home of the Victoria University law school, under a clear blue sky. — Wellington's Old Government Buildings, home of a law school. Photo: Ulrich Lange, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Built around the matter.

The right documents to the right parties, with a record of every step.

A Flowsign package's Recipients tab, listing four parties in signing order with one signed, one sent and two pending.

Every matter in one package, sent, signed and ready to file.

Matter templates

Reusable letters of engagement, NDAs and terms of engagement with the right fields already placed.

Signing order for every party

Defensible audit trail

One package per matter

Signed in the meeting room

Details filled in for you

No one left waiting on a signature

Each party is emailed when it is their turn and signs from a link, with no account to create. You can see who has signed and who has not at any time.

Three people in discussion at a wooden boardroom table with a laptop and a tablet.

A record you can stand behind

Every completed document is sealed as a tamper-evident PDF with a timestamped audit trail behind every signature.

Three colleagues smiling around a laptop at a wooden boardroom table.

How it works. From new matter to signed letter of engagement in three steps.

Prepare the matter documents

Start from a template or upload your own documents, then place the fields each party needs to complete.

A selected signature field on a document page with resize handles and a toolbar, beside fields assigned to two other signers.

Send to each party

Add the client, partner and any other party, and set the order. Each one is sent a link when it is their turn.

The Send from template screen listing templates to choose from, with the Send type, Recipients, Details and Review steps ahead.

File the sealed copy

All parties receive the completed PDF with its audit trail, ready to save against the matter.

The Activity Log on a package page listing each event with its time.

Connect to the systems you already use.

Your systems call the Flowsign REST API, a workflow sends the package, recipients are notified and sign, and webhooks post each event back to your systems and to tools such as Power Automate, Zapier, Make and n8n.

LEAPVia Zapier
ActionstepVia Zapier
SmokeballVia Zapier
ClioVia Zapier

SharePointVia Zapier
NetDocumentsVia Power Automate
iManageVia Power Automate

Flowsign connects through Zapier, Make, n8n, Power Automate and its REST API, so signed documents and status updates land where your team already works.

How integrations work

The High Court in Auckland.

Watch how it works

All videos

0:51
How-toSend for signature
Creating a package
Upload your documents and add the people who need to sign.
Coming soon
How-toSign
Signing in person
Hand your device over, let them sign, and take it back.
Read the guide
Coming soon
How-toTrack and report
Reading the audit trail
See who did what, filter the list and export it.
Read the guide

A client signing on a tablet across the desk from a lawyer, with a harbour view behind.

Letters of engagement signed before the meeting ends

Browse templates

Frequently asked questions

Yes, in most cases. Part 4 of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 lets a legal requirement for a signature be met electronically when the signature identifies the signer, shows their approval and is reliable enough for the purpose. A small number of documents are excluded, including wills, affidavits and powers of attorney. Read our guide to e-signature law in New Zealand.
The Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 excludes some documents from its electronic signature rules, including wills and other testamentary documents, affidavits, statutory declarations and powers of attorney. Check the requirements for each document type before sending it for electronic signature.
No. Each signer gets an email with a private link, opens it on a phone, tablet or computer and signs in the browser. There is nothing to install and no account to create.
Every completed package is sealed into a tamper-evident record with an audit trail and a certificate of completion showing who signed, when and from where. Both are included on every plan, including Free. See how we protect documents.

More industries

Human resources. Offers, contracts & onboarding.
Flowsign for human resources
Finance and insurance. Accounts, policies & claims.
Flowsign for finance and insurance
Ports and logistics. Carrier & delivery paperwork.
Flowsign for ports and logistics

Get it signed.

Start free and send your first document today, or book a demo and we'll show you around.

Start for free Book a demo