Remote | Access to Justice & Civil Legal Review Counsel — Up to $165/hour

24-Mag•New York, NY

11d•$0 - $165•Remote

About The Position

We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for US-qualified attorneys with experience in pro bono programmes, civil legal services, access-to-justice initiatives, and review of complex legal analyses. This role supports an AI research initiative focused on improving legal reasoning across housing, family, consumer, foreclosure, debt, and other civil legal matters. Selected professionals will evaluate AI-generated analyses, assess procedural guidance, identify legal inaccuracies, and provide structured feedback grounded in practical civil legal-services experience.

Requirements

Active admission to practise law in at least one US jurisdiction
Professional experience managing, coordinating, or participating in pro bono legal initiatives
Strong background in civil legal practice or legal-services work
Experience evaluating legal reasoning, procedural guidance, and client-facing legal information
Broad familiarity with housing, family, consumer, foreclosure, debt, or related civil matters
Excellent legal writing, analytical judgment, and attention to detail
Ability to provide structured and practical written feedback
Comfort working independently within a remote evaluation environment
A Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school is required
Active US bar admission is required

Nice To Haves

Additional education or training in public-interest law, civil procedure, legal aid, or access-to-justice policy may be valuable
Continuing legal education covering housing, family, consumer, or poverty law may strengthen an application
Experience serving as Pro Bono Counsel, Pro Bono Partner, legal-services attorney, or public-interest lawyer
Background coordinating legal clinics, volunteer attorneys, or community legal programmes
Expertise spanning multiple civil legal-practice areas
Experience supervising junior lawyers, law students, or pro bono teams
Familiarity with court self-help resources, limited-scope representation, or legal-aid referral systems
Experience with legal technology, AI-assisted legal research, or structured legal evaluation
Previous involvement in rubric development, quality assurance, or legal-content review

Responsibilities

Review AI-generated legal analyses involving common civil legal-services matters
Assess issue identification, legal reasoning, procedural guidance, and practical recommendations
Identify incorrect legal conclusions, unsupported assumptions, and omitted considerations
Evaluate whether responses reflect the realities faced by self-represented and low-income litigants
Assess legal content involving barriers to representation, court access, affordability, and procedural fairness
Identify situations requiring referrals to legal aid, emergency services, court resources, or qualified counsel
Evaluate whether proposed guidance is clear, practical, and accessible to non-lawyers
Consider how jurisdiction, income eligibility, deadlines, and local procedures may affect available options
Evaluate scenarios involving housing, eviction, family law, consumer protection, foreclosure, and debt
Review procedural guidance relating to filings, hearings, notices, deadlines, and available remedies
Identify ethical, practical, and legal risks within proposed responses
Apply broad civil-practice judgment across matters involving vulnerable individuals and communities
Deliver clear written evaluations explaining the strengths and weaknesses of each analysis
Compare alternative responses and determine which demonstrates stronger legal reasoning
Apply consistent review standards across complex and varied civil legal scenarios
Collaborate with legal and research specialists to improve evaluation criteria and reference materials