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Role Description

This role supports a leading AI research lab developing evaluation benchmarks designed to test advanced AI systems on realistic legal research tasks.

• Draft well-scoped legal research questions arising in litigation contexts
• Develop realistic issues related to motions practice, procedural disputes, and evidentiary matters
• Frame research tasks requiring identification and synthesis of controlling authority
• Design scenarios involving jurisdictional analysis and precedent interpretation
• Create questions requiring application of case law to factual situations
• Ensure all research tasks mirror real practitioner-level legal work rather than academic hypotheticals

Qualifications

• 4–7+ years of law firm experience in litigation practice
• Strong background in substantive legal research and precedent analysis
• Experience drafting research memoranda, briefs, or dispositive motions
• Familiarity with jurisdiction-specific legal authority and case law
• Clear, structured, and precise legal writing skills

Requirements

• Federal clerkship experience
• Background in appellate or complex litigation
• Experience contributing to legal tech, AI, or dataset development projects

Benefits

• Contribute to shaping how next-generation AI systems are evaluated on legal reasoning
• Apply litigation expertise to the development of advanced AI research benchmarks
• Work with a leading AI research organisation
• Flexible remote engagement with competitive hourly compensation

Contract Details

• Independent contractor role
• Fully remote with flexible scheduling
• Competitive compensation: $180–$200 per hour
• Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
• Projects may be extended depending on performance and project needs

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