Transactional Attorney - M&A Specialist | Upto $120/hr
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Remote
$85 to $120 CAD / hour
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Job details
- Pay
- $85 to $120 CAD / hour
- Workplace
- Remote
- Experience
- 1–4 years of professional experience in transactional or corporate law.
- Working hours
- 20–40 hours/week
- Posting language
- English
Original job description
About the job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Position: Legal Expert - Transactional / Corporate (Remote, Hourly)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $85–$120/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 20–40 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Design realistic deal scenarios from transactional practice such as M&A due diligence, SPAs/APAs, and securities filings.
- Write "golden" reference responses at attorney-level quality.
- Grade AI-generated responses using structured rubrics.
- Provide written feedback to improve model behavior.
- Participate in onboarding office hours and specialty calibration sessions.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- 1–4 years of professional experience in transactional or corporate law.
- J.D. (U.S./Canada) or LL.B./LL.M. (U.K.) from an accredited law school.
- Licensed to practice law in the U.S., Canada, or U.K. (active or inactive).
- Strong experience in contract review, due diligence, corporate governance, NDA drafting, or securities filings.
- Excellent written communication skills with high attention to detail.
Preferred
- Experience with disclosure schedules or closing checklists.
- Exposure to private equity, venture capital, or fund formation.
- Experience with SEC reporting or securities offerings.
- Familiarity with virtual data rooms like Intralinks or Datasite.
Start Date
- Immediately; applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Legal Expert at Mercor will design realistic M&A and securities deal scenarios, write model reference answers, grade AI responses, and give written feedback to improve model behaviour. The role also includes onboarding office hours and calibration sessions.
Requirements
Candidates need 1 to 4 years of transactional or corporate law experience, a J.D., LL.B. or LL.M., and an active or inactive licence to practise in the U.S., Canada or U.K. Strong skills in contract review, due diligence, governance and securities filings, plus excellent written communication, are required.
Skills
- Contract review
- Due diligence
- M&A transactions
- Share purchase agreements
- Asset purchase agreements
- Corporate governance
- NDA drafting
- Securities filings
- SEC reporting
- Securities offerings
- Disclosure schedules
- Closing checklists
- Intralinks
- Datasite
- Legal writing
- Rubric-based grading
- Written feedback
- Deal scenario design
- Private equity
- Venture capital
- Fund formation
Categories
- Legal
- Consulting
- Technology
Keywords
- transactional law
- corporate law
- M&A
- mergers and acquisitions
- due diligence
- SPA
- APA
- share purchase agreement
- asset purchase agreement
- securities filings
- SEC reporting
- NDA drafting
- contract review
- corporate governance
- disclosure schedules
- closing checklist
- private equity
- venture capital
- fund formation
- virtual data room
Seniority
Mid level
Tools
- Intralinks
- Datasite
Languages
- English
Fields of study
- Law