M&A Associate Attorney – Private Equity

Contract role, fully remote, 3–6 months, 20 or 40 hours/week.

About the role

This opportunity is particularly suited to attorneys with experience at top-tier US law firms and a strong background in M&A, corporate transactions, private equity, and complex deal analysis.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and evaluate complex M&A transactions, contracts, and legal scenarios.
• Conduct legal research across M&A, corporate law, private equity, and related litigation matters.
• Review deal structures, due diligence materials, contracts, and potential legal risks.
• Provide high-quality legal analysis and subject-matter feedback for AI training.
• Review AI-generated legal content for accuracy, completeness, and legal reasoning.
• Draft, edit, and clarify complex legal concepts and transactional analysis.
• Participate in quality assurance and structured legal review processes.
• Collaborate with legal and technical professionals in a fully remote, multidisciplinary environment.
• Apply industry best practices to improve project quality and deliverables.

Requirements

• US-qualified attorney with active US Bar membership.
• Recent M&A and corporate transactional experience.
• Experience with M&A deal structuring, due diligence, and risk assessment.
• Strong corporate law and private equity experience.
• Experience reviewing and analyzing complex legal documents and transactions.
• Strong legal research and writing skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and analytical ability.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a remote, multidisciplinary environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience at a top-tier US law firm / BigLaw firm.
• Experience handling sophisticated private equity transactions.
• Experience with related M&A litigation or disputes.
• Legal content review or quality assurance experience.
• Experience developing or using evaluation frameworks, scoring criteria, or legal review rubrics.
• Legal technology or AI experience is a plus, but not required.

Skills

• Legal research
• Legal review
• Litigation
• Due diligence
• Corporate law
• Private equity
• Assessment
• Quality assurance
• Transactional