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OpenTrainLicensed attorney

Attorney, Legal Reasoning AI Training Expert (English)

Create legal challenges that help improve AI systems. You will write questions and realistic case studies, review model answers, and give detailed feedback.

Field
Law
Where
United States, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia +89 more
Commitment
part time
Hours
up to 20/week
Asks for
Licensed attorney
Posted
4 days ago

Pay data for your profession: Lawyer AI trainer jobs

How this pay compares

At $138/hr, this role pays more than 72% of the 157 open law roles with a listed pay range, above the median of $115.

Open law roles that ask for a licensed attorney have a median of $130/hr (110 roles).

Among platforms with 10 or more priced law roles, micro1 has the highest median ($135/hr across 54 roles) and Mercor the lowest ($110/hr across 15).

OpenTrain AI roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 31 days (122 roles). OpenTrain AI posted this one 4 days ago.

Computed from 2,746 open roles we track across Mercor, micro1, Handshake AI, Alignerr, Appen and OpenTrain AI, refreshed daily. Midpoints of listed ranges; “up to” ceilings are left out of medians.

What you would earn at this rate

Rate

$138/hr

Per week, before tax

$2,760

Per month, if the work is steady

$11,960

Tax
Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $3,024 a month for self-employment tax plus federal income tax at the 12% bracket (25%, before state tax). Outside the US, your own country's rules apply.

Assumes paid hours only; unpaid assessments, onboarding and gaps between projects lower the real figure. Full take-home calculator · Track what you actually earn

Open law roles on each platform

The same kind of work, priced on every platform we track, with the best-paid open role on each.

PlatformOpenMedianBest-paid open role
micro154$135/hrDomain Researcher, Legal$400k-800k/yr
OpenTrain AIthis role79$120/hrCivil Rights Attorney for Legal AI Evaluation$140-400/hr
Mercor15$110/hrUS Patent Attorney — Prosecution & Litigation$180/hr
Alignerr9$43/hrLegal Expert: AI Legal Reasoning Review$75-95/hr
Handshake AI3up to $110/hr3 pricedLegal ProfessionalsUp to $150/hr

“Up to” rows list only ceilings, so their median is a maximum, not comparable with the range midpoints above them.

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The full listing

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The work

Create legal challenges that help improve AI systems. You will write questions and realistic case studies, review model answers, and give detailed feedback.

  • Develop legal questions and case studies in areas such as contract law, constitutional law, and intellectual property.
  • Create scenarios that test whether AI systems can interpret and apply complex legal principles.
  • Evaluate model responses for accuracy, logical consistency, and sound legal reasoning.
  • Give detailed feedback, help set question difficulty, and work with legal and technical experts to improve training materials.

What it pays and takes

  • Pay: $138 per hour.
  • Schedule: 20 or more hours per week; flexible and asynchronous.
  • Location: Remote, with candidates required to be based in an eligible country.
  • Engagement: Contract, part time.
  • Education: A Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school is required.
  • Experience: Experience in legal practice, legal research, or academia, with broad knowledge of legal fields.
  • Skills: Strong analysis, writing, verbal communication, and attention to detail; fluency in English.
  • Helpful background: Multiple years in legal practice or substantial legal research, ideally across several fields. Experience with legal publications, policy, legal technology, or technology-based legal applications is also useful.

How it works

Apply on OpenTrain with your resume, then complete the application on the hiring site.

About AI training work

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  2. 2

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  3. 3

    Funded milestones

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  4. 4

    First payment

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Pay history

OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $138/hr since Nov 10, 2026 with no change.

Across OpenTrain AI's law roles, the median listed pay was $120/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (60 roles) and is $120/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (79 roles).

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