Short answer. No. Article 1845 states that the contributions of a limited partner may be cash or property, but not services. A limited partner backs the firm with money or assets, not with his work — so if what you intend to bring is your labour or skill, you cannot bring it in as a limited partner's contribution.
What the law says
The contributions of a limited partner may be cash or property, but not services.
Civil Code, Article 1845 — Limited Partner's Contribution. Read the full provision →
Cash or property only
Article 1845 is a one-line rule with real consequences: the contributions of a limited partner may be cash or property, but not services. A limited partner's stake in the firm has to take the form of money or of property — tangible or intangible assets he transfers to the partnership. What he cannot contribute, in that capacity, is his services: his time, labour, skill or industry. This is a deliberate line. The limited partner is conceived as a passive investor who supplies capital and stands back, and 'capital' here means cash or property with an ascertainable value, not the harder-to-value and management-flavoured contribution of personal work.
Why services are excluded
The exclusion connects to what a limited partner is allowed to do. A limited partner is shielded from the firm's debts precisely because he stays out of running the business. If he could contribute services, he would be working in the firm — and working in the firm shades quickly into taking part in its control, which is exactly what a limited partner must not do if he wants to keep his liability shield. So the bar on contributing services and the bar on managing the business point the same way: the limited partner's role is to supply capital, not effort.
If services are what you bring
So what if your contribution really is your work — you are the one who will run or build the business? Then a limited partner's role does not fit you, and forcing your labour into that box does not work. The usual answer is to come in as a general partner instead: general partners can and do contribute industry, and they are the ones who manage. That comes with personal liability for the firm's debts, which is the trade-off — the person who runs the business bears its risks.
Deciding how to come in
Before you agree to join a partnership, be clear about what you are actually bringing. If it is money or property, a limited-partner role can suit — you get the returns and the liability shield. If it is your time and skill, you cannot be a limited partner for that contribution, and trying to be one anyway risks a role that does not hold up. Match the label to the reality: capital in, limited partner; work in, general partner. Getting this right at the outset avoids a contribution that the law will not recognise and a shield that was never properly yours.