Corporate & M&A Attorney - Remote Contract
Listing checked September 22, 2026 · pay as published by AfterQuery
Overview
AfterQuery hires corporate and M&A lawyers to craft the deal, due diligence and board governance exercises that frontier AI labs use to test model judgment. You write realistic scenarios that run from term sheet to closing, then produce reference answers that spell out the legal reasoning behind each call. Your grading work covers purchase agreements, diligence summaries and board matters, with a focus on catching analysis that looks polished but would expose a client to real risk. The contract runs remote and async at 10 hours per week, with pay each week through Stripe at $100 to $200 per hour.
What You'll Do4
- 1Write realistic deal scenarios that cover the full arc from term sheet to closing.
- 2Produce reference answers that explain the legal reasoning behind each drafting and diligence judgment.
- 3Grade model output on deal documents, diligence summaries and board matters.
- 4Flag analysis that sounds convincing but would leave a client exposed to real risk.
Requirements8
- 1JD degree and active bar admission in a US jurisdiction.
- 2At least two years of corporate or M&A practice at a law firm or in-house.
- 3Direct experience with purchase agreements, due diligence or board matters.
- 4Strong written English for explaining legal reasoning.
- 5Availability for a minimum of 10 hours per week.
- 6AmLaw firm or sophisticated boutique deal experience preferred.
- 7Depth in private equity, venture or public company transactions preferred.
- 8In-house or board advisory background preferred.
Who Should Apply
The ideal candidate is a corporate or M&A attorney with at least two years of deal practice, an active bar license in a US state, and direct experience drafting purchase agreements or running diligence. Your writing explains legal reasoning without ambiguity, and you can commit 10 hours per week to remote, async work. Attorneys who thrive here treat legal judgment as the product, not billable hours. The role fits less well if your practice centers on litigation, regulatory compliance or a niche that rarely touches deals. Candidates get rejected when they lack an active bar admission or cannot show hands-on deal work on their resume. Another common low score comes from writing samples that sound polished but fail to show the reasoning behind a drafting choice.
Salary Insight
The posted range of $100 to $200 per hour matches what US-based corporate and M&A attorneys with a few years of deal experience often earn on contract engagements. Attorneys with AmLaw or private equity backgrounds tend to land near the top of that band, while those earlier in their practice see offers toward the lower end. Pay arrives each week through Stripe.
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Have your bar admission details ready to submit, including the state and your active status. Pair that with a short writing sample or bullet points that show a specific deal you handled from term sheet to closing, naming the document types and your role. That direct evidence of hands-on deal work helps reviewers score your fit higher than a generic resume summary.
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