Legal Expert

Overview

This is a remote Contract / Part-time role for a Legal Expert supporting the design of realistic legal tasks for advanced AI agents.

• Location: Remote
• Employment type: Contract / Part-time
• Commitment: 20 hours/week
• Compensation: US$30–60/hour
• Project duration: 2 months, with potential extension
• Availability: Immediate start

Responsibilities

• Design realistic legal tasks based on professional legal research, contract analysis, litigation support, and regulatory review workflows.
• Analyze contracts, legal agreements, statutes, regulations, and case law.
• Develop tasks involving legal research, document classification, issue identification, and contractual interpretation.
• Prepare legal research summaries, case analyses, compliance assessments, and structured document reviews.
• Identify conflicting provisions, missing clauses, inconsistent terminology, and potential legal risks.
• Evaluate the relevance and accuracy of legal citations, precedents, and statutory references.
• Create reference solutions supported by authoritative legal sources, clear reasoning, and documented assumptions.
• Review AI-generated legal analyses for accuracy, completeness, jurisdictional relevance, and logical consistency.
• Collaborate with technical contributors to establish reproducible tasks and objective evaluation criteria.
• Use public, synthetic, or appropriately authorized documents while respecting confidentiality and privilege requirements.

Requirements

• A law degree or a bachelor's degree in a relevant field combined with substantial professional experience in legal research, legal operations, or litigation support.
• Substantial professional experience in at least one relevant legal discipline.
• Strong understanding of legal research methods, document interpretation, and legal reasoning.
• Experience analyzing contracts, regulations, legal filings, or case law.
• Ability to distinguish authoritative legal sources from unsupported claims or outdated information.
• Familiarity with legal citation practices and jurisdiction-specific requirements.
• Strong analytical reasoning and attention to detail.
• Ability to interpret complex documentation and explain legal conclusions clearly.
• Strong written English communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• A JD, LLM, Master’s, or other advanced degree in Law or a related discipline.
• Professional legal licensure or bar admission in a relevant jurisdiction.
• Experience in corporate law, commercial contracts, regulatory compliance, litigation, or intellectual property.
• Familiarity with legal research platforms such as Westlaw, LexisNexis, or Bloomberg Law.
• Experience with e-discovery, contract lifecycle management, or legal document automation.
• Experience reviewing large collections of legal documents or conducting regulatory research.
• Previous experience evaluating AI-generated legal analyses, legal technology applications, or legal research benchmarks.

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay rate: US$30–60/hour

Location

• Remote