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Junior Transactional Attorney

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Posted Oct 19, 2026

Remote · US Contract
$70 – $90/hr

Overview

This is a contractor, part-time remote role for a Junior Transactional Attorney at the intersection of legal practice and artificial intelligence.

The position involves contributing transactional legal expertise to the training and evaluation of advanced AI systems for contract review and negotiation. You will assess AI-generated responses, participate in simulated contract negotiations, and provide structured feedback to improve the accuracy, consistency, and quality of AI-driven legal solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Contract Drafting and Redlining: Conduct simulated contract negotiations, review contractual language, and perform redlining to identify risks and recommend revisions.
  • AI Response Evaluation: Review AI-generated responses to contract-related scenarios and evaluate their legal accuracy, relevance, completeness, and practical applicability.
  • Legal Quality Assessment: Apply defined evaluation frameworks, grading rubrics, and assessment criteria to evaluate AI performance on transactional legal tasks.
  • Risk Identification: Identify contractual risks, ambiguous provisions, unfavorable terms, and potential compliance concerns; provide clear recommendations for improvement.
  • Feedback and Documentation: Provide structured, actionable feedback to improve AI models’ understanding of contractual language, legal reasoning, and negotiation strategies.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with product, engineering, and research teams to refine datasets, evaluation guidelines, and best practices for AI-powered contract review.
  • Consistency and Quality Control: Ensure evaluations are objective, detailed, and consistent with established legal standards and task-specific guidelines.

Required Qualifications

  • 1–3 years of experience in transactional legal work at a law firm or within an in-house legal team.
  • Foundational experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and redlining commercial agreements.
  • Familiarity with contractual documents such as Master Services Agreements (MSAs), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), and other commercial contracts.
  • Strong understanding of contractual provisions, legal terminology, risk allocation, and negotiation principles.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
  • Strong analytical and critical-thinking abilities, including the ability to explain legal reasoning and translate it into actionable feedback.
  • Interest in legal technology, artificial intelligence, and the application of AI to transactional legal workflows.
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Previous exposure to legal AI products, legal technology platforms, or AI training and evaluation initiatives.
  • Internship or professional experience at a corporate law firm.
  • Exposure to M&A transactions, fund formation, or other complex corporate legal matters.
  • Experience evaluating legal documents against structured criteria or established review guidelines.
  • Experience evaluating legal documents against structured criteria or established review guidelines.

Good-to-Have Skills

  • Legal AI and legal technology
  • AI model evaluation and training
  • Corporate law firm experience
  • Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
  • Fund formation
  • Contract negotiation
  • Legal data annotation and quality assessment
  • Experience with technology-sector agreements

Compensation & Benefits

  • Pay: $70–$90/hour
  • Role type: Contractor

Location

  • Remote