Remote In-House Counsel — Tech Transactions & AI Contracts

YO AI Labs; New York (NY); Remote; USD 110,000 - 193,000; Part time

Job summary

YO AI Labs is seeking an experienced In-House Counsel with a focus on technology transactions for a remote, part-time engagement. You will contribute to contract drafting, review, and redlining for MSAs, NDAs, and DPAs, while evaluating AI-generated contract analyses for accuracy and risk.

The role emphasizes legal judgment, transactional expertise, and collaboration with product and research teams to refine AI-driven contract workflows. Prior in-house tech contracting experience is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of in-house legal experience with a focus on technology transactions.
• Demonstrated experience negotiating and redlining MSAs, NDAs, DPAs, and other commercial technology agreements.
• Strong understanding of technology contracting, contractual risk allocation, and commercial negotiation strategies.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking abilities.
• Ability to translate legal expertise and professional judgment into clear, actionable feedback.
• Ability to evaluate contractual language objectively and consistently.
• Demonstrated interest in innovation at the intersection of law and technology.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional or multidisciplinary teams in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform simulated contract negotiations and redlining exercises involving technology transactions.
• Draft, review, analyze, and revise commercial agreements, including MSAs, NDAs, DPAs, and related technology contracts.
• Evaluate AI-generated responses to contract scenarios for legal accuracy, commercial reasonableness, risk identification, and drafting quality.
• Provide clear, actionable feedback to improve AI-generated contract analysis and redlining outputs.
• Develop objective evaluation frameworks, rubrics, and grading criteria for assessing AI performance on contract drafting, review, and negotiation tasks.
• Identify contractual risks, ambiguities, unfavorable provisions, and negotiation opportunities.
• Assess whether proposed revisions appropriately reflect business objectives and acceptable legal risk.
• Collaborate with product, legal, and research teams to refine datasets, evaluation guidelines, and best practices for AI-driven contract review.
• Contribute practical insights into how experienced in-house counsel approach contract negotiations and risk allocation.

Skills

Contract Drafting

Technology Transactions

Contract Negotiation

Contract Redlining

Contract Review

Legal Risk Analysis

Commercial Contracting

Structured Legal Feedback

Legal Technology

Job description

YO AI Labs is seeking an experienced In-House Counsel with a focus on technology transactions for a remote, part-time engagement. You will contribute to contract drafting, review, and redlining for MSAs, NDAs, and DPAs, while evaluating AI-generated contract analyses for accuracy and risk.

The role emphasizes legal judgment, transactional expertise, and collaboration with product and research teams to refine AI-driven contract workflows. Prior in-house tech contracting experience is essential.