micro1 · Finance & specialist
Legal Expert (Corporate & M&A)
Listed on micro1 as “Legal Expert (Corporate & M&A)”
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This listing
$80–$130 per hour
Typical in Finance & specialist
$60–$100 per hour
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Typical: the middle of the lowest and highest rates posted by 371 listings in this category on Seoulstart, in US dollars.
What this actually is
You bring your specialist expertise to AI evaluation. The shape of the work varies but the pattern is the same: review outputs, rate quality, write prompts, flag errors. The platform title (Legal Expert (Corporate & M&A)) reflects the rate band and the expertise required, not the day-to-day work.
Can you do this on your visa?
F-2 / F-4 / F-5 / F-6: open. E-1 to E-7: needs concurrent-employment permit. D-2 / D-4 students: S-3 permit, 20 hr/week cap. D-10 / D-8: case by case.
Korean tax on USD income
First 5 years in Korea: foreign-source income only taxed if remitted into Korea. After year 5: worldwide income. Full tax guide.
Original posting from micro1
Role Title: Legal Expert (Corporate & M&A)
Role Type: Contractor
Location: Remote
micro1 is engaging Legal Experts (Corporate & M&A) to contribute expertise to a customer’s project focused on legal data annotation within M&A, corporate governance, commercial contracts, and securities regulation. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required - your domain knowledge is what matters. This is a unique opportunity for US-based corporate and M&A lawyers to create, review, and refine tasks directly related to deal structuring, due diligence, governance, contracts, and securities law compliance.
Scope of Work
• Develop, review, and enhance legal data annotation tasks covering M&A transaction structuring, corporate governance, due diligence, contracts, and securities law.
• Analyze and draft complex commercial contract scenarios to ensure accuracy in annotation and data labeling.
• Evaluate and synthesize corporate documentation to create reliable training datasets for AI models.
• Provide detailed written feedback on legal tasks, ensuring clarity, compliance, and instructional accuracy.
• Collaborate with project stakeholders to resolve ambiguities in legal concepts and annotate accordingly.
• Generate best-practice guidelines and quality assurance checks for legal data annotation workflows.
• Stay abreast of US corporate and M&A legal developments, integrating relevant insights into annotation guidance.
Preferred Qualifications
• Active license to practice law in the United States, with a focus on corporate law and M&A transactions.
• 5+ years’ experience advising on or structuring M&A transactions, corporate due diligence, or commercial contracts.
• Deep knowledge of US securities law, compliance frameworks, and governance requirements.
• Demonstrated skill in drafting and reviewing a wide variety of corporate and transactional documents.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities, including clear annotation and documentation skills.
• Prior involvement in legal technology, legal research, or data-driven legal projects is a plus.
• Detail-oriented, analytical mindset with a commitment to accuracy and best practices in legal data work.
Quoted from micro1's public listing on 2026-11-11. We don't edit platform copy; honest framing is in the title and the “what this actually is” block above.
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Recruits experts and generalists for AI training projects and lists each role with an hourly range on its own job board. You apply per role, then do a role-specific interview with micro1's AI recruiter.
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A real US company that pays experts in USD through Deel twice a month. The hard part is getting from the Zara AI interview to paid work. Pay, who can join, and how Korean visa and tax rules apply.
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