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Offer Letter Generator

Generate a clean, legally-aware offer letter for the US or the UK in under a minute. Includes contingencies, equity, benefits summary, and the right at-will / right-to-work language. Always have your lawyer review before sending.

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Anatomy of a clean offer letter

An offer letter is not the employment contract — it's the trust-building handshake before it. A good offer letter is short, complete, and unsurprising. Every figure should match what the candidate has been verbally told, every contingency should be explicit, and the legal language should be jurisdiction-correct (US at-will is fundamentally different from UK or EU contractual employment).

What every offer letter must include

The legal reminder. This generator produces a starting-point template, not a contract. Always have your offer letter reviewed by qualified employment counsel in your jurisdiction (especially for senior, executive, or international hires).

US vs UK offer letters — the differences that matter

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a lawyer to send an offer letter?
Not for a routine, mid-level offer using a template — but yes, for senior or executive offers, international hires, anything with material equity, or any offer including non-competes, garden leave, or unusual termination provisions.
Can an offer letter be revoked?
In the US, generally yes (subject to promissory estoppel risks if the candidate has already resigned). In the UK and EU, offers that have been accepted typically form a contract and revocation may trigger breach-of-contract claims. Always consult counsel before revoking an accepted offer.
Should I include the bonus in the salary line?
No — always separate base salary and target bonus. Conflating them creates a misleading impression of guaranteed pay and is a common source of post-offer disputes.
Is the offer letter the same as the employment contract?
In the US: often yes — the offer letter often is the contract for non-executive roles. In the UK: no — the offer letter is supplemented by a written statement of particulars and (often) a separate contract of employment.
How long should the acceptance window be?
3 to 7 days is standard. Less than 3 days feels coercive; more than 7 lets the candidate shop the offer and stretches your hiring timeline. For senior roles, 5–7 days is conventional courtesy.
Where should I store signed offer letters?
In the candidate record in your ATS, with a clear audit trail (who sent, when, who countersigned, when). Treegarden's ATS includes offer-letter generation, e-signature, and automatic archive against the candidate's hiring record. See Treegarden →