In the asymmetric unit of the crystal structure of the title compound, C(16)H(17)Cl(3)N(3)O(2)P, there are two crystallograph-ically independent mol-ecules, which form dimers via N-H⋯O hydrogen bonding between the N-H group and the P=O group. In the mol-ecular structure, the phosphoryl group is anti to the carbonyl group. The two benzene rings are oriented at dihedral angles of 54.3 (2) and 49.7 (2)° in the two independent mol-ecules.