Commercial Contracts Attorney for M&A Diligence
Overview
Remote Commercial Contracts Attorney focused on M&A diligence. You’ll review complex agreements and annotate key provisions to shape AI-assisted legal tools, drawing on deep experience in drafting, negotiation, and diligence. Expect to assess risk, deliver clear written feedback, and apply practical judgment to related contracts like leases as needed. You’ll work as a contractor and help train models with real-world input by highlighting material risks and contract mechanics. Key tools include virtual data rooms and contract analytics while you explain complex concepts clearly to a technical audience. M&A diligence, change-of-control, indemnification are central to the role.
What You'll Do5
- 1Review and annotate sophisticated commercial agreements and real-world M&A diligence scenarios to guide AI tool design.
- 2Assess provisions such as change-of-control, assignment, termination, exclusivity, MFN, indemnification, and renewal terms and mark material risks.
- 3Differentiate material contract risks from boilerplate with concise written rationales.
- 4Provide structured, high-quality written feedback to support AI systems used by transaction professionals.
- 5Evaluate issue severity within realistic M&A transaction contexts and apply practical judgment to related contracts like commercial leases as needed.
Requirements7
- 15+ years drafting, negotiating, or performing diligence on commercial contracts in law firms or in-house teams.
- 2Extensive experience reviewing contracts in virtual data rooms during live M&A transactions.
- 3Strong familiarity with risk-bearing provisions including change-of-control, assignment, and termination mechanics.
- 4Experience conducting or managing diligence at a major firm or managed review setting.
- 5Excellent written and verbal communication with the ability to explain complex legal risk precisely.
- 6Juris Doctor and active bar membership (or equivalent in your jurisdiction).
- 7Exposure to SaaS/technology agreements and contract analytics tools is a plus.
Who Should Apply
The ideal candidate has 5+ years of hands-on experience with commercial contracts and M&A diligence, plus comfort in virtual data room environments. This role suits lawyers who can translate complex risk into plain language and who can deliver structured written feedback for AI training. It’s less suitable for those lacking direct M&A diligence experience or with minimal exposure to contract analytics tools. Common fit checks include: familiarity with change-of-control and termination provisions, and a track record in either a law firm or in-house setting. Expect candidates to be screened on ability to annotate provisions and communicate risk succinctly.
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$90 - $100/hr
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Highlight recent M&A diligence work with virtual data rooms, and quantify impact by noting specific controls you annotated (e.g., change-of-control clauses, MFN terms) and any written risk rationales you produced.
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