Posted Sep 23, 2026

M&A Attorney

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We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for experienced M&A Attorneys with strong expertise in mergers and acquisitions, contract negotiation, contract drafting, and contract redlining to contribute to an advanced legal AI training and evaluation project. Selected professionals will: - review and assess contract-redlining workflows - simulate negotiations - evaluate AI-generated legal responses - help establish rigorous standards for transactional legal reasoning and contract analysis The work is particularly suited to attorneys with hands-on M&A experience in corporate law firms and familiarity with sophisticated acquisition agreements. Key Responsibilities - M&A Contract Drafting & Review - Draft, review, and analyse transactional agreements used in mergers and acquisitions - Work with standard M&A documentation, including Asset Purchase Agreements and Stock Purchase Agreements - Identify contractual risks, inconsistencies, and drafting weaknesses - Evaluate whether provisions accurately reflect intended deal structures and commercial objectives - Apply professional transactional standards throughout contract-review workflows - Contract Negotiation & Redlining - Perform simulated contract negotiations and redlining exercises - Evaluate alternative drafting positions and negotiation approaches - Identify legal, commercial, and risk-allocation implications of proposed changes - Refine contractual language for clarity, precision, and enforceability - Maintain consistency across iterative negotiation and redlining exercises - AI Contract Evaluation - Review AI-generated responses to transactional and contract scenarios - Identify weak legal reasoning, inaccurate interpretations, and inappropriate drafting choices - Assess whether generated redlines reflect sound M&A judgement - Provide detailed expert feedback to improve model accuracy and precision - Help improve systems designed to analyse and interpret transactional legal documents - Evaluation Frameworks & Grading Criteria - Create objective evaluation frameworks for contract-related tasks - Define grading criteria covering drafting quality, legal reasoning, negotiation judgement, and risk identification - Establish consistent standards for evaluating AI-generated legal work - Document why specific responses are strong, incomplete, or incorrect - Support rigorous and repeatable model-evaluation workflows - Cross-Functional Legal Collaboration - Collaborate with product, research, and technical teams - Help refine legal datasets, review guidelines, and best practices - Translate transactional expertise into structured and actionable feedback - Contribute to evolving standards for AI-assisted contract review - Communicate complex legal concepts clearly across interdisciplinary teams Ideal Profile - J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school - Active bar admission in at least one U.S. jurisdiction - Minimum of 2 years of experience in the M&A department of a corporate law firm - Strong experience with mergers and acquisitions and transactional legal work - Familiarity with standard M&A agreements, including APAs and SPAs - Strong contract-drafting, negotiation, and redlining skills - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Meticulous attention to detail and strong analytical judgement - Ability to translate legal expertise into structured feedback - Comfortable working with cross-disciplinary teams in fast-paced environments - Experience working with private-equity firms is advantageous - Prior exposure to AI, legal tech, or AI-training initiatives is beneficial but not required Engagement Details - Part-time independent contractor engagement - Fully remote - Compensation: $90–$130/hour - Compensation is task-based, with payment tied to completed tasks that meet project specifications - Average handling time is approximately 3.5 hours per task - Effective hourly earnings may vary depending on task completion time and successful sign-off - Work will involve M&A contract drafting, redlining, negotiation simulations, AI-output evaluation, and legal-quality framework development - Strong transactional and M&A experience is central to this engagement - Project scope, workload, agreement types, and evaluation standards may evolve depending on project requirements - Work must be completed without using confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer, client, law firm, institution, or other third party About the Platform - This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC - We connect experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams - By submitting this application, you acknowledge that your information may be processed by 24-MAG LLC for recruitment and opportunity matching in accordance with our Privacy Policy: https://www.24-mag.com/privacy-policy