Corporate & M&A Attorney Expert
We're hiring corporate and M&A attorneys as contractors to author and grade the transactional scenarios those evaluations run on.
Hiring companyAfterQuery Experts
About the role
No screen recording, no keystroke monitoring, no idle timers.
Independent contractor. Ongoing project work rather than single task batches.
Why Apply
- Work stays in your specialty, judged on legal judgment rather than billable volume.
- Set your own hours and scale up or down week to week.
- Weekly pay via Stripe at a rate set from your experience.
- Your judgment shapes how the next generation of AI handles corporate law.
Responsibilities
- Author realistic deal scenarios from term sheet through closing, the kind a practicing deal lawyer actually runs.
- Write reference answers with the legal reasoning behind each drafting and diligence judgment, from reps and warranties to indemnification structure.
- Grade model output on purchase agreements, diligence summaries, disclosure schedules, and board matters.
- Flag analysis that reads polished but would expose a client to real risk, the misses only a practitioner would catch.
- Author realistic deal scenarios from term sheet through closing.
- Write reference answers with the legal reasoning behind each drafting and diligence judgment.
- Grade model output on deal documents, diligence summaries, and board matters.
- Flag analysis that reads polished but would expose a client to real risk.
Required skills
- Hands on deal work such as purchase agreements, due diligence, or board matters.
Preferred skills
- AmLaw firm or sophisticated boutique deal experience.
- Private equity, venture, or public company transaction depth.
- In house or board advisory experience.
Experience and education
- Attorneys with a JD, active bar admission, and at least two years of corporate or M&A practice at a firm or in house.
- Deal lawyers who have owned real workstreams, drafting, diligence, negotiation support, or closing mechanics.
- Practitioners who can explain why a provision is drafted the way it is, not just recognize the form.
- People with strong written English who can turn deal judgment into clear, teachable reasoning.
- JD and active bar admission in a US jurisdiction.
- 2+ years of corporate or M&A practice at a firm or in house.
Language requirements
- Clear written English for documenting legal reasoning.
Assessment requirements
Apply at /apply/corporate-ma-attorney-expert. About five minutes. Resume plus a few structured questions.
Resume review. Every application gets read against a published rubric and gets a decision.
Written assessment. You may be asked to take a written assessment for further placement.
Onboarding. Sign the contractor agreement, connect Stripe, and get platform access.
Project match. You're matched to live work in your specialty, usually within a week of onboarding.
Schedule details
Fully remote, fully async. No fixed hours.
Minimum 10 hours per week, no maximum. Scale up or down week to week.
Able to commit at least 10 hours per week.
Time Commitment: 10 hours/week.
Start Date: ASAP.
End Date: Ongoing.
Eligibility
Work arrangement: Fully remote
Compensation details
- $100 - $200/hr.
- $100 to $200/hr, paid weekly via Stripe. Your rate is set from your experience, not negotiated down after you start.
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