Corporate M&A / Regulatory Change Specialist

<h3><strong>Join Our Team as a Corporate M&A / Regulatory Change Specialist at Axiom</strong></h3> <h3><strong>Location: Hybrid – Mountain View or San Francisco, California | On-site at least 3 days per week</strong></h3> <p>We are seeking a Corporate M&A / Regulatory Change Specialist to support our client, one of the largest tech companies in the world. In this role, you will apply your transactional and regulatory expertise to help researchers develop and evaluate legal AI models through realistic scenarios, training data, and evaluation frameworks.</p> <h3><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Developing M&A, due diligence, and regulatory scenarios, prompts, training data, and evaluation rubrics for legal AI models.</li> <li>Supporting workflows involving due diligence, data room synthesis, regulatory change monitoring, impact mapping, and cross-document contract extraction.</li> <li>Owning training and evaluation workflows from scenario development through quality checks, validation, and rating.</li> <li>Stress-testing legal AI outputs and collaborating with researchers and vendors to improve model performance.</li> <li>Reviewing model-generated transactional and regulatory analysis for accuracy, completeness, and practical application.</li> <li>Identifying complex deal and regulatory scenarios that can be used to test and improve model capabilities.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Qualifications:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Active California Bar admission and 5+ years of active legal practice experience in M&A due diligence and/or regulatory compliance.</li> <li>Substantive experience with regulatory change analysis.</li> <li>Experience with legal research and analysis, document drafting and review, and legal strategy.</li> <li>Familiarity with SEC EDGAR and Westlaw and/or LexisNexis.</li> <li>Juris Doctor degree or equivalent and licensed to practice law in an applicable jurisdiction.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Preferred Skills:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>A blend of BigLaw, mid-size/boutique, and/or in-house experience.</li> <li>Strong interest in legal AI and understanding what makes complex transactional and regulatory tasks challenging.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Compensation:</strong></h3> <p>The estimated total compensation for full-time Axiom attorney roles is $104,500-325,000 per year and for non-attorney roles is $71,250-309,750 per year.<strong> </strong>Compensation decisions are based on various factors, including, but not limited to, experience, skills, certifications, location, and business needs. Employees may be eligible for additional benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance; paid holidays and PTO; flexible work arrangements; and professional development opportunities and tools.</p> <h3><strong>About Axiom:</strong></h3> <p>For over 25 years, Axiom has pioneered the alternative legal services industry, now serving more than 1,500 legal departments globally with our unique blend of world-class legal talent and advanced AI tools, delivering innovative solutions ranging from that combine top-tier talent with cutting-edge technology. We tackle complex legal matters across 12 practice areas for clients ranging from Fortune 100 to SMBs, empowering our legal professionals to engage in meaningful work that advances their careers. Our Talent NPS score of +71% and our Client NPS score of +64% highlight our commitment to excellence (<em>Reported scores were Axiom’s average for 2025 – the legal industry average NPS score is +35%</em>). Join our forward-thinking community where you’l