Complex Transaction Lawyer

JR United Kingdom; Bedford; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal tech company is seeking two experienced lawyers to support the development of AI-driven contract analysis tools. You will analyze complex contracts, provide insights for legal tech products, and work flexibly in a remote setup, shaping the future of legal technology.

Benefits

Flexible hours and structure

Open to hourly billing models

Qualifications

• 5–6 years PQE from a top-tier law firm or in-house legal team.
• Strong background in corporate and finance law.
• Familiarity with contract analysis and legal tech products.

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex contracts to identify and map interdependencies.
• Provide legal insights on how changes to clauses affect document structure.
• Support the design of innovative contract editing tools.

Skills

Corporate Law

Finance Law

Analytical Skills

Legal Tech Familiarity

Negotiation Skills

Education

Qualified lawyer with 5-6 years PQE

Job description

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Our customer, an innovative legal tech company, is seeking two experienced lawyers to support the development of cutting-edge contract analysis tools. The company, currently with approximately 100 employees, is building AI-driven products designed to help legal teams edit complex contracts and understand the downstream impact of those changes. This is an exciting opportunity to shape how legal technology supports transactional lawyers.

About the Role:

You will work closely with the product team to guide legal intelligence features—particularly those that identify interdependencies and structural impacts within long-form contracts. You’ll provide real-world insights on drafting and risk, evaluate existing tools, and contribute to the evolution of an AI-first contract editing platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze complex contracts (e.g., credit agreements, SPAs) to identify and map interdependencies between clauses, definitions, schedules, etc.
• Collaborate with product managers and developers to refine cause-effect features (e.g., “change clause 27.3, then check Schedule 4 and the definition of ‘N’”).
• Contribute legal insights into how changes to clauses affect the structure and intent of full documents.
• Evaluate outputs from existing product features and provide feedback on accuracy and completeness.
• Support the design of innovative tools for contract editing and risk flagging.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• 5–6 years PQE, ideally from a top-tier law firm or in-house legal team.
• Senior Associate level – experience running deals with partners.
• Strong background in corporate and finance law (M&A, lending, credit facilities, etc.).
• Comfortable understanding and explaining the knock-on effects of structural changes (e.g., removing a revolving facility or a letter of credit).
• Intellectually curious, proactive, and excited about working with emerging legal tech.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and iterative work in a highly collaborative, non-hierarchical environment.
• Experience or comfort working with sample/test contracts to help shape legal tech products.
• Bonus: Familiarity with IP is useful but the core focus is on general transactional experience.

Work Structure & Flexibility:

• Remote and project-based (flexible hours and structure).
• Open to hourly billing or other engagement models depending on mutual fit.
• Initial scope will focus on evaluating existing product functionality with potential for ongoing collaboration.

About Elevate:

Elevate provides consulting, technology, and services to law departments and law firms worldwide. Headquartered in Los Angeles, our team of over 1,600 legal professionals, including lawyers, consultants, project managers, and engineers, operate across the United States, Europe, UK, Asia, Hong Kong, and Australia.

ElevateFlex is the flexible resourcing arm of Elevate, supporting a new flexible career within the legal industry. We match exceptional legal professionals to our clients’ needs through a curated global community and advanced search technology. We are proud to be rated in Band 1 of Chamber’s Global Flexible Legal Resourcing category.

Our Vision: A world where legal and business teams achieve incredible outcomes together.

At ElevateFlex, we value diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe a diverse, inclusive work culture attracts and retains top talent and drives innovation. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply and join us in transforming the legal landscape.