Complex Transaction Lawyer

JR United Kingdom; Plymouth; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal tech company in the UK seeks experienced lawyers to guide the development of innovative contract analysis tools. The role involves analyzing complex contracts, providing legal insights, and collaborating with product teams in a remote, flexible work environment. Ideal candidates should have significant experience in corporate and finance law, along with a proactive approach to legal technology.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing deals with partners.
• Ability to explain clause interdependencies.
• Intellectually curious and proactive.

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex contracts to identify interdependencies.
• Collaborate with teams to refine product features.
• Evaluate product outputs for accuracy and completeness.

Skills

Corporate Law

Finance Law

Contract Analysis

Legal Insights

Education

5-6 years PQE

Senior Associate

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 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 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 into how changes to clauses affect the structure and intent of documents.
• Evaluate outputs from product features and give feedback on accuracy and completeness.
• Support the design of innovative tools for contract editing and risk management.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• 5–6 years PQE, ideally from a top-tier law firm or in-house legal team.
• Senior Associate level with 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 credit facility).
• Intellectually curious, proactive, and interested in legal tech.
• Comfortable working in an environment of ambiguity and collaboration.
• Experience with sample/test contracts to help shape legal tech products.
• Bonus: IP familiarity is useful but not essential; focus is on transactional experience.

Work Structure & Flexibility:

• Remote, project-based work with flexible hours.
• Open to hourly or other engagement models.
• Initial focus on evaluating existing product functionality, with potential for ongoing collaboration.

About Elevate

Elevate provides consulting, technology, and services to law departments and firms globally. Headquartered in Los Angeles, our team of over 1,600 professionals operates across the US, Europe, UK, Asia, Hong Kong, and Australia.

ElevateFlex is our flexible resourcing platform, supporting a new flexible legal career model. We match exceptional legal professionals with 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 remarkable outcomes together.

Our Commitment to Diversity:

We value diversity, equity, and inclusion. As The Law Company, we aim to create a diverse, inclusive work culture that attracts and retains top talent. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to join us in transforming the legal industry.