Complex Transaction Lawyer

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

Job summary

A leading legal tech company seeks experienced lawyers to develop AI-driven contract analysis tools. In this role, you will work closely with product teams to enhance legal intelligence features and provide insights on drafting and risks. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in corporate and finance law, along with a passion for legal technology and innovation.

Qualifications

• 5–6 years PQE, ideally from a top-tier law firm or in-house legal team.
• Strong background in corporate and finance law (M&A, lending, credit facilities).
• Experience working with sample/test contracts to help shape legal tech products.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and in an iterative, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex contracts to identify and map interdependencies.
• Collaborate with product managers to refine contract analysis features.
• Evaluate existing product outputs for accuracy and completeness.
• Support the design of innovative tools for contract editing.

Skills

Corporate Law

Finance Law

Contract Analysis

Legal Technology

Education

Qualified Lawyer (5–6 years PQE)

Job description

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 the future of legal technology support for 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 will provide practical 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 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 managing deals with 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 facility or a letter of credit).
• Intellectually curious, proactive, and excited about emerging legal tech.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and in an iterative, collaborative environment.
• Experience or familiarity working with sample/test contracts to help shape legal tech products.
• Bonus: Familiarity with IP law is useful, but the core focus is on general transactional experience.

Work Structure & Flexibility:

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

ElevateFlex, our flexible resourcing capability, supports a new flexible legal career model. We match exceptional legal professionals to client needs through a 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:

We envision a world where legal and business teams achieve incredible outcomes together.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

At ElevateFlex, we believe diversity and inclusion are vital to our success. We are committed to hiring candidates from all backgrounds and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work. Diversity of experience and perspective drives innovation and business success. We invite you to join the ElevateFlex team and help transform the legal industry.