[Hiring] Corporate/M&A Lawyer @the Opportunity

Role Description

We are seeking experienced Corporate/M&A Lawyers to help evaluate how effectively advanced AI systems answer real-world questions involving Japanese law.

• Serve as an expert legal reviewer, comparing responses generated by two AI platforms.
• Evaluate the accuracy, relevance, completeness, and legal reasoning of each response against a standardized rubric.
• Run the same legal prompts across two AI platforms.
• Score responses against a standardized rubric.
• Provide concise, precise written feedback supporting each evaluation.
• Apply your professional legal judgment consistently across assigned tasks.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of law-firm experience in corporate, M&A, or transactional practice; 3+ years preferred.
• Qualified to practice law in Japan, with strong knowledge of Japanese corporate and commercial law.
• Native or fluent Japanese, with precise written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and legal reasoning abilities.
• Ability to distinguish accurate legal analysis from flawed, incomplete, or unsupported responses.
• Ability to work independently against a defined rubric and meet deadlines.

Requirements

• Current in-house lawyers may qualify only if they moved in-house within the past 2 years and previously practiced at a law firm.

Benefits

• Initial commitment: Approximately 10 hours, with strong potential for additional work.
• Fully remote with flexible scheduling.
• All project work is covered by an NDA.
• Independent contractor engagement.
• Payments are made weekly based on services rendered.
• Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on project requirements and performance.
• H-1B and STEM OPT candidates are not currently supported.

Company Description

• Apply your Japanese corporate and M&A expertise to the evaluation of advanced legal AI.
• Help assess how AI systems reason about real-world Japanese corporate and commercial law.
• Contribute specialist legal judgment to improve the accuracy and reliability of AI-generated legal analysis.
• Work at the intersection of corporate law and frontier AI.