Junior Transactional Attorney
Micro1 • Remote
Education
Master's
Type
Hourly
Pay Rate
$70–$90/hr
Actively Hiring
100 openings
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Role Title: Junior Transactional Attorney Role Type: Contractor Location: Remote Job Summary: We are seeking Junior Transactional Attorneys for a part-time role at the forefront of legal AI. This opportunity is for early-career lawyers who want to help shape how advanced AI is trained, evaluated, and applied in real-world legal work, especially those who have foundational experience with drafting, reviewing, and redlining within the tech field. In this role, you will review, assess, and contribute to contract redlining workflows used to train and evaluate state-of-the-art AI models. Your work will directly improve how these systems identify risk and interpret contract language to create tools with improved precision and legal judgment.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform simulated contract negotiations and redlining exercises.
- Review and assess AI responses to contract scenarios, providing feedback to improve model performance and output precision.
- Apply objective evaluation frameworks and grading criteria to assess AI performance on contract tasks with rigor and consistency.
- Collaborate with product and research teams to refine data, guidelines, and best practices for AI-driven contract review solutions.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- 1–3 years of experience (in-house or law firm) focused on transactional work, with exposure to agreements such as MSAs and NDAs.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with meticulous attention to detail.
- Strong analytical capabilities and ability to translate legal knowledge into actionable feedback for AI systems.
- Demonstrated interest in innovation at the intersection of law and technology.
- Ability to work with cross-disciplinary teams in fast-paced environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior exposure to AI, legal tech, or training initiatives.
- Experience or internship at a corporate law firm, ideally touching M&A or fund formation work.
Why Join
- This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of law and technology.
- You will help define how AI is developed for a new generation of legal practitioners.
- You will build your experience in a high-impact research environment.
Requirements
- Contract Redlining
- Contract Negotiation
- Contract Drafting
- MSAs
- NDAs
- LPAs
- ISDAs
How long hiring takes
Across the AI training platforms we refer candidates to, the median gap between referral and hire is about 30 days. It varies by platform and role, so treat it as a rough guide for this one.
Why this role
- This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of law and technology. - You will help define how AI is developed for a new generation of legal practitioners.
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Does Micro1 monitor your computer while you work?
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What does the Micro1 application process look like?
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What does the day-to-day workload look like for elite-expert AI training roles?
Slow and deep, not fast and repetitive. A single task can take 45-60 minutes of researching citations or verifying complex calculations. Quality is what's being measured here, not throughput.
Is AI training work the same as traditional consulting?
No. Instead of client deliverables, you're given complex scenarios to evaluate: grading the AI's logic, correcting its hallucinations, and supplying expert-level reasoning it doesn't have on its own. The job is closer to teaching than consulting.
What does Legal work look like for a Junior Transactional Attorney?
Tasks here are scoped to Legal, not generic labeling. As a Junior Transactional Attorney, expect to draw on real domain judgment (evaluating outputs, correcting errors, or providing expert reasoning specific to Legal) rather than following a one-size-fits-all rubric. If you don't have hands-on Legal background, this is likely not the right listing to start with.
What specific skills does this listing call for?
Contract Redlining, Contract Negotiation, Contract Drafting, and MSAs are named directly in the listing. If you don't have hands-on experience with these, expect the screening process to test for them directly rather than accepting adjacent experience as a substitute.
What does the 'openings' count on this listing mean?
It's Micro1's live count of how many candidates it's still trying to place for this specific role, 100 right now, not a countdown on your individual application. A higher number signals more active demand; it doesn't lower the bar for acceptance.
How much does this specific role pay?
This listing is posted at $70–$90/hr, an hourly rate. The range reflects experience level and negotiated terms, not a placeholder, so where you land in it depends on your background and the assessment. Pay can change between when we last checked the listing and when you apply, so confirm the current number on the platform's own application page before committing time.
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Do I need a Master's to qualify?
This role lists a master's degree as a requirement. In practice, the domain assessment is the real gate. If you can pass it, the degree is usually secondary. However, some platforms verify credentials formally, so list your actual qualifications accurately on your profile.