Contracts Attorney Expert

Ethos; United States; Remote; USD 114,000 - 162,000; Part time

Job summary

Ethos is seeking experienced contracts attorneys to help train its AI models by reviewing and refining commercial documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks. The role emphasizes ownership of redlining, negotiation, and diligence-reviewing contracts, plus exceptional written communication and attention to detail.

This fully remote, flexible engagement offers 5–20 hours per week with an hourly rate of $100. Put your CV in front of Ethos’ AI interviewer and showcase your expertise in core contract

Qualifications

• 4+ years as a transactional attorney or contracts manager reviewing commercial agreements.
• Direct ownership of redlining, negotiating, or diligence-reviewing contracts.
• Expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship, with excellent written communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Review and negotiate commercial agreements.
• Create, evaluate, and refine AI-generated documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks across core workflows.

Skills

Contract review

Negotiation

Due diligence

Written communication

Attention to detail

Tools

Word processing

Spreadsheet

Presentation slides

Job description

Pay

$100/hr
The rate in the listing.
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From the Ethos listing, checked Nov 4.
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How Ethos hiring works
Your application is a 10-minute call.
Ethos's AI interviewer asks about your career, then matches you to projects like Contracts Attorney. Keep your CV open and cover these:
4+ years as a transactional attorney or contracts manager reviewing commercial agreements
4+ years as a transactional attorney or contracts manager reviewing commercial agreements
Direct ownership of redlining, negotiating, or diligence-reviewing contracts
Direct ownership of redlining, negotiating, or diligence-reviewing contracts
Expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship, with excellent written communication
Expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship, with excellent written communication
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About this role
From the Ethos listing
About This Opportunity
We're working with a leading foundational AI lab to find experienced contracts attorneys who can help train their latest language model on professional document, spreadsheet, and slide deck tasks.
We're looking for contracts attorneys with 4+ years reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements to create, evaluate, and refine AI-generated documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks across core workflows: commercial contract redlines, due-diligence issue lists and memos, clause-risk analyses, NDA and vendor-agreement review, negotiation position summaries, and obligation and renewal trackers.

Compensation

$100/hour
Commitment:
Flexible, 5-20 hours per week (or more if desired)
Location:
Fully remote, work on your own schedule
Start date:
ASAP

Qualifications

4+ years as a transactional attorney or contracts manager reviewing commercial agreements
Direct ownership of redlining, negotiating, or diligence-reviewing contracts
Expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship, with excellent written communication and attention to detail
How long hiring takes
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Talent pool
We're light on Legal candidates
We've tracked 243 Legal listings and have few candidates to put forward for them. Set up a profile and we'll consider you for roles like this one.

Common questions

How and when does Ethos pay experts?
Within 30 days of your invoice, after a project closes. Some AI training platforms pay weekly, so plan for the longer wait.

Is Ethos regular AI training work like rating chatbot responses?
No. Ethos is an expert network. AI labs, investment funds and large companies pay for your domain knowledge (deal analysis, clinical reasoning, legal logic, financial modeling) in three formats: multi-week consulting engagements, 30 to 60 minute advisory calls, and research surveys. Listings like this one are the AI-lab engagements, where you write or review expert material for a model.

How many hours a week is this Contracts Attorney work?
Between 5 and 20 hours a week. At $100/hr that is $500 to $2,000 a week. You set your own hours.

What experience does this Contracts Attorney listing ask for?
The listing asks for 4+ years as a transactional attorney or contracts manager reviewing commercial agreements; direct ownership of redlining, negotiating, or diligence-reviewing contracts; and expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship, with excellent written communication and attention to detail. Ethos's interviewer builds your profile from your CV, so have the roles that show this ready to talk through.

How much does this specific role pay?
This listing is posted at $100/hr, an hourly rate. Pay can change after we check the listing, so confirm the rate on the platform's application page.

What happens when I click Apply on this listing?
The link opens Ethos's sign-up. There is no form for this listing: Ethos's AI interviewer asks about your career in a 5 to 15 minute call, builds your profile from it, and then matches you to projects like this one. Keep your CV open and cover the experience the Qualifications above ask for.

Who built Ethos and is it legitimate?
Yes. Ethos was founded in London in 2024 by James Lo (McKinsey, SoftBank Vision Fund) and Daniel Mankowitz (Google DeepMind research scientist and lead author of AlphaDev). It raised a $22.75M Series A led by a16z in May 2026, with General Catalyst and XTX Markets participating, and works with AI labs, private equity firms, hedge funds and consultancies. The link on this page is an affiliate link; it doesn't affect your pay or the projects you're offered.