Complex Transaction Lawyer

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

Job summary

A leading legal tech company seeks two experienced lawyers to contribute to the development of AI-driven contract analysis tools. This role involves analyzing contracts for interdependencies and collaborating closely with product teams, offering a flexible, remote work structure. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in corporate law with the ability to navigate complex legal structures effectively.

Qualifications

• 5–6 years PQE from a top-tier law firm or in-house legal team.
• Strong experience in M&A and banking law.
• Proven ability to analyze complex legal documents and their implications.

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex contracts to identify interdependencies.
• Collaborate with product teams for legal intelligence features.
• Provide legal insights and evaluate product functionality.

Skills

Corporate Law

Finance Law

Analytical Skills

Collaboration

Risk Assessment

Education

Qualified Lawyer with 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 supporting 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’”).
• 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 model within the legal industry. We match exceptional legal professionals to our clients’ evolving needs through a curated global community and advanced search technology. We are proud to be ranked 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, equity, and inclusion are essential to our success. We foster a work culture where everyone can bring their whole selves, as diverse perspectives drive innovation and good business. We are committed to hiring candidates from all backgrounds and invite you to join the ElevateFlex team to help transform the legal landscape.