Legal Expert (Intellectual Property)

The work

You will review and annotate legal documents used to train AI systems. The work covers patents, patent prosecution, intellectual property litigation, trademarks, copyrights, licensing, and trade secrets.

You will explain legal reasoning and distinctions clearly, summarize relevant case law and dispute outcomes, and help keep legal training data accurate and consistent. You will also work asynchronously with project managers and other legal professionals and handle sensitive legal information confidentially.

• Analyze and label important legal concepts and data points in intellectual property documents.
• Review litigation materials and summarize relevant case law or outcomes.
• Write clear explanations that help AI models understand legal reasoning and distinctions.
• Give useful written feedback on annotation standards and changing project guidelines.
• Manage complex legal assignments independently and maintain careful, consistent work.

What it pays and takes

This is a remote, part-time contractor opportunity with asynchronous collaboration. Prior AI training experience is not required, but strong intellectual property expertise is essential.

• $80 to $130 per hour.
• Remote work with asynchronous collaboration.
• Open to candidates in the listed countries.
• Active bar admission and legal practice experience in the United States.
• Expertise in one or more areas of intellectual property law, such as patent prosecution, intellectual property litigation, trademarks, copyrights, licensing, or trade secrets.
• Strong legal research, analysis, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
• Experience interpreting legal documents and case law.
• Close attention to detail and the ability to adapt to changing guidelines.
• Experience with legal data analysis, annotation tools, or legal technology platforms is helpful but not required.
• Fluent in English.

How it works

You apply here in about two minutes and finish on the hiring platform. The next step is a short AI interview (technical roles include a coding challenge). Passing it is how you qualify for paid tasks, so take it soon after you are invited.

The hiring platform's application for this job asks for your resume, your LinkedIn profile, your phone number, your location and answers to 5 screening questions.

About AI training work

AI training work uses human review to help artificial intelligence systems learn from accurate examples. Legal experts are needed because their subject knowledge helps models handle complex documents, concepts, and reasoning more reliably.