Complex Transaction Lawyer

JR United Kingdom; Cardiff; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative legal tech company seeks experienced lawyers to develop cutting-edge contract analysis tools. This remote, project-based role offers flexibility and involves analyzing complex contracts, collaborating with tech teams, and influencing product evolution in the legal sector.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Project-based work

Open to hourly billing

Qualifications

• 5-6 years PQE, preferably from a top-tier law firm or in-house.
• Experience managing deals at Senior Associate level.
• Strong background in M&A and lending.

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex contracts to identify interdependencies.
• Collaborate with product managers to refine features.
• Evaluate product outputs and provide legal insights.

Skills

Corporate Law

Finance Law

Contract Analysis

Risk Management

Legal Insights

Education

Qualified Lawyer

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 develop legal intelligence features—particularly those that identify interdependencies and structural impacts within long-form contracts. You’ll provide 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’”).
• Provide legal insights on how changes to clauses affect the structure and intent of documents.
• Evaluate outputs from product features and offer feedback on accuracy and completeness.
• Support the design of innovative tools for contract editing and risk management.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• 5–6 years PQE, preferably from a top-tier law firm or in-house legal team.
• Senior Associate level with experience managing deals alongside partners.
• Strong background in corporate and finance law (M&A, lending, credit facilities, etc.).
• Ability to understand and explain the knock-on effects of structural changes (e.g., removing a revolving credit facility or a letter of credit).
• Curious, proactive, and enthusiastic about emerging legal tech.
• Comfortable working in an environment with ambiguity and iterative processes, in a collaborative, non-hierarchical setting.
• Experience with sample/test contracts to help shape legal tech products.
• Bonus: Familiarity with IP law is useful, but the primary focus is on transactional experience.

Work Structure & Flexibility:

• Remote, project-based work with flexible hours.
• Open to hourly billing or other engagement models based on mutual fit.
• The initial focus will be 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, operates across the US, Europe, UK, Asia, Hong Kong, and Australia.

ElevateFlex is our flexible resourcing platform, supporting a new flexible career model within the legal industry. We connect exceptional legal professionals with evolving client needs through a global community of talent 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 extraordinary outcomes together.

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