Junior Transactional Attorney

Overview

This is a part-time contractor role focused on transactional legal work and the evaluation of AI systems used for contract review and negotiation.

Compensation: $70–$90/hour

Location: Remote

Responsibilities

• Contract drafting and redlining: Participate in simulated contract negotiations; review contractual language; perform redlining exercises to identify risks and recommend revisions.
• AI response evaluation: Review AI-generated responses to contract-related scenarios and assess legal accuracy, relevance, completeness, and practical applicability.
• Legal quality assessment: Use 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: Work 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 including 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

• Prior 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 Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), fund formation, or other complex corporate legal matters.
• Experience evaluating legal documents against structured criteria or established review guidelines.

Compensation & Benefits

• $70–$90/hour
• Contractor role type

Location

• Remote