Contract Attorney / Commercial Counsel, Redlining
Review negotiation transcripts and reference redlines for commercial agreements. Assess whether the edits address the right issues, take legally sound and commercially appropriate positions, and make precise changes without unnecessary revisions.
- Field
- Law
- Where
- United States
- Commitment
- part time
- Asks for
- Licensed attorney
- Posted
- 5 days ago
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How this pay compares
At $150/hr, this role pays more than 74% of the 157 open law roles with a listed pay range, above the median of $115.
Open law roles that ask for a licensed attorney have a median of $130/hr (110 roles).
Among platforms with 10 or more priced law roles, micro1 has the highest median ($135/hr across 54 roles) and Mercor the lowest ($110/hr across 15).
OpenTrain AI roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 31 days (122 roles). OpenTrain AI posted this one 5 days ago.
Computed from 2,746 open roles we track across Mercor, micro1, Handshake AI, Alignerr, Appen and OpenTrain AI, refreshed daily. Midpoints of listed ranges; “up to” ceilings are left out of medians.
What you would earn at this rate
Rate
$150/hr
Per week, before tax
$2,250
Per month, if the work is steady
$9,750
- Tax
- Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $2,465 a month for self-employment tax plus federal income tax at the 12% bracket (25%, before state tax). Outside the US, your own country's rules apply.
Assumes paid hours only; unpaid assessments, onboarding and gaps between projects lower the real figure. Full take-home calculator · Track what you actually earn
Open law roles on each platform
The same kind of work, priced on every platform we track, with the best-paid open role on each.
| Platform | Open | Median | Best-paid open role |
|---|---|---|---|
| micro1 | 54 | $135/hr | Domain Researcher, Legal$400k-800k/yr |
| OpenTrain AIthis role | 79 | $120/hr | Civil Rights Attorney for Legal AI Evaluation$140-400/hr |
| Mercor | 15 | $110/hr | US Patent Attorney — Prosecution & Litigation$180/hr |
| Alignerr | 9 | $43/hr | Legal Expert: AI Legal Reasoning Review$75-95/hr |
| Handshake AI | 3 | up to $110/hr3 priced | Legal ProfessionalsUp to $150/hr |
“Up to” rows list only ceilings, so their median is a maximum, not comparable with the range midpoints above them.
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The work
Review negotiation transcripts and reference redlines for commercial agreements. Assess whether the edits address the right issues, take legally sound and commercially appropriate positions, and make precise changes without unnecessary revisions.
- Write structured feedback explaining the quality of each redline and the reasons for your assessment.
What it pays and takes
- Pay: $150 per hour.
- Hours: 20 or more per week; flexible contract work.
- Location: Remote, open to candidates residing in the United States.
- Required: At least 3 years of hands-on experience negotiating and redlining commercial contracts, such as MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, DPAs, vendor agreements, or SaaS agreements.
- Required: A JD from an accredited US law school and current practice as a US attorney.
- Required: Ability to evaluate contract redlines and communicate clear, structured written legal judgments.
- Helpful: Experience with technology commercial agreements, in-house or fractional general counsel work, high-volume contracts, or active bar admission.
How it works
Apply on OpenTrain with your resume, then complete the application on the hiring site.
About AI training work
AI training uses human examples and reviews to help improve AI systems. OpenTrain helps people find AI-training projects, build a profile, and apply; this role uses specialized commercial legal judgment to evaluate contract-review work.
From applying to your first payment on OpenTrain AI
- 1
Create a profile
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- 2
Apply
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- 3
Funded milestones
The client funds each milestone before work starts.
- 4
First payment
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Full OpenTrain AI profile: watch-outs and the public record →Pay history
OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $150/hr since Nov 6, 2026 with no change.
Across OpenTrain AI's law roles, the median listed pay was $120/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (60 roles) and is $120/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (79 roles).
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