EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


         This Employment Agreement  ("Agreement") is entered into as of this 1st
day of June,  1996 by and  between  Globalink,  Inc.  with  address  of 9302 Lee
Highway,  Fairfax,  Virginia 22031  ("Globalink"  or the "Company") and Harry E.
Hagerty  with  home  address  at 1416  34th  Street,  NW,  Washington,  DC 20008
("Executive").

         WHEREAS,   Globalink  desires  to  have  the  benefits  of  Executive's
knowledge  and  expertise as a full-time  employee  without the  distraction  of
employment  related  uncertainties  and  considers  such  employment in the best
interests  of the  Company and its  shareholders,  and  Executive  desires to be
employed full time by the Company; and

         WHEREAS,  Globalink  and  Executive  desire to enter into an  Agreement
reflecting  terms  under which  Executive  will be employed by the Company for a
three (3) year period which commenced on June 1, 1996.

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
set forth herein,  subject only to the approval of the Compensation Committee of
the Board of Directors, the parties agree as follows:

         1. Term. This Agreement will remain in effect for a period of three (3)
years and will be  renewed  automatically  for  succeeding  periods  of one year
unless sooner  terminated  as provided in sections 6 and 7 below,  unless either
party  provides  not less than thirty  (30) days notice  prior to the end of the
term of its or his desire to terminate this Agreement at the end of the term.

         2. Nature of Employment. Executive shall be employed as the Chairman of
the Board of Directors and Chief Executive  Officer of Globalink with full power
and authority as  determined  by the Board of Directors of Globalink.  Executive
agrees to diligently and faithfully  perform such reasonable duties and serve in
such  capacities as the Board of Directors of the Company shall  determine  from
time to time.

         3. Compensation for Services.  As consideration to Executive under this
Agreement, Globalink shall compensate Executive as follows:

                  (a) Base salary.  Executive shall receive a base salary of Two
Hundred  Thousand  ($200,000) per year, or such other greater sum by way of base
salary as the Globalink Board of Directors may determine from time to time.

                  (b)      Incentive Compensation and Bonus.

                           (i)  Stock options to purchase 120,000 shares of  the
                  Company's common stock at  $8.625, the market price on June 1,
                  1996,  per share to be granted at commencement of  employment.
                  The options shall vest at thirty-three  and  one-third percent
                  (33-1/3% or 40,000 shares)  per  year on the first, second and
                  third  anniversaries  of  the  date  of  commencement  of  the
                  Executive's employment. The


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                  vested options shall be exercisable for a period of five years
                  from the date of vesting.

                  The options are cancelable  upon the  Executive's  termination
                  from   Globalink   for  cause  as  defined  in  6  (a)  below.
                  Furthermore,  the  options  shall  inure to the benefit of the
                  Executive's heirs and designees.

                           (ii) Upon the accomplishment of certain objectives by
                  the Executive as set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto,  the
                  Executive  shall  be  entitled  to an  initial  bonus of up to
                  $100,000.

                           (iii) Other  incentive  compensation  shall be at the
                  discretion of the Board of Directors.

                  (c) Globalink  shall lease an automobile for the exclusive use
                  of the Executive.  The monthly lease payments shall not exceed
                  $1,000 per month for the length of this Employment Contract.

                  (d)      Benefits.  Executive shall be entitled to  all  other
                  benefits normally accorded to full time employees of Globalink
                  so long as he remains an employee of Globalink.

                  (e)  Reimbursement.   Executive  shall  be  reimbursed  within
                  fifteen  (15)  days  for  all  properly  documented  Globalink
                  business  expenses  incurred  by  Executive.   To  the  extent
                  permitted  by  applicable  law,  Globalink,  shall treat these
                  expenses  as  senior  in the  right of  payment  to any  other
                  obligation of Globalink.

         4.       Responsibility of Executive. The responsibilities of Executive
under this Agreement are as follows:

                  (a)  Executive  agrees  to  serve  Globalink  for the  term of
employment specified in Section 1 above. Executive agrees to (i) devote his full
business  time to the  business  and  affairs  of  Globalink,  (ii) use his best
efforts to promote the interests of Globalink,  and (iii) perform faithfully and
efficiently the responsibilities assigned to him by the Board of Directors.

                  (b) During  the term of this  Agreement,  Executive  shall not
perform  services for any person or entity that competes  directly or indirectly
with the Company.  Executive  agrees to disclose to the Board of  Directors  any
non-Company  activities for which Executive  receives  compensation for services
rendered.

                  (c) Executive  agrees to abide by general company  policies as
the same are duly adopted by the Board of Directors  from time to time,  so long
as  such  policies  do not  conflict  with  the  terms  and  conditions  of this
Agreement.


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         5.       Confidentiality  and  Non-Disclosure  Agreement.    Executive
acknowledges  that  the  software  technology,   the  business  information  and
techniques   used,   developed  and  acquired  by  the  Company   ("Confidential
Information")   are  among  its  most  valuable  assets  and  such  Confidential
Information was compiled with the expenditure of incalculable  time,  effort and
expense.  Executive further acknowledges that by reason of his employment by the
Company, he will have access to Confidential Information of the Company and that
the value of such  information  may be destroyed by disclosure to anyone outside
the employ of the Company.  Consequently,  the  Executive  hereby agrees that he
will not at any time,  without the express written  consent of the Company:  (i)
disclose,  directly or  indirectly,  any  Confidential  Information  (as defined
below) to anyone  outside the employ of the  Company,  or (ii) use,  directly or
indirectly,  any  Confidential  Information for the benefit of anyone other than
the Company.

         "Confidential  Information"  as used herein means all  information of a
business or technical  nature disclosed to, learned or developed by Executive in
the course of his employment by the Company,  which  information  relates to the
Company or the business of any other person,  firm,  corporation or other entity
which  consults  with the Company in connection  with the Business  which is not
generally  known  in  the  software  industry.  Confidential  Information  shall
include,  but is not limited to,  information  and  knowledge  pertaining to the
software technology, linguistic algorithms, developments,  improvements, methods
of operation,  sales and profit figures,  customer and client lists,  credit and
other   financial   information   about  the  Company  or  its  customers,   and
relationships between the Company and its customers, clients and others who have
business dealings with the Company.

         6.       Termination by the Company.     The  Board  of  Directors  may
terminate the employment of Executive at any time with or without cause,  and in
such event the following shall apply:

                  (a) In the event of  termination  by Globalink for cause,  all
salary and other benefits paid or provided to Executive hereunder shall cease as
of the date of termination, and the Company shall have no further obligations to
Executive.  For purposes of this Section 6 (a), termination "for cause" shall be
defined as:

                           (i) any willful and  material  breach or violation of
                  any of Executive's  covenants,  duties,  or obligations  under
                  this  Agreement  (including  Executive's  resignation  without
                  cause) or any  willful  or  material  neglect of or failure to
                  refusal  to  perform  any  of  such  covenants,   duties,   or
                  obligations,  which is not cured  within  five days  after the
                  receipt by Executive of notice of such breach or violation;

                           (ii) any  willful  or  material  misconduct  which is
                  reasonably  deemed to be injurious to the Company,  including,
                  without limitation,  misconduct  involving fraud or dishonesty
                  in the performance of such covenants, duties or obligations;

                           (iii) the  development  by  Executive  of  any  drug,
                  alcohol, or other substance abuse problem, or  the  conviction
                  of a crime involving moral turpitude; or


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                           (iv) any willful violation or willful refusal to obey
                  the reasonable lawful directives and instructions of the Board
                  of  Director,  which is not cured  within  five days after the
                  receipt by Executive of notice of such breach or violation.

                  For the  purposes  of this  definition,  no act or omission of
Executive shall be considered  "willful" unless Executive was not acting in good
faith and did not have a  reasonable  belief that such action or omission was in
the best interest of the Company.

                  (b) In the event of  termination  by Globalink  without cause,
except as  provided  in  Section 6 (c)  hereof,  the  Company  agrees to provide
Executive with the following:

                           (i)  Executive  shall  receive  an  amount  equal  to
                  twenty-four  (24)  months'  base  salary plus the value of his
                  benefits accrued at the time of termination that the Executive
                  would  have  received   under  this  Agreement  but  for  such
                  termination.   Such  amount  shall  be  payable  to  Executive
                  bi-monthly  installments  over a period  of  twenty-four  (24)
                  months  following  termination.  The Company will also pay the
                  incentive compensation described in Section 3 (b).

                           (ii) The  definition  of  termination  without  cause
                  shall include, but not be limited to, any termination relating
                  to a continuous  disability or  incapacity of Executive  which
                  prevents  him from  performing  his duties for a period of not
                  less than three (3) months as determined  by any  independent,
                  licensed medical doctor.

                  (c) Globalink  shall be entitled to terminate  this  Agreement
upon a finding of the Board of Directors that Executive has willfully  failed to
observe  or  perform  his  obligations  or duties as  specifically  set forth in
Section  4  hereof,  provided  that the Board of  Directors  has first  notified
Executive on two separate  occasions of such failure and has given  Executive at
least thirty (30) days after each such occasion to remedy such willful breach of
duty. In the event of a termination  under this Section 6 (c),  Globalink  shall
provide Executive with one-half of all amounts payable under Section 6 (b).

                  (d)  In the  event  of a  hostile  takeover  of  the  Company,
Executive  shall receive an amount equal to three  multiplied by one year's base
salary plus the value of his other  employment  benefits.  All non-vested  stock
options  shall  immediately  vest  and  shall  be  exercisable  as set  forth in
paragraph 3 (b) (i) above.

                  (e) In the  event  of a change  in  control,  Executive  shall
receive an amount  equal to one year's  base  salary plus the value of his other
employment  benefits and all non-vested stock options shall immediately vest and
shall be exercisable, as set forth in paragraph 3 (b) (i) above.



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                  A "change  in  control"  with  respect to  Globalink  shall be
deemed to have occurred if (i)  substantially  all the assets of the Company are
sold,  other than any such  transaction  following which the stockholders of the
Company prior to the transaction retain at least a majority of the voting equity
securities of the surviving or successor corporation; (ii) the Company is merged
or  consolidated  with, or becomes a subsidiary of, another  corporation,  other
than any such transaction  following which the stockholders of the Company prior
to the transaction retain at least a majority of the voting equity securities of
the surviving or successor corporation; (iii) any "person" or "group" of persons
(as such terms are used in Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended),  other than the Company or a subsidiary  of the Company,  and other
than  persons  currently  holding  greater  than 10% of the  outstanding  voting
securities  becomes the  "beneficial  owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the
1934 Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50%
or  more  of the  combined  voting  power  of  the  Company's  then  outstanding
securities,  or (iv) during any period of two consecutive  years during the term
of this Agreement,  individuals  who at the beginning of such period  constitute
the Board of Directors  of the Company  cease for any reasons to  constitute  at
least a majority  thereof,  unless the  election of each  director who was not a
director  at the  beginning  of such  period  has been  approved  in  advance by
directors  representing at least two-thirds of the sum of the directors (i) then
in office who were  directors at the beginning of the period and (ii)  directors
approved by two-thirds of the directors then in office.

                  7.  Resignation  by Executive.  Executive  may terminate  this
Agreement and his employment  with Globalink for cause, in which event Executive
and  Globalink  shall have such  rights and  obligations  as would apply if this
Agreement had been terminated  under Section 6 (b). For purposes of this Section
6,  Executive's  termination  "for cause"  shall be defined as  termination  for
Globalink's willful or permanent breach of its obligations under this Agreement.
If,  however,  Executive  terminates  this Agreement and his employment with the
Company without cause,  resignation shall be deemed  termination for cause under
Section 6 (a) and all such rights and obligations thereunder shall apply.

                  8.       Governing Law. The Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Virginia.

                  9. Severability. If any court of competent jurisdiction should
find any provision of this Agreement invalid or  unenforceable,  for any reason,
the  remaining   portion  or  portions  hereof  shall   nevertheless  by  valid,
enforceable  and carried into effect,  unless to do so would clearly violate the
present legal and valid intention of the parties hereto.

                  10.      Entire  Agreement.  This  Agreement  constitutes  the
entire  understanding  between the parties  with  respect to the subject  matter
hereof,  superseding all prior  negotiations and agreements.  This Agreement may
not be amended except in writing executed by the parties hereto.

                  11.      Effect  on  Successors  in  Interest.  This Agreement
shall  inure  to the  benefit  of and be  binding  upon  heirs,  administrators,
executors, successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.


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                  12. Notices.  Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall
be given in  writing  and  shall  be  deemed  effectively  given  upon  personal
delivery,  including by  facsimile,  or by  recognized  courier (such as Federal
Express), or three (3) business days after deposit in the United States Mail, by
registered or certified mail, addressed to a party at its address shown below or
at such other address or facsimile number as such party may designate in writing
to the other party pursuant to this Section.

                  13. Assignment.  Globalink shall have the right to assign this
agreement and to delegate all of its rights,  duties and obligations  hereunder,
whether in whole or in part to any parent,  affiliate,  successor, or subsidiary
organization  or company of Globalink or  corporation  with which  Globalink may
merge  or  consolidate  or  which  acquires  by  purchase  or  otherwise  all or
substantially  all of Globalink  assets,  subject to the provisions of Section 6
(d), but such assignment shall not release  Globalink from its obligations under
this agreement.

                  14. Good Faith. The parties will deal with each holder in good
faith with respect to this Agreement.


                  IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the Company has caused this Agreement to
be signed by a duly authorized officer,  and Executive has signed this Agreement
as of the date and year written above.


                                  The Company:

                                  Globalink, Inc.
                                  9302 Lee Highway, 12th Floor
                                  Fairfax, VA  22031

                                  BY:_______________________________



                                  Executive:

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