BigLaw Lawyers (Litigation / Corporate / M&A) – AI Legal Project(Remote -USD $140–$400/hour)

Overview

This role is a remote contractor opportunity for highly experienced BigLaw attorneys across Litigation, Corporate, M&A, and related practice areas to support an AI legal training and evaluation project.

• Location: Remote — United States
• Engagement: Contractor
• Compensation: USD $140–$400/hour

No prior AI experience is required. The work focuses on applying established legal judgment, research, drafting, and analysis skills to help train and evaluate next-generation AI systems on complex U.S. legal matters.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive legal analysis across a variety of U.S. law topics, providing nuanced and well-reasoned insights.
• Perform in-depth legal research to ensure information used is current, accurate, and appropriately supported.
• Draft, review, and edit sophisticated legal content, including memoranda, opinions, contracts, and other legal documents.
• Assess legal texts and provide structured feedback on clarity, accuracy, reasoning, and alignment with established legal best practices.
• Analyze complex legal scenarios and apply professional legal judgment to reach appropriate conclusions.
• Identify errors, inconsistencies, ambiguities, omissions, and other quality issues within legal materials.
• Support legal content quality assurance and evaluation activities.
• Maintain exceptionally high standards and meticulous attention to detail across all submissions.
• Collaborate remotely with multidisciplinary professionals to refine deliverables and address complex legal scenarios.
• Clearly communicate sophisticated legal reasoning to both legal and non-legal stakeholders when required.

Requirements

• Current or prior professional experience at one or more Vault Law 100 firms — mandatory.
• Active license to practice law.
• Strong academic and professional legal credentials.
• Substantial exposure to sophisticated legal matters in a top-tier U.S. law-firm environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in legal analysis, research, and drafting.
• Strong experience in one or more relevant practice areas, particularly Litigation, Corporate, M&A, or related areas.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing sophisticated legal content.
• Ability to identify nuanced legal issues, inconsistencies, ambiguities, and errors.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to precision and accuracy.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively in a remote, multidisciplinary environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Significant experience in Litigation, Corporate, M&A, or other sophisticated transactional/advisory practices.
• Experience handling high-stakes or complex legal matters.
• Experience reviewing and evaluating legal documents against defined quality standards.
• Experience with quality assurance or rubric-based evaluation of legal content.
• Strong track record of successful remote collaboration and participation in multidisciplinary projects.
• Interest in applying legal expertise to emerging technologies and AI systems.

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation: USD $140–$400/hour

Location

• Remote — United States

Eligibility Reminder

Please apply only if you have current or prior experience working at a Vault Law 100 firm. Candidates who do not meet this specific requirement may not meet the eligibility criteria for this project.