Overview
This hourly, remote contractor role involves working as an Intellectual Property (IP) Subject Matter Expert (SME) to review AI-generated IP and legal responses or create expert IP content. The role requires evaluating the quality of reasoning and step-by-step issue analysis while providing precise written feedback. Responsibilities include assessing solutions for accuracy, clarity, completeness, and adherence to prompts; identifying errors in IP issue spotting, rights analysis, infringement/clearance logic, licensing considerations, and procedural steps; fact-checking IP concepts and citations when required; writing high-quality explanations and model answers demonstrating correct, risk-aware reasoning; and rating and comparing multiple responses based on correctness and reasoning quality.
There is no immediate project available for this role. However, qualified candidates will be among the first contacted when relevant opportunities arise and will gain access to future projects through the expert network.
Responsibilities
- Develop AI training content by creating detailed prompts and gold-standard IP outputs such as issue analyses, clause rewrites, checklists, policy-style guidance, and scenario walkthroughs.
- Evaluate and rank AI responses to improve correctness, defensibility, clarity, and risk awareness.
- Test AI outputs for inaccuracies, misleading certainty, confidentiality risks, and bias; validate reliability across various IP scenarios.
Requirements
- JD, LLB, or equivalent legal degree with active bar membership or eligibility in at least one jurisdiction.
- Registration to practice before a patent office is a plus, especially for patent-focused work.
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in IP law, including work in law firms, in-house legal departments, or government, covering one or more areas such as copyright, trademark, patent, trade secrets, or licensing.
- Strong skills in IP issue spotting and structured analysis covering rights, scope, ownership, infringement/defenses, and remedies/next steps.
- Experience with IP agreements and workflows, including assignments, NDAs, license agreements, work-for-hire, open-source licensing review, and creator/vendor contracts.
- Ability to assess practical risks such as likelihood of confusion (trademarks), substantial similarity and defenses (copyright), novelty and non-obviousness basics (patents), and confidentiality measures (trade secrets).
- Excellent attention to detail in identifying missing assumptions, jurisdictional pitfalls, overconfident claims, or unsafe drafting.
- Minimum C1 English proficiency.
- Ability to communicate complex IP concepts clearly and in plain language to non-lawyers.
- Reliable, self-directed, and able to deliver consistent quality in an hourly, remote contractor workflow across time zones.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience with AI data training or annotation, knowledge management, legal editorial quality assurance, or policy drafting.
Desired Skills
- Intellectual Property
- Legal Writing
- IP Research
- IP Infringement and Risk Analysis
- Licensing and Assignments
- Trade Secrets
- Patents (Basic Knowledge)
- Trademark
- Copyright
Location
Remote contractor role with flexibility to work across time zones.