Complex Transaction Lawyer

JR United Kingdom; Derby; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Une entreprise innovante dans le secteur de la technologie juridique recherche deux avocats expérimentés pour développer des outils d'analyse de contrats basés sur l'IA. Les candidats travailleront en étroite collaboration avec l'équipe produit pour définir des fonctionnalités d'intelligence juridique, analyser des contrats complexes et contribuer à l'évolution d'une plateforme de rédaction de contrats. Avec un environnement de travail flexible et la possibilité de travailler en mode projet, c'est une opportunité unique de façonner l'avenir de la technologie juridique.

Qualifications

• Avocat(e) avec 5-6 ans d'expérience, idéalement au sein d'un cabinet d'avocats de premier plan.
• Expérience dans les transactions (M&A, prêts, etc.) est un atout.
• Capacité à travailler dans un environnement collaboratif et non hiérarchique.

Responsibilities

• Analyser des contrats complexes pour identifier les interdépendances.
• Collaborer avec les gestionnaires de produits pour affiner les fonctionnalités.
• Fournir des retours sur l'exactitude et la complétude des outils existants.

Skills

Analyse de contrats

Collaboration avec les équipes produits

Compréhension des impacts juridiques

Esprit critique

Curiosité intellectuelle

Education

5-6 ans PQE

Formation en droit des affaires ou finances

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 immediately 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, help evaluate existing tools, and contribute directly 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 insight 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 across the globe. 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 capability within Elevate. We define and support a new flexible career within the legal industry by matching exceptional legal professionals to the evolving needs of our clients through a curated, global community of talent and advanced, technology-enabled search. We are proud to be assessed in Band 1 of Chamber’s Global Flexible Legal Resourcing category.

Our Vision is a world where legal and business teams achieve incredible outcomes, together.

Equitability and inclusion are critical to ElevateFlex’s success. As The Law Company, changing the legal business landscape, we believe a diverse, inclusive work culture attracts, retains, and celebrates the industry’s most talented people. We empower our employees to bring their whole selves to work, knowing that diversity of experience and perspective drives innovation and is good business.

As a strong proponent of diversity, equity, and inclusion, ElevateFlex is committed to hiring candidates from all backgrounds. We invite you to apply and become part of the ElevateFlex team—help us change the legal landscape and make a difference in the legal universe.