Private Equity & Investment Funds Attorney

$90–130/hrrate as listed

micro1 is contracting private equity and investment funds attorneys to review, annotate, and critique AI-generated work on transactional documents — LPAs, side letters, SPAs/APAs, MSAs, credit agreements, and DPAs. The work is remote and asynchronous, with observed rates of $90–130/hr depending on depth of fund-formation and M&A experience.

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What the work involves

You will work through queues of legal tasks built around real transactional documents and model outputs. A typical session might mean reading a limited partnership agreement excerpt and grading a model's summary of the waterfall and clawback mechanics, redlining an AI-drafted indemnity or MAC clause in an SPA, flagging where a side letter conflicts with the LPA's most-favored-nation provision, or writing a short reference answer that explains why a proposed DPA sub-processor clause fails under GDPR Article 28. Some tasks ask you to draft sample clauses from a fact pattern; others ask you to compare two model responses and justify which is closer to market practice. Written rationale matters as much as the verdict — your reasoning becomes the training signal, so "this is wrong" without the why is not a usable deliverable.

What the platform screens for

micro1's screening is AI-led and conversational, with follow-up questions that push on whatever you claim. Expect it to probe specifics: which fund structures you've actually papered, whether you can talk through GP/LP economics without notes, how you'd handle a negotiated point where reasonable counsel disagree. Vague seniority claims tend to collapse under the second or third question. The bar is roughly 8+ years in private equity, funds formation, M&A, or asset management practice with primary drafting responsibility, plus a JD from an accredited school. Prior AI or data-labeling experience is not required and is not what they are measuring — clarity of legal reasoning under time pressure is.

Logistics

Fully remote, contractor engagement, no fixed hours
Work is queue-based and asynchronous; most contributors commit 10–20 hours per week
Observed pay band is $90–130/hr, set at onboarding based on demonstrated depth; not guaranteed and subject to platform terms
Volume fluctuates with client project phases — treat this as supplemental rather than a replacement for practice income
Expect calibration materials and rubric guidelines up front, plus periodic quality review on your annotations

What they look for

contract drafting and negotiation
private equity legal expertise
investment funds legal expertise
m&a legal expertise
transactional document analysis (e.g., msa, spa/apa, lpa, dpa, nda, side letters)
data privacy and cybersecurity law knowledge
technology transactions (including saas/cloud agreements)
legal risk assessment
legal writing and annotation
attention to detail
complex legal concept synthesis
written and verbal communication
collaboration with legal professionals

Before you apply

Would you pass this screen?

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Do you hold a Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited U.S. law school, or a law degree deemed equivalent by bar standards in your jurisdiction?
Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent · required
Are you currently admitted to practice law in at least one U.S. state bar, or do you hold equivalent admission in another jurisdiction recognized for cross-border practice?
Active bar admission · required
Do you have 8 or more years of professional legal experience focused on private equity, investment funds, M&A, asset management, or banking and finance—with direct responsibility for complex transactional agreements?
8+ years in PE/M&A/fund legal · required
Have you worked directly with a variety of deal documents including at least three of the following: SPA/APA, LPA, MSA, DPA, side letters, credit agreements, or NDA in the context of PE, funds, or M&A transactions?
Transactional document expertise · required
Are you located in or willing to work core business hours (9 AM – 6 PM) in a U.S. Eastern, Central, or Mountain timezone, or do you have reliable overlap with one of those zones?
U.S. timezone or adjacent · preferred

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Included with this listing

Interview prep — 11 questions

Matched to what this platform's screening actually measures. Answer each out loud in 60–90 seconds: claim → concrete example → implication.

What it tests: Whether you can identify and articulate the commercial stakes buried in contract language, not just recite standard terms. This tests whether you've actually owned complex negotiations.
A strong answer: Name the deal type, the clause (e.g., reps & warranties, indemnification caps, earnout structure), the specific risk it addressed, and the negotiation outcome. Show that you understood why the clause mattered to the parties.
Where people lose it: Describing a clause you reviewed or cleaned up, rather than one you fought for or shaped. Saying 'I drafted the SPA' without naming the decisive clause you pushed on.