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In-House Counsel, Remote - Contract

Xperteez Technology

Fully Remote
Remote - Worldwide
Worldwide
US hours

Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote contract position at Xperteez Technology is open worldwide, so South Africans can apply. This role is suited for senior-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

Role Title:In-House Counsel

Job Type:Contractor

Location:Remote

Job Summary:We are seeking seasoned In-House Counsels for a part-time role at the forefront of legal AI. This opportunity is for elite lawyers who want to help shape how advanced AI is trained, evaluated, and applied in real-world legal work, especially those who have deep experience with drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and redlining within the tech field.

In this role, you will review, assess, and contribute to contract redlining workflows used to train and evaluate state-of-the-art AI models. Your work will directly improve how these systems identify risk and interpret contract language to create tools with improved precision and legal judgment.

Required Skills
* Contract Redlining

Contract Redlining
* Contract Drafting

Contract Drafting
* Contract Negotiation

Contract Negotiation
* ISDA's

ISDA's
* MSA's

MSA's
* NDA's

NDA's

Key Responsibilities:
* Perform simulated contract negotiations and redlining exercises.
Perform simulated contract negotiations and redlining exercises.
* Review and assess AI responses to contract scenarios, providing expert feedback to improve model performance and output precision.
Review and assess AI responses to contract scenarios, providing expert feedback to improve model performance and output precision.
* Create objective evaluation frameworks and grading criteria to assess AI performance on contract tasks with rigor and consistency.
Create objective evaluation frameworks and grading criteria to assess AI performance on contract tasks with rigor and consistency.
* Collaborate with product and research teams to refine data, guidelines, and best practices for AI-driven contract review solutions.
Collaborate with product and research teams to refine data, guidelines, and best practices for AI-driven contract review solutions.

Required Skills and Qualifications:
* Minimum of 3 years of In-House experience focused on technology transactions, particularly negotiating MSAs, NDAs, ISDA's and Derivatives.
Minimum of 3 years of In-House experience focused on technology transactions, particularly negotiating MSAs, NDAs, ISDA's and Derivatives.
* Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with meticulous attention to detail.Strong analytical capabilities and ability to translate legal expertise into actionable feedback for AI systems.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with meticulous attention to detail.Strong analytical capabilities and ability to translate legal expertise into actionable feedback for AI systems.
* Demonstrated commitment to innovation at the intersection of law and technology.
Demonstrated commitment to innovation at the intersection of law and technology.
* Experience working with cross-disciplinary teams in fast-paced environments.
Experience working with cross-disciplinary teams in fast-paced environments.

Preferred Qualifications:
* Prior exposure to AI, legal tech, or training initiatives.
Prior exposure to AI, legal tech, or training initiatives.

Why Join:
* This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of law and technology.
This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of law and technology.
* You will help define how AI is developed for a new generation of legal practitioners.
You will help define how AI is developed for a new generation of legal practitioners.
* You will apply your experience in a high-impact research environment.
You will apply your experience in a high-impact research environment.

Compensation Structure:

Compensation is task-based, meaning experts are paid per completed task that meets the project specifications. The average handling time (AHT) is approximately 3.5 hours per task, and the effective hourly rate will depend on the number of tasks completed and successfully signed off.

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About Xperteez Technology

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