Corporate M&A Paralegal — PII Compliance & Document Review

About OpenTrain

OpenTrain is the #1 platform for finding and building careers in AI training and data labeling. We help freelancers discover projects, consolidate opportunities, and build a unified portfolio so they can grow durable careers teaching AI.

We connect people with specialized work where human expertise directly shapes how AI systems behave — including legal and compliance tasks like this M&A paralegal role.

Why AI training matters for legal work

AI models learn from examples people prepare and review. For legal and M&A workflows that means experienced paralegals help teach models how to interpret deal documents, spot embedded PII, and apply privacy safeguards.

Contributors to AI training do accessible, flexible, mostly-remote work that directly influences how state-of-the-art systems handle sensitive corporate data.

The role

OpenTrain is recruiting Corporate M&A Paralegals to apply M&A and PII compliance expertise to document review projects that train and evaluate AI systems. This is a contractor, part-time position working on document-type data and evaluation/data-collection label tasks.

Work is open to global contractors (worldwide) who can commit 20+ hours per week. Pay is hourly (USD), with rates up to $70/hour and a listed hourly range of $40–$70.

• Employment type: Contractor, part-time
• Time requirement: 20+ hours/week
• Pay: Hourly, up to $70 USD/hour (range $40–$70)
• Data type: DOCUMENT — label types: EVALUATION_RATING, DATA_COLLECTION
• (proprietary or non-standard annotation tools)
• Language: English

What you'll do

You will support deal teams and attorneys by reviewing, organizing, and protecting sensitive M&A documents while performing PII compliance work and contributing to AI training tasks.

• Support attorneys and deal teams throughout M&A transactions with due diligence and document prep
• Review, organize, and manage sensitive corporate and financial documents with strict PII controls
• Oversee secure handling, redaction, and transfer of PII and confidential data during deal processes
• Assist in drafting, filing, and maintaining compliance documentation and regulatory submissions
• Conduct PII compliance checks, identify privacy risks, and recommend process improvements
• Communicate updates and requirements to internal and external parties and maintain transaction checklists

Requirements

Candidates must meet the role's substantive legal and privacy requirements. The listing identifies this as entry level in classification but specifies practical experience expectations below.

• Minimum 2 years' experience with PII compliance in a corporate or M&A legal setting
• Demonstrated expertise handling and protecting sensitive and proprietary documentation
• Strong knowledge of Mergers & Acquisitions processes, terminology, and best practices
• Deep understanding of regulatory frameworks governing data privacy and compliance
• Proven ability to manage complex financial documents and diligence materials
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and high attention to detail

Helpful background

The following experience is not required but will help you stand out and perform quickly on M&A-focused AI training projects.

• Corporate or finance-industry paralegal experience
• Experience supporting large-scale, multi-jurisdictional deals
• Awareness of nuanced ways PII can be embedded in proprietary processes, workflows, or protocols