Micro1 recruits M&A attorneys from large-firm practices to write and grade prompts that test how well AI models handle deal work — merger agreements, disclosure schedules, closing mechanics, and fiduciary-duty analysis. Work is remote, project-based, and paid hourly in an observed range of $140–400/hr depending on seniority and task type.

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What the work involves

You will spend most of your time producing evaluation items that a general-purpose model can plausibly fail. In practice that means drafting realistic deal scenarios — a carve-out with a transition services agreement, an earnout dispute turning on "commercially reasonable efforts," a two-step tender offer under DGCL §251(h), a MAC clause tested against a post-signing downturn — and writing the reference answer a competent senior associate or partner would give. Other shifts are grading: two model responses to the same prompt, and you decide which is better and write the reason in a way a non-lawyer reviewer can audit. Some tasks ask you to red-team, hunting for the fabricated case citation, the misstated Revlon trigger, or the indemnification cap that quietly ignores the basket.

What the platform screens for

Micro1's screen is AI-led and conversational, with live follow-ups. It is looking for whether you have actually run deals rather than read about them: which agreements you have drafted from a firm precedent versus marked up, how you handled a specific disclosure schedule fight, what you'd cut first in a rep-and-warranty negotiation at 2 a.m. Expect the interviewer to push one answer three or four layers deep and to test whether your citations to Delaware case law are precise. It also screens for evaluation temperament — whether you can articulate why an answer is wrong in writing rather than simply knowing it is.

Logistics

Fully remote and largely asynchronous; tasks are claimed from a queue with deadlines usually measured in days, not hours.
Typical commitments run 10–20 hours a week, though some projects open at higher volume for short bursts.
Pay is hourly within an observed $140–400 band; the top of that range is generally reserved for partner-level reviewers and specialized subject matter, and rates are set per project rather than guaranteed.
Conflicts and confidentiality matter: you will be asked to construct hypotheticals, never to reuse client documents or non-public deal terms.

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Attorney (BigLaw Firms)

What the work involves

What the platform screens for

Logistics

Interview prep — 10 questions