Remote | Litigator / Practicing Attorney (US) — $100–$180/hour

24-Mag • New York, NY

16h • Remote

About The Position

We are sharing a specialised consulting opportunity for experienced U.S. litigators and practising attorneys with strong expertise in legal reasoning, litigation strategy, legal writing, and complex case analysis to contribute to advanced AI training and evaluation initiatives. Selected attorneys will evaluate AI-generated briefs, arguments, memoranda, and other legal work; identify factual and legal weaknesses; provide expert judgement on ambiguous cases; and develop high-quality examples that strengthen AI performance across litigation and legal-practice scenarios. No prior AI experience is required.

Requirements

• JD from an ABA-accredited U.S. law school
• Active law licence in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• 3–15 years of post-JD legal experience
• Strong preference for trial, appellate, or litigation specialists
• Deep expertise in legal reasoning and litigation practice
• Strong analytical judgement across complex legal issues
• Exceptional legal-writing capabilities
• Ability to identify factual, legal, and logical weaknesses precisely
• Strong communication skills and attention to professional detail

Nice To Haves

• Judicial clerkship experience at the federal or state level is highly valued
• Trial-court or appellate clerkship experience is particularly relevant
• Substantial trial experience is advantageous
• Federal court admissions are valuable
• Appellate-practice experience enhances candidacy
• Law journal editorial or published legal-writing experience is advantageous
• Prior law-school teaching, adjunct, lecturer, fellow, or comparable instructional experience is desirable

Responsibilities

• Apply litigation experience to complex legal scenarios
• Evaluate the strength and coherence of legal arguments
• Assess reasoning against applicable legal principles
• Identify unsupported conclusions or analytical gaps
• Apply professional judgement to difficult or ambiguous issues
• Review AI-generated briefs, arguments, and memoranda
• Assess outputs for factual and legal accuracy
• Evaluate analytical rigour and professional quality
• Identify logical inconsistencies and substantive errors
• Provide detailed recommendations for improvement
• Draft and edit sample legal language
• Develop clear and persuasive legal arguments
• Improve structure, precision, and analytical clarity
• Demonstrate professional litigation-writing standards
• Create examples across varied litigation scenarios
• Evaluate nuanced and legally ambiguous edge cases
• Distinguish clearly supportable conclusions from uncertain outcomes
• Explain competing legal interpretations where appropriate
• Apply calibrated judgement to fact-sensitive scenarios
• Support consistent evaluation of difficult legal questions
• Provide precise written feedback on legal outputs
• Explain legal reasoning to interdisciplinary project teams
• Incorporate iterative feedback into evaluation work
• Collaborate asynchronously across project workflows
• Maintain consistent professional standards across assignments

Benefits

• Independent contractor engagement
• Remote — United States only
• Compensation: $100–$180/hour

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior