Private Equity Legal Review Attorney

About OpenTrain

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OpenTrain AI is the hiring and contracting organization for this role. We hire directly for contract work that trains and improves state-of-the-art models across industries.

About AI training work

AI training (data labeling, annotation, and human feedback) is the human side of how modern models learn. Legal experts play a critical role by supplying high-quality, structured legal examples and commentary so models understand transactional drafting, risk allocation, and standard market practice.

This is remote, impactful work that fits well with flexible schedules — you will shape how AI systems interpret and produce legal text used across finance and private equity workflows.

The role

We are seeking a Private Equity Legal Review Attorney to review and annotate complex transaction documents for AI training. You will analyze transactional agreements, identify risk areas, draft sample language, and provide precise, structured feedback so models learn from high-quality legal reasoning.

This is a part-time contractor role requiring 20+ hours per week. Work is remote and worldwide in English. Compensation is hourly pay between $90–$130 USD per hour (typical top rate $130/hr).

• Employment type: Contractor, Part-time
• Time commitment: 20+ hours/week
• Language: English (required)
• Pay: USD $90–$130 per hour (PAY_PER_HOUR)

What you'll do

• Review and annotate transactional documents (MSAs, SPAs/APAs, LPAs, DPAs, side letters, NDAs, credit agreements, banking documents, leases, employment agreements, IP/technology licenses).
• Provide structured legal feedback and risk summaries that models can learn from.
• Draft sample contract clauses and alternative language to illustrate negotiation options and best practices.
• Benchmark agreement standards and flag unusual or high-risk provisions.
• Synthesize complex legal concepts into clear annotations and short explanations suitable for training text-generation models.
• Collaborate with other legal reviewers and follow provided annotation guidelines and quality standards.

Requirements

You must have strong, demonstrable experience in private equity, funds, or transactional law. We expect accuracy, legal precision, and clear written communication appropriate for producing training data that models will emulate.

• 8+ years in private equity, investment funds, M&A, or asset management legal practice (required).
• Experience reviewing and annotating MSAs, SPAs/APAs, LPAs, DPAs, side letters, NDAs, and related transactional documents.
• Ability to analyze credit agreements, banking documents, SaaS/cloud services agreements, and IP or technology licenses.
• Strong legal writing, contract-analysis skills, and precision in drafting and feedback.
• Ability to identify risk areas and draft sample clauses with sound contract-drafting judgment.
• JD from an accredited law school strongly preferred; LLM considered with exceptional relevant experience.

Helpful background

Experience with technology transactions, cloud services, cybersecurity, or data privacy is beneficial and will help with more technical document types.

• Familiarity with data privacy and cybersecurity clauses.
• Experience advising investment funds, banks, or technology companies is a plus.

How it works

Create an OpenTrain profile (free) and apply to this posting. If selected, you will be contracted by OpenTrain AI and given detailed annotation guidelines, sample work, and quality checks.

Work is completed remotely and billed hourly. You will receive onboarding materials and examples to ensure consistency; ongoing feedback and quality reviews help maintain standards and pay rates.

• Onboarding includes annotation guidelines, example annotations, and a quality review process.
• Work is billed and paid hourly through OpenTrain AI according to the posted rate range.
• This is specialized, expert-level annotation work — accuracy and consistency are essential.